{"id":150,"date":"2025-09-27T15:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m155.mamcungtamlinh.com.vn\/?p=150"},"modified":"2025-09-27T15:49:48","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T15:49:48","slug":"comparing-cloud-computing-costs-aws-vs-azure-vs-google-cloud-and-more-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m155.mamcungtamlinh.com.vn\/?p=150","title":{"rendered":"Comparing Cloud Computing Costs: AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud and More in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"313\" data-end=\"842\">One of the biggest questions businesses face when choosing a cloud provider is <strong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"400\">cost<\/strong>. While cloud computing offers flexibility and scalability, pricing models can be complex, with different billing metrics, discounts, and hidden fees. In 2025, the leading providers\u2014AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud, and Alibaba Cloud\u2014compete aggressively not only on features but also on pricing. This article compares the cost structures to help you understand which platform may suit your budget.<\/p>\n<hr data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"847\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"849\" data-end=\"879\">Amazon Web Services (AWS)<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"880\" data-end=\"947\">AWS remains the market leader with a pay-as-you-go pricing model.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1257\">\n<li data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1030\">\n<p data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"1030\"><strong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"968\">Compute (EC2)<\/strong>: t3.micro instance starts around <strong data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1016\">$0.01\/hour<\/strong> (~$7\/month)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1031\" data-end=\"1087\">\n<p data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1087\"><strong data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1049\">Storage (S3)<\/strong>: First 50 TB at <strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1085\">$0.023\/GB\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1088\" data-end=\"1200\">\n<p data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1200\"><strong data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1103\">Strengths<\/strong>: Largest global infrastructure, flexible pricing options including spot and reserved instances<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1201\" data-end=\"1257\">\n<p data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1257\"><strong data-start=\"1203\" data-end=\"1215\">Best For<\/strong>: Enterprises needing global scalability<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1259\" data-end=\"1262\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1264\" data-end=\"1284\">Microsoft Azure<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1383\">Azure pricing is similar to AWS, with strong discounts for enterprises using Microsoft software.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1683\">\n<li data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1441\">\n<p data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1441\"><strong data-start=\"1387\" data-end=\"1407\">Compute (B1s VM)<\/strong>: Starts at around <strong data-start=\"1426\" data-end=\"1439\">$13\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1442\" data-end=\"1513\">\n<p data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1513\"><strong data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1470\">Storage (Blob Storage)<\/strong>: About <strong data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1498\">$0.0184\/GB\/month<\/strong> for hot tier<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1514\" data-end=\"1611\">\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1611\"><strong data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1529\">Strengths<\/strong>: Hybrid cloud capabilities, integration with Microsoft 365 and Active Directory<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1612\" data-end=\"1683\">\n<p data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1683\"><strong data-start=\"1614\" data-end=\"1626\">Best For<\/strong>: Organizations already invested in Microsoft ecosystem<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1688\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1722\">Google Cloud Platform (GCP)<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1723\" data-end=\"1782\">GCP is known for its competitive and transparent pricing.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"2087\">\n<li data-start=\"1784\" data-end=\"1878\">\n<p data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1878\"><strong data-start=\"1786\" data-end=\"1811\">Compute (e2-micro VM)<\/strong>: Free within limits, paid instances start around <strong data-start=\"1861\" data-end=\"1876\">$0.009\/hour<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1949\">\n<p data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1949\"><strong data-start=\"1881\" data-end=\"1908\">Storage (Cloud Storage)<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1929\">$0.020\/GB\/month<\/strong> for standard tier<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2019\">\n<p data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"2019\"><strong data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1965\">Strengths<\/strong>: Sustained use discounts, strong AI\/ML integrations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2020\" data-end=\"2087\">\n<p data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2087\"><strong data-start=\"2022\" data-end=\"2034\">Best For<\/strong>: Data-driven businesses and startups leveraging AI<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2089\" data-end=\"2092\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2108\">IBM Cloud<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2109\" data-end=\"2167\">IBM Cloud caters to enterprises in regulated industries.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2458\">\n<li data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2233\">\n<p data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2233\"><strong data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2200\">Compute (Virtual Servers)<\/strong>: Starting from <strong data-start=\"2216\" data-end=\"2231\">$0.038\/hour<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2234\" data-end=\"2307\">\n<p data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2307\"><strong data-start=\"2236\" data-end=\"2247\">Storage<\/strong>: Varies, typically <strong data-start=\"2267\" data-end=\"2286\">$0.023\/GB\/month<\/strong> for object storage<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2308\" data-end=\"2390\">\n<p data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2390\"><strong data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2323\">Strengths<\/strong>: Compliance and security for finance, healthcare, and government<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2391\" data-end=\"2458\">\n<p data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2458\"><strong data-start=\"2393\" data-end=\"2405\">Best For<\/strong>: Organizations with strict compliance requirements<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2460\" data-end=\"2463\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2465\" data-end=\"2503\">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2504\" data-end=\"2569\">Oracle offers aggressive pricing to compete with AWS and Azure.