Google Cloud Run vs Azure App Service

Google Cloud Run9.0Visit Azure App Service8.4Visit

Higher score Google Cloud Run #1 in Managed Cloud Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Google Cloud

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Azure App Service #2 in Managed Cloud Hosting 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site

• Google Cloud Run fits best

  Serverless container applications

• Azure App Service fits best

  Enterprise web apps and APIs

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Side by side

Feature	Google Cloud Run 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Azure App Service 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#1 in Managed Cloud Hosting	#2 in Managed Cloud Hosting
Best for	Serverless container applications	Enterprise web apps and APIs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web, Windows, Linux
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS	GDPR
Integrations	7 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Cloud Run 0/2 · Azure App Service 1/2
Staging sites	Not published	—
Free migration	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Backup retention	Not published	30 days
Included storage	Not published	10 GB
Included bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Support coverage	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Automatic scaling with scale-to-zero behavior Services, jobs, worker pools, and long-lived instances Built-in HTTPS, rollouts, IAM, and private networking options	Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services
Cons	Regional, usage-based pricing requires usage-based cost planning No fixed monthly plan structure Its core model centers on containerized workloads	Free and Shared tiers use shared compute Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan Backups are available only on supported paid tiers
Our verdict	Google Cloud Run is a fully managed, serverless application platform for developers and teams running containerized workloads. It supports web applications, APIs, event-driven processing, batch workloads, and AI inference. Teams can deploy… Read the review →	Azure App Service is a fully managed platform-as-a-service for building, deploying, and scaling web applications, APIs, and mobile backends. It supports .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and containerized workloads on Windows or Linux.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Google Cloud Run — where it wins

  • Automatic scaling with scale-to-zero behavior
  • Services, jobs, worker pools, and long-lived instances
  • Built-in HTTPS, rollouts, IAM, and private networking options

  Where it doesn't

  • Regional, usage-based pricing requires usage-based cost planning
  • No fixed monthly plan structure
  • Its core model centers on containerized workloads

• Azure App Service — where it wins

  • Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers
  • Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups
  • Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Shared tiers use shared compute
  • Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan
  • Backups are available only on supported paid tiers

• Google Cloud Run9.0/10 · Free plan

  A strong fit for containerized web, API, event-driven, batch, and AI workloads.

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• Azure App Service8.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad managed hosting platform for teams running web applications and APIs on Azure.

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