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Standard_A1 e2-micro

1 vCPU · 2 GB vs 2 vCPU · 1 GB

on-demand · US East

Standard_A1 @ eastus · e2-micro @ us-central1

e2-micro is 36.7% cheaper on-demand than Standard_A1 ( saves $3.21/mo ).

Compared resources

Standard_A1

Azure Virtual Machines

1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · x86_64

A family

e2-micro

Google Cloud Compute Engine

2 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · x86_64

e2 family

Pricing

Side-by-side on-demand cost in eastus.

Standard_A1

eastus

Hourly $0.0120 USD / hour
Monthly est. $8.76 730 hours
Yearly est. $105.12 12 × monthly

e2-micro

us-central1

Hourly $0.0076 USD / hour
Monthly est. $5.55 730 hours
Yearly est. $66.58 12 × monthly
Hourly difference
− $0.0044/hr
Monthly difference
−$3.21/mo
Savings vs Standard_A1
36.7%

Specs

Field Standard_A1 e2-micro Difference
vCPU 1 2 +1
Memory 2 GB 1 GB -1.0 GB
Architecture x86_64 x86_64 Same
Family A e2 Different
Cost per vCPU $0.0120 /hr $0.0038 /hr Lower
Cost per GB RAM $0.0060 /hr $0.0076 /hr Higher