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Cloud · head to head · checked 8 August 2026

Azure vs IBM Cloud

5 cloud instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs (on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount), and where the price comes from.

Azure

from $70.08/mo

D2s v5 · 2 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $35.04/vCPU (D2s v5)

IBM Cloud

from $63.51/mo

cx2-2x4 · 3 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $31.75/vCPU (cx2-2x4)

Which is cheaper, Azure or IBM Cloud?

IBM Cloud's cheapest listed plan is cx2-2x4 at $63.51/mo; Azure's is D2s v5 at $70.08/mo. The price shown is on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount.

Which gives more for the money, Azure or IBM Cloud?

On price per vCPU, IBM Cloud does best with cx2-2x4 at $31.75/vCPU; Azure's best is D2s v5 at $35.04/vCPU.

How many cloud instances does each offer here?

We list 2 for Azure and 3 for IBM Cloud, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.

Azure

Everything from Azure

  • D2s v5approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    8 GB
    Hourly
    $0.096
    Note
    Linux pay-as-you-go rate — Windows costs more. Azure VMs get no public IP by default; a Standard SKU Public IP resource is billed separately at ~$0.005/hr (~$3.65/mo) — not included in the price shown, unlike Oracle/Alibaba/Tencent which bundle a public IP free
    Region
    East US
    $70.08/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

  • D4s v5approx

    vCPU
    4
    RAM
    16 GB
    Hourly
    $0.192
    Note
    Linux pay-as-you-go rate — Windows costs more. Azure VMs get no public IP by default; a Standard SKU Public IP resource is billed separately at ~$0.005/hr (~$3.65/mo) — not included in the price shown, unlike Oracle/Alibaba/Tencent which bundle a public IP free
    Region
    East US
    $140.16/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

IBM Cloud

Everything from IBM Cloud

  • cx2-2x4approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    4 GB
    Hourly
    $0.087
    Note
    Compute-optimized VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $63.51/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

  • bx2-2x8approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    8 GB
    Hourly
    $0.099
    Note
    Balanced VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $72.27/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

  • bx2-4x16approx

    vCPU
    4
    RAM
    16 GB
    Hourly
    $0.199
    Note
    Balanced VPC VSI, pay-as-you-go — boot volume and public network egress billed separately. IBM VSIs get a private-only NIC by default; inbound public reachability needs a separately-billed Floating IP — exact price not independently confirmed, flagged for follow-up
    Region
    Dallas (us-south)
    $145.27/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-08

Azure against the rest

IBM Cloud against the rest

How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price per vCPU. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.