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Cloud instance comparison · Prices checked July 2026

Azure Standard_D2s_v5 vs Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb

Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb is cheaper than Azure Standard_D2s_v5 by $10.08/month (14.4% less), at matching specs of 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory. Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb runs $60.00/mo on-demand versus $70.08/mo for Azure Standard_D2s_v5, based on Vultr's ewr and Azure's eastus baseline on-demand Linux pricing.

Specs & pricing side by side

SpecAzure Standard_D2s_v5Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb
vCPU22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
Region (baseline)eastusewr
Hourly (on-demand)$0.0960$0.0822
Monthly (730 hrs)$70.08$60.00
Price differenceVultr voc-g-2c-8gb is $10.08/mo cheaper than Azure Standard_D2s_v5 (14.4% less)

What to know before comparing Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb prices

Bundled outbound transfer. The table above is VM price only — egress is excluded for both providers. But Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb includes 5,120 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer in its price (overage: $0.01/GB), while Azure meters egress at roughly $0.09/GB beyond a small free tier. If your workload pushes serious traffic, factor that in — it often matters more than the VM list-price gap.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb if price is your primary constraint — it's $10.08/mo cheaper for the same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile, which adds up to $120.96/year at steady utilization.

Pick Azure Standard_D2s_v5 if you're already committed to the Azure ecosystem — existing VPC/network setup, IAM policies, reserved capacity, or team expertise on Azure usually outweighs a 14% list-price gap on a single instance. Cross-provider migration cost rarely pays for itself on compute pricing alone.

Either way, this is a single-instance, on-demand comparison. Reserved/committed-use discounts (up to ~72% on both platforms) and your actual utilization pattern will move the real numbers — model your full workload with the calculator before deciding.

Frequently asked questions

Is Azure Standard_D2s_v5 cheaper than Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb?

Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb is cheaper. It costs $60.00/mo on-demand versus $70.08/mo for Azure Standard_D2s_v5 — a difference of $10.08/mo (14.4%). Both instances offer 2 vCPU and roughly 8 GiB of memory, so the comparison is apples-to-apples on specs.

What are the specs of Azure Standard_D2s_v5?

Azure Standard_D2s_v5 provides 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, priced at $0.0960/hour on-demand ($70.08/month at 730 hours) in the eastus baseline region.

How much does Azure Standard_D2s_v5 cost per month compared to Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb?

At 730 hours/month, Azure Standard_D2s_v5 costs $70.08 and Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb costs $60.00. That is a monthly difference of $10.08, or $120.96/year.

Does the Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb price include bandwidth?

The table price is VM-only and excludes egress for both providers. However, Vultr bundles 5,120 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer into the Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb price, with overage at just $0.01/GB. Azure bills outbound transfer separately at roughly $0.09/GB beyond a small free tier, so for egress-heavy workloads the real-world gap can be much larger than the VM prices suggest.

Prices checked July 2026. Baseline regions: Azure pricing uses eastus, Vultr uses ewr. All prices are on-demand Linux, list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. Vultr prices exclude the bundled outbound transfer discussed above. See our methodology for pricing sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.

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