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2863\">\n<li data-start=\"2571\" data-end=\"2633\">\n<p data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2633\"><strong data-start=\"2573\" data-end=\"2603\">Compute (VM.Standard.E2.1)<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"2605\" data-end=\"2619\">$0.01\/hour<\/strong> (~$7\/month)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2634\" data-end=\"2687\">\n<p data-start=\"2636\" data-end=\"2687\"><strong data-start=\"2636\" data-end=\"2663\">Storage (Block Storage)<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2685\">$0.0255\/GB\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2688\" data-end=\"2778\">\n<p data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2778\"><strong data-start=\"2690\" data-end=\"2703\">Strengths<\/strong>: Optimized for Oracle databases, cost advantage for heavy database users<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2863\">\n<p data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2863\"><strong data-start=\"2781\" data-end=\"2793\">Best For<\/strong>: Enterprises running Oracle software and mission-critical databases<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"2865\" data-end=\"2868\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"2888\">Alibaba Cloud<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2889\" data-end=\"2967\">Alibaba Cloud is the dominant player in Asia-Pacific with lower entry costs.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3223\">\n<li data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3053\">\n<p data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"3053\"><strong data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"3000\">Compute (ECS t5 instance)<\/strong>: Starting at around <strong data-start=\"3021\" data-end=\"3036\">$0.005\/hour<\/strong> (~$3.50\/month)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3054\" data-end=\"3105\">\n<p data-start=\"3056\" data-end=\"3105\"><strong data-start=\"3056\" data-end=\"3082\">Storage (OSS Standard)<\/strong>: <strong data-start=\"3084\" data-end=\"3103\">$0.017\/GB\/month<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3106\" data-end=\"3174\">\n<p data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3174\"><strong data-start=\"3108\" data-end=\"3121\">Strengths<\/strong>: Regional presence in Asia, cost-effective pricing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3175\" data-end=\"3223\">\n<p data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3223\"><strong data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3189\">Best For<\/strong>: Businesses expanding into Asia<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3228\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"3230\" data-end=\"3276\">Pricing Comparison Table (2025 Estimates)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\">\n<div class=\"group _tableWrapper_1rjym_13 flex w-fit flex-col-reverse\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"4173\">\n<thead data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3388\">\n<tr data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3388\">\n<th data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3297\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Provider<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3297\" data-end=\"3323\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Compute (basic VM\/hour)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3323\" data-end=\"3348\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Storage (per GB\/month)<\/th>\n<th data-start=\"3348\" data-end=\"3388\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Best For<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"3502\" data-end=\"4173\">\n<tr data-start=\"3502\" data-end=\"3613\">\n<td data-start=\"3502\" data-end=\"3520\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3504\" data-end=\"3511\">AWS<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3520\" data-end=\"3547\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.01<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3547\" data-end=\"3573\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.023<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3573\" data-end=\"3613\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Global scalability, enterprise use<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3614\" data-end=\"3725\">\n<td data-start=\"3614\" data-end=\"3632\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3616\" data-end=\"3625\">Azure<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3659\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.018 (approx.)<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3659\" data-end=\"3685\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.0184<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3685\" data-end=\"3725\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Microsoft-focused enterprises<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3837\">\n<td data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3744\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3728\" data-end=\"3744\">Google Cloud<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3771\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.009<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3771\" data-end=\"3797\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.020<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3797\" data-end=\"3837\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Data and AI-driven businesses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3949\">\n<td data-start=\"3838\" data-end=\"3856\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3840\" data-end=\"3853\">IBM Cloud<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3856\" data-end=\"3883\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.038<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3883\" data-end=\"3909\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.023<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3909\" data-end=\"3949\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Regulated industries<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"4061\">\n<td data-start=\"3950\" data-end=\"3968\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"3952\" data-end=\"3968\">Oracle Cloud<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3968\" data-end=\"3995\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.01<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"3995\" data-end=\"4021\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.0255<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4021\" data-end=\"4061\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Database-heavy workloads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4173\">\n<td data-start=\"4062\" data-end=\"4081\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"4064\" data-end=\"4081\">Alibaba Cloud<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4081\" data-end=\"4107\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.005<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4107\" data-end=\"4133\" data-col-size=\"sm\">$0.017<\/td>\n<td data-start=\"4133\" data-end=\"4173\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Asia-Pacific expansion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr data-start=\"4175\" data-end=\"4178\" \/>\n<h2 data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4195\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4196\" data-end=\"4627\">In 2025, cloud pricing remains competitive but nuanced. <strong data-start=\"4252\" data-end=\"4269\">Alibaba Cloud<\/strong> offers the lowest entry cost, <strong data-start=\"4300\" data-end=\"4316\">Google Cloud<\/strong> is cost-efficient for data-heavy workloads, <strong data-start=\"4361\" data-end=\"4377\">Oracle Cloud<\/strong> undercuts competitors for database users, while <strong data-start=\"4426\" data-end=\"4433\">AWS<\/strong> and <strong data-start=\"4438\" data-end=\"4447\">Azure<\/strong> justify their higher costs with robust ecosystems and enterprise features. The right choice depends not only on price but also on performance, compliance, and integration needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest questions businesses face when choosing a cloud provider is cost. While cloud computing offers flexibility and scalability, pricing models can be complex, with different billing metrics, discounts, and hidden fees. 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