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Microsoft Azure vs Hostwinds: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
In short
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Microsoft Azure | Hostwinds |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 6.13 $ B2pts v2 · 2 cores · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
4.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/1GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 24.52 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/2GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 24.52 $ B2pls v2 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
18.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 2CPU/4GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 49.06 $ B2ps v2 · 2 cores · 8 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
38.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 4CPU/8GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 67.32 $ E2ps v6 · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
76.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 6CPU/16GB · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Microsoft Azure | Hostwinds | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 6.13 $ | 4.99 $ |
| Median plan price | 971 $ | 51.33 $ |
| VPS plans | 1606 | 40 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Payment | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard) | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 0% |
| IPv6 | no | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | 30 days | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | 99.9999% |
| Founded | — | 2010 |
| Country of registration | 🇺🇸 USA | — |
Server locations
Both: 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇺🇸 USA
Only Microsoft Azure: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇪 UAE, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Microsoft Azure or Hostwinds?
Hostwinds has the cheapest plan: from 4.99 $ per month. Microsoft Azure starts from 6.13 $.
Which one has more locations?
Microsoft Azure — 33 countries, Hostwinds — 2 countries. Countries in common: Netherlands, USA.