Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB
Azure Standard_B1ms Linux virtual machine with 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM. Pay-as-you-go in East US costs USD 0.0207 per hour (about USD 15.11 for 730 hours). Managed OS and data disks and outbound traffic are billed separately.
Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB costs $15.11 a month, or $181 a year. That puts it 16th on price among the 26 plans with 2 GB of memory we track, which range from $9.99 to $33.00 a month. It is big enough for 27 of the 68 self-hosted apps in our guides, including CloudPanel, Docker Engine, Dokku and Ghost. If price matters most, OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) gives you at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage, for $4.54 a month.
- vCPU
- 1
- Memory
- 2 GB
Market position
Number 16 of 26 on price with 2 GB
Available USD plans in the catalog with exactly this much memory, monthly price on a log scale. Hourly-billed plans use hourly price × 730.
Cost at a glance
What this plan costs you
- Per month
- $15.11
- Per year
- $181
- Per vCPU
- $15.11/mo
- Per GB RAM
- $7.56/mo
Standard list price before tax, add-ons, backups or bandwidth overage.
Specifications
- CPU classification
- Burstable vCPU (20% baseline)
- CPU cores
- 1 vCPU
- Memory
- 2 GB
- Storage type
- Managed disk (billed separately)
Before you buy
Cheaper plans with the same resources
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OVHcloud OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB disk$4.54/mo −$10.57/mo
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VPSDime Linux4GB 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 20 GB disk$5.00/mo −$10.11/mo
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Hostwinds Unmanaged Linux VPS 2 GB 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB disk$9.99/mo −$5.12/mo
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Vultr Vultr Cloud Compute · 1 vCPU / 2 GB 1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB disk$10.00/mo −$5.11/mo
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KnownHost Unmanaged VPS Entry Plus 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB disk$10.00/mo −$5.11/mo
Available USD plans from other providers with at least this plan's vCPU and memory. Check CPU type, regions and transfer before switching.
Within Microsoft Azure's range
How Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB differs from its neighbours
Changing size
- Azure Standard_B2s · 2 vCPU / 4 GB is the next size up: 4 GB of memory and 2 vCPU for $30.37 a month, $15.26 more than this plan. That is enough for Appwrite, Baserow, Budibase, Dify and 26 more, which this plan is too small for.
- Azure Standard_B1s · 1 vCPU / 1 GB is the next size down: 1 GB of memory for $7.59 a month, $7.52 less than this plan. It is too small for CloudPanel, Docker Engine, Dokku, Ghost and 4 more, which this plan can run.
From the published specs and list prices in our catalog. App fit uses the starting server we suggest in each hosting guide.
Same provider
More from Microsoft Azure
- Azure Standard_B1s · 1 vCPU / 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB $7.59
- Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB1 vCPU · 2 GB $15.11
- Azure Standard_B2s · 2 vCPU / 4 GB2 vCPU · 4 GB $30.37
- Azure Standard_B2ms · 2 vCPU / 8 GB2 vCPU · 8 GB $60.74
- Azure Standard_D2s_v5 · 2 vCPU / 8 GB2 vCPU · 8 GB $70.08
- Azure Standard_B4ms · 4 vCPU / 16 GB4 vCPU · 16 GB $121.18
All prices
Price history
No change to the monthly list price of $15.11 since we started tracking it on .
We record this plan's catalog price every day (17 days so far). That is not a fresh check at the provider each day: see "Price checked on" above for when the price was last confirmed. VPS price index
What this plan can run
Big enough for
Too small for
Each app is measured against the starting server we suggest in its hosting guide.
Questions
Questions about Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB
How much does Azure Standard_B1ms · 1 vCPU / 2 GB cost?
$15.11 a month, or about $181.32 a year, before tax.
What is the cheapest 2 GB plan you track?
Hostwinds’s Unmanaged Linux VPS 2 GB, at $9.99 a month. It is the lowest price among the 26 USD plans with 2 GB of memory we track.
Is there a cheaper plan with the same resources?
Yes. OVHcloud VPS-1 (US) costs $4.54 a month and has at least the same vCPU and memory, with similar storage. Compare the CPU type and included traffic before you switch.
What does the next size up cost?
Azure Standard_B2s · 2 vCPU / 4 GB is the next size up: 4 GB of memory and 2 vCPU for $30.37 a month, $15.26 more than this plan. That is enough for Appwrite, Baserow, Budibase, Dify and 26 more, which this plan is too small for.