Cloud Pricing Calculator
Estimate and compare monthly cloud infrastructure costs across AWS (EC2), Azure, and GCP including compute instances, block storage, and data egress.
Cloud Architecture Infrastructure Estimator
Updated Pay-As-You-Go RatesFull month continuous uptime = 730 hrs
AWS (EC2 + EBS + Data)
$128.74
Estimated Total Monthly
Microsoft Azure
$119.24
Estimated Total Monthly
Google Cloud Platform
$128.58
Estimated Total Monthly
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Read our technical guide on cost allocation, auto-scaling thresholds, and reserved instances.
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How Cloud Pricing Works Across AWS, Azure & GCP
Monthly cloud infrastructure costs are determined by compute instance hours (`730 hours/month` for continuous workloads), provisioned block storage (`$/GB-month`), and outbound internet data transfer (egress).
Committed-Use Discounts: 1-year and 3-year Savings Plans / Reserved Instances typically reduce baseline compute rates by 30% to 60% compared to on-demand pricing.
On-Demand Linux Compute & Storage Reference Rates (Checked 2026-10-16)
US East (N. Virginia / East US / us-east1) general-purpose Linux on-demand reference rates checked on 2026-10-16. Official sources: AWS EC2 Pricing, Azure VM Pricing, Google Cloud Compute Pricing.
| Reference Configuration | AWS (EC2) | Microsoft Azure | Google Cloud (GCP) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 vCPU / 16GB RAM Linux Instance | $0.0928 / hr (~$67.74/mo) | $0.0832 / hr (~$60.74/mo) | $0.0960 / hr (~$70.08/mo) |
| 2 vCPU / 8GB RAM Linux Instance | $0.0464 / hr (~$33.87/mo) | $0.0416 / hr (~$30.37/mo) | $0.0480 / hr (~$35.04/mo) |
| SSD Block Storage (per GB/mo) | $0.08 / GB | $0.075 / GB | $0.08 / GB |
| Outbound Internet Data Egress | $0.09 / GB | $0.087 / GB | $0.085 / GB |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a cloud pricing calculator?
A cloud pricing calculator is an estimation tool that models monthly hosting costs across cloud providers like AWS, Azure, and GCP based on compute instances, RAM, storage capacity, and network bandwidth egress.
How much does cloud hosting cost per month?
Cloud server pricing typically starts around $15–$18/month for small 2vCPU/4GB instances, $30–$35/month for medium 2vCPU/8GB instances, plus $0.08/GB for SSD storage and $0.08–$0.09/GB for internet data egress.
What is cloud service pricing based on?
Cloud service pricing is calculated on a pay-as-you-go basis across four main pillars: compute instance uptime (vCPU/RAM per hour), persistent block storage, object storage, and outbound network data transfer (egress).
How do I estimate my cloud server costs?
Sum up your compute instance hours (hours * hourly rate) + storage costs (GB * $0.08) + data egress (GB * $0.09). Use our Cloud Pricing Calculator to benchmark AWS, Azure, and GCP side-by-side.
Which cloud provider is cheapest — AWS, Azure, or GCP?
There is no single cheapest provider. AWS offers competitive pricing for large reserved instance commitments, Azure provides cost savings for Windows Server/SQL licensing, and GCP is often cost-effective for custom VM specs and Kubernetes workloads.
Are these cloud cost estimates exact?
Estimates are calculated using current pay-as-you-go / on-demand hourly list prices for standard Linux instances, SSD storage, and outbound data egress.
How can I reduce cloud infrastructure costs?
Implementing reserved instances, savings plans, auto-scaling groups, and optimizing multi-cloud egress traffic can cut costs by 30% to 50%.
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Reference Guides
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