Independent cost comparison
AWS vs Azure pricing 2026.
Compare cloud total cost using measured workloads, commitments, data transfer, managed services, and team capability.
Cloud
AWS
- Compute utilization and commitments
- Storage classes and retained snapshots
- Data transfer, managed services, and support
Cloud
Azure
- Compute utilization and commitment coverage
- Storage, backups, snapshots, and retention
- Data transfer, managed services, and support
Like-for-like cost model
Compare your AWS and Azure costs
Use complete monthly costs in the same currency and billing scope. Nothing is uploaded or stored.
AWS per user / monthZAR 40
Azure per user / monthZAR 32
Annual differenceZAR 2,400
Three-year difference after switchingZAR 4,700
A positive difference means the entered Azure cost is lower. Verify features, taxes, usage, migration, training, and contract exit terms.
Decision factors
- Workload fit and commitment coverage
- Storage, networking, and managed-service usage
- Existing licensing, skills, support, and migration
- Normalize contract length, taxes, implementation, support, migration, and exit costs before deciding.
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