Here’s how much money customers are spending per month for AWS, Alibaba, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle and IBM cloud platforms, according to Flexera’s new 2026 State of the Cloud report.
New data from Flexera sheds light on how much money customers are spending per month on the largest cloud providers on the planet: Amazon Web Services, Alibaba, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Oracle and IBM.
Flexera’s new 2026 State of the Cloud report surveyed over 750 executive leaders and professionals in the winter of 2025 with 62 percent of respondents based in America, 23 percent in Europe and 13 percent in the Asia-Pacific region.
CRN breaks down how much money each respondent spends on AWS, Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and IBM Cloud.
Additionally, CRN reports how many virtual machines (VMs) respondents are placing on each cloud platform, as well as breaking down enterprise versus SMB spending.
Spending Per Cloud Provider
Amazon Web Services
Approximately 40 percent of respondents say they spend between $100,001 and $500,000 per month on Amazon Web Services.
About 9 percent spend $500,001 to $1 million on AWS, with another 9 percent spending between $1 million to $2 million.
Six percent spending $2 million to $5 million per month, followed by 5 percent spending more than $5 million.
Approximately 17 percent of AWS clients reported spending less than $50,000 per month.
Microsoft Azure
About 41 percent of respondents say they spend between $100,000 to 500,000 per month on Azure.
Approximately 11 percent of customers spend $500,001 to $1 million on Azure, with another 6 percent spending between $1 million to $2 million.
Six percent spent $2 million to $5 million per month, and 5 percent spent more than $5 million.
Approximately 18 percent of Azure clients reported spending less than $50,000 per month.
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) has the highest share of users in the lowest spend tier, with 20 percent reporting monthly spend below $50,000.
Approximately 28 percent spend between $50,001 and $500,000 per month on GCP.
Spending above that level drops off for GCP, with 6 percent spending $500,001 to $1 million, 5 percent spending $1 million to $2 million.
Approximately 3 percent of clients spend $2 million to $5 million, while another 3 percent spend more than $5 million per month.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) shows a more modest spending profile compared to the big three, with 15 percent of respondents spending less than $50,000 per month.
Approximately 15 percent are spending between $50,001 to $200,000 on OCI, while 4 percent report monthly spending of $200,001 to $500,000.
Higher tiers include 3 percent spending $500,001 to $1 million and another 3 percent spending $1 million to $2 million.
Only 3 percent of OCI respondents are spending more than $2 million per month.
IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud spending is concentrated at the lower end with 12 percent of respondents spending less than $50,000 per month.
Another 6 percent spend $50,001 to $100,000 on the IBM Cloud, while 5 percent are spending $100,001 to $200,000.
Approximately 6 percent are spending $200,001 to $1 million per month on IBM Cloud.
Only a small number of respondence—5 percent—are spending over $1 million on IBM Cloud.
Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud shows the smallest overall footprint with 8 percent of respondents spending less than $50,000 per month.
Approximately 4 percent of respondents are spending $50,001 to $200,000 on Alibaba Cloud.
About 3 percent spend between $200,001 and $1 million, with another 3 percent spending $1 million to $5 million.
No respondents report Alibaba Cloud spending above $5 million.
Click through for the breakdown of enterprise spending per cloud provider compared to SMB spending.
Enterprise Spending Per Cloud Provider
AWS
The enterprise public cloud spending data shows that AWS has its highest concentration of customers in the $200,001 to $500,000 per month range, where 16 percent of enterprises report spending at that level—ranking first among providers.
Another 13 percent of enterprises spend between $50,001 and $100,000 per month on AWS, and an equal 13 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000, both ranking second behind only Microsoft Azure.
About 11 percent of enterprises spend less than $50,000 per month, while another 11 percent spend between $500,001 and $1 million.
In terms of higher-end spending: 10 percent spending $1 million to $2 million; 8 percent spending $2 million to $5 million; and 6 percent spending more than $5 million per month.
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure shows a strong presence in the midrange enterprise spend tiers.
About 15 percent of enterprises spend between $50,001 and $100,000 per month on Azure, and another 15 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000—both ranking first among providers in those tiers.
Roughly 14 percent of enterprises spend $200,001 to $500,000 per month on Azure, while 13 percent spend less than $50,000 and another 13 percent spend $500,001 to $1 million.
Higher-end spending includes: 7 percent of enterprises spending $1 million to $2 million; another 7 percent spending $2 million to $5 million; and 6 percent spending more than $5 million per month.
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform has its largest share of enterprise customers in the lowest spending tier, with 18 percent spending less than $50,000 per month—ranking first among all providers.
Another 11 percent spend between $50,001 and $100,000 per month on GCP, while 9 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000.
About 10 percent