Provider Overview
Strengths & Best For
Microsoft Azure offers ND H100 v5 and NC A100 v4 series VMs across 60+ regions, with enterprise compliance certifications including HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2 built in. Deep Active Directory and hybrid cloud integration makes it the natural GPU cloud for Microsoft-centric organizations running LLM fine-tuning or AI inference at scale. On-demand, reserved, and spot GPU billing options are available with flexible commitment terms.
- Enterprise compliance
- Active Directory integration
- Hybrid cloud
- Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Gonka is a European GPU cloud offering H100 and A100 instances with competitive on-demand pricing and flexible billing options for AI training and inference workloads across EU data centers. Straightforward pricing and European data center presence make it accessible for EU-based teams that need GDPR-compliant GPU compute without enterprise contracts. A no-frills European on-demand GPU cloud for AI teams that want simple, transparent pricing and EU data residency.
- Competitive pricing
- Flexible billing
- European presence
Live GPU Pricing
Region Coverage
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Azure — hyperscaler provider
Microsoft Azure offers ND H100 v5 and NC A100 v4 series VMs across 60+ regions, with enterprise compliance certifications including HIPAA, FedRAMP, and SOC 2 built in. Deep Active Directory and hybrid cloud integration makes it the natural GPU cloud for Microsoft-centric organizations running LLM fine-tuning or AI inference at scale. On-demand, reserved, and spot GPU billing options are available with flexible commitment terms.
Gonka — specialist provider
Gonka is a European GPU cloud offering H100 and A100 instances with competitive on-demand pricing and flexible billing options for AI training and inference workloads across EU data centers. Straightforward pricing and European data center presence make it accessible for EU-based teams that need GDPR-compliant GPU compute without enterprise contracts. A no-frills European on-demand GPU cloud for AI teams that want simple, transparent pricing and EU data residency.
Billing model comparison
Azure uses a Pay-as-you-go, Reserved (1yr/3yr), Spot billing model with a minimum commitment of None (pay-as-you-go). Gonka uses On-demand billing with a None minimum. Both providers offer flexible billing options — compare the live pricing table above to find the best rate for your specific GPU model and workload duration.
Which workloads each provider suits best
Azure is best suited for: Enterprise ML, Windows-based workloads, Teams on Microsoft stack. Its key strengths are enterprise compliance, active directory integration, hybrid cloud. Gonka is best suited for: AI training, Inference workloads, European teams. Its key strengths are competitive pricing, flexible billing, european presence. As a hyperscaler, Azure offers broader ecosystem integration and compliance certifications at a premium price. Gonka as a specialist provider typically offers lower per-GPU rates for teams that don't need the full hyperscaler ecosystem.
Support tiers and region coverage
Azure offers Basic → Premier support across 5 regions (eastus, westus2, westeurope and 2 more). Gonka offers Standard support across 1 region (EU). Azure's broader region footprint gives it an advantage for latency-sensitive workloads or teams with data residency requirements in specific geographies.
Provider background: Azure vs Gonka
Azure was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA. Gonka was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Europe. Azure has 13 years more operational history than Gonka, which may matter for teams evaluating provider stability and long-term contract risk. Use the live pricing table above to compare current on-demand and spot rates for specific GPU models, and the region map to verify coverage in your target geography.