RunPod vs Azure

Round by round

1. Round 1The cheapest H100RunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $2.89/hr

   H100 PCIe hourly rate

   • H100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($2.89 on Secure Cloud)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   Azure5/10

   $12.29

   worked out from $98.32 an hour for a Standard_ND96isr_H100_v5 with eight H100s, East US

   • $12.29, against $1.99

   Source: cloudprice.net ↗

   RunPod wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

2. Round 2The cheapest A100RunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   $1.59/hr

   A100 PCIe price

   • A100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($1.59 on Secure Cloud)

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   Azure5/10

   $4.10

   worked out from $32.77 an hour for a Standard_ND96amsr_A100_v4 with eight A100 80GB, East US

   • $4.10, against $1.19

   Source: cloudprice.net ↗

   RunPod wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

3. Round 3What it costs to get your data outRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   No egress fees

   no charge for data in or out of pods

   Source: docs.runpod.io ↗

   Azure5/10

   First 100 GB a month free

   outbound data transfer in every region, then charged

   • First 100 GB a month free, against No egress fees

   Source: azure.microsoft.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

4. Round 4How many places it runsAzure wins
   RunPod5/10

   31 regions

   regions it runs in

   • 31 regions, against 80+ regions

   Source: runpod.io ↗

   Azure8/10

   70+

   announced regions

   • Azure regions

   Source: azure.microsoft.com ↗

   Azure wins this round on what the company itself publishes.

5. Round 5What customers say on TrustpilotRunPod wins
   RunPod8/10

   3.8 out of 5

   TrustScore from 315 reviews on Trustpilot

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   Azure5/10

   1.4 out of 5

   TrustScore from 58 reviews on Trustpilot

   • 1.4 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5

   Source: trustpilot.com ↗

   RunPod wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

6. Round 6Whether you can rent cheaper spot GPUsTie
   RunPod7/10

   Yes (interruptible pods)

   Pods on-demand (price shown on pricing page)

   Source: docs.runpod.io ↗

   Azure7/10

   Yes, up to 90% off

   pay-as-you-go Linux VMs, East US

   Source: azure.microsoft.com ↗

   Nothing to separate them here.

Side by side

Top ratedRunPod

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Azure

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Overall score

7.4

Best

6.1

Price

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The cheapest H100

7.6

5.0

The cheapest A100

7.6

5.0

What it costs to get your data out

7.8

5.6

How many places it runs

6.0

7.4

How cheap you can start

6.8

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Head-to-head findings

The cheapest H100

$1.99

$12.29

The cheapest A100

$1.19

$4.10

What it costs to get your data out

No egress fees

First 100 GB a month free

How many places it runs

31 regions

70+

How cheap you can start

$0.34/hr

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What customers say on Trustpilot

3.8 out of 5

1.4 out of 5

How precisely you are billed

Billed by the second

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What storage costs per month

$0.07/GB-mo (network volume)

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Record

Head-to-head record

7–1

0–5

Head-to-heads won

88 %

0 %

Rounds won

77 %

28 %

Pros

• H100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($2.89 on Secure Cloud)
• A100 PCIe on Community Cloud ($1.59 on Secure Cloud)

• Azure regions

Cons

• $1.99, against $0.90
• $1.19, against $0.35
• $0.34, against $0.13
• 31 regions, against 500+ locations

• $12.29, against $1.99
• $4.10, against $1.19
• First 100 GB a month free, against No egress fees
• 1.4 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5

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