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Cloud prices across currencies and tax: how to compare USD, EUR and TRY price lists

How tracked cloud providers state currency and tax treatment, and how to compare their published prices without a hidden conversion or a tax mismatch.

Published: Updated: Türkçe oku

Direct answer

Compare two providers only in one currency, at one exchange rate, on one date, and with the same tax treatment. This article does not convert any published price, and no currency is ranked against another.

Executive summary

Tracked providers publish prices in different currencies and state tax treatment in different ways. The dataset records USD for AWS, TRY and USD for PortvMind Cloud, USD for Google Cloud, USD and EUR for Microsoft Azure, USD for DigitalOcean and Vultr, and EUR and USD for Hetzner. AWS states that its on-demand prices exclude applicable taxes and duties, including VAT. Hetzner's cloud page shows monthly prices excluding VAT. PortvMind Cloud's English pricing page refers to the calculator and console for currency and tax, so the TRY record in the dataset should be confirmed there. The currency lists come from each provider's billing record and were not re-checked one by one for this article.

Key findings

  1. 01 AWS states that its on-demand prices exclude applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and sales tax, so the amount billed can differ from the list price.
  2. 02 Hetzner's cloud page lists monthly prices as excluding VAT.
  3. 03 PortvMind Cloud's English pricing page refers to the calculator and console for current prices, currency, quota and tax information.
  4. 04 Vultr's documentation uses USD examples for GPU rates. Those examples illustrate the billing model and are not current list prices.
  5. 05 DigitalOcean bills outbound transfer above the plan allowance at $0.01 per GiB, and inbound transfer is free.

Currency by provider

Provider Currency in the dataset Tax statement checked for this article
AWS USD Prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and sales tax.
PortvMind Cloud TRY and USD The English pricing page refers to the calculator for tax information.
Google Cloud USD Not checked for this article.
Microsoft Azure USD and EUR Not checked for this article.
DigitalOcean USD Not stated on the checked pages.
Vultr USD Not stated on the checked documentation.
Hetzner EUR and USD Monthly cloud prices are shown excluding VAT.

The currency column comes from each provider’s billing record in the dataset. Only the tax column reflects pages checked on 2026-11-12.

Why this article does not convert prices

An exchange rate changes, and a converted price is a derived figure that goes out of date quickly. A comparison that converts TRY and USD prices at one rate can rank providers differently from a comparison at another rate. This article therefore keeps each price in its own currency and does not rank across currencies.

Tax treatment

  • AWS states that on-demand prices are exclusive of applicable taxes and duties, including VAT and sales tax.
  • Hetzner shows its cloud server prices per month as “excl. VAT” on the cloud page checked.
  • PortvMind Cloud states on its English pricing page that tax information is in the calculator and quotation. The dataset records that its monthly calculator figures exclude tax.

Tax treatment is not uniform. Where a provider’s page does not state it, this article makes no claim.

How to compare two prices

  1. Confirm the currency and the unit (per hour, per month, per GB) of each price.
  2. Confirm whether the price includes or excludes tax.
  3. Convert both prices at one exchange rate on one date, and state the rate.
  4. Add the costs the price does not cover, such as egress and storage.

Examples from the documentation

  • Vultr’s documentation gives a GPU example of $0.179 per hour under the 672-hour model, which becomes $0.165 per hour under the 730-hour model. These figures explain the billing change; they are not current list prices.
  • DigitalOcean’s documentation states an outbound transfer overage of $0.01 per GiB, with inbound transfer free.

Methodology and limitations

  • No currency conversion, tax calculation or exchange rate is used.
  • Currency lists come from the dataset’s billing records and are not re-checked for each provider in this article.
  • Negotiated, committed or reserved prices are not covered.
  • The approach to recorded prices is described in the pricing methodology.

Conclusion

Compare published prices only when they share a currency, a date, a tax treatment and a unit. Where they do not, state the conversion rate and the tax basis next to the figure.

Frequently asked questions

Can I compare a TRY price with a USD price directly?

Only after converting both at the same exchange rate on the same date, and after confirming that both include or exclude tax in the same way. This article does not convert any price.

Does the list price include VAT?

It depends on the provider. AWS states that its prices exclude applicable taxes and duties. Hetzner's cloud page shows monthly prices excluding VAT. Other providers' statements were not checked for this article.

Where should I check PortvMind Cloud's current currency?

The English pricing page refers to the calculator and console for current price, currency, quota and tax information. Check them there before using the TRY record from the dataset.

Sources

  1. [1] Amazon EC2 On-Demand Pricing — AWS Official documentation accessed:
  2. [2] Hetzner Cloud — Hetzner Official documentation accessed:
  3. [3] PortvMind Cloud pricing approach — PortvMind Supplied by provider team accessed:
  4. [4] How are GPU products billed differently? — Vultr Official documentation accessed:
  5. [5] Droplet Pricing — DigitalOcean Official documentation accessed:
  6. [6] Google Compute Engine VM instance pricing — Google Cloud Official documentation accessed:
  7. [7] Azure Linux Virtual Machines pricing — Microsoft Official documentation accessed: