Cloud instance directory · Prices checked July 2026
Cloud instance pricing & specs
On-demand price and specs for the general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, and burstable instance families on AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Vultr, grouped by category and size. Click any instance for its full spec sheet and a cross-provider price comparison. All figures are on-demand Linux list price, before reserved or committed-use discounts.
General purpose
2 vCPU / 8 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx13 | $50.49 |
| GCP | n2-standard-2 | $56.72 |
| Vultr | voc-g-2c-8gb | $60.00 |
| DigitalOcean | g-2vcpu-8gb | $63.00 |
| AWS | m5.large | $70.08 |
| Azure | Standard_D2s_v5 | $70.08 |
4 vCPU / 16 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx23 | $101.49 |
| GCP | n2-standard-4 | $113.43 |
| Vultr | voc-g-4c-16gb | $120.00 |
| DigitalOcean | g-4vcpu-16gb | $126.00 |
| AWS | m5.xlarge | $140.16 |
| Azure | Standard_D4s_v5 | $140.16 |
8 vCPU / 32 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx33 | $162.99 |
| GCP | n2-standard-8 | $226.87 |
| Vultr | voc-g-8c-32gb | $240.00 |
| DigitalOcean | g-8vcpu-32gb | $252.00 |
| AWS | m5.2xlarge | $280.32 |
| Azure | Standard_D8s_v5 | $280.32 |
16 vCPU / 64 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Hetznercheapest | ccx43 | $325.49 |
| GCP | n2-standard-16 | $453.74 |
| Vultr | voc-g-16c-64gb | $480.00 |
| DigitalOcean | g-16vcpu-64gb | $504.00 |
| AWS | m5.4xlarge | $560.64 |
| Azure | Standard_D16s_v5 | $560.64 |
Compute optimized
2 vCPU / 4 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Azurecheapest | Standard_F2s_v2 | $61.76 |
| AWS | c5.large | $62.05 |
4 vCPU / 8 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Azurecheapest | Standard_F4s_v2 | $123.37 |
| AWS | c5.xlarge | $124.10 |
8 vCPU / 16 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Azurecheapest | Standard_F8s_v2 | $246.74 |
| AWS | c5.2xlarge | $248.20 |
16 vCPU / 32 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| Azurecheapest | Standard_F16s_v2 | $494.21 |
| AWS | c5.4xlarge | $496.40 |
Memory optimized
2 vCPU / 16 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | n2-highmem-2 | $76.51 |
| AWS | r5.large | $91.98 |
| Azure | Standard_E2s_v5 | $91.98 |
4 vCPU / 32 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | n2-highmem-4 | $153.02 |
| AWS | r5.xlarge | $183.96 |
| Azure | Standard_E4s_v5 | $183.96 |
8 vCPU / 64 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | n2-highmem-8 | $306.05 |
| AWS | r5.2xlarge | $367.92 |
| Azure | Standard_E8s_v5 | $367.92 |
16 vCPU / 128 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | n2-highmem-16 | $612.10 |
| AWS | r5.4xlarge | $735.84 |
| Azure | Standard_E16s_v5 | $735.84 |
Burstable (shared vCPU)
2 vCPU / 8 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | e2-standard-2 | $48.92 |
| AWS | t3.large | $60.74 |
| Azure | Standard_B2ms | $60.74 |
4 vCPU / 16 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | e2-standard-4 | $97.84 |
| Azure | Standard_B4ms | $121.18 |
| AWS | t3.xlarge | $121.47 |
8 vCPU / 32 GiB
| Provider | Instance | $/month |
|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | e2-standard-8 | $195.67 |
| AWS | t3.2xlarge | $242.94 |
| Azure | Standard_B8ms | $243.09 |
Prices checked July 2026, on-demand Linux list rate (GCP N2 includes the automatic sustained-use discount; burstable/shared-vCPU families do not guarantee CPU time). See our methodology for sources and mapping rules, or browse head-to-head instance comparisons.
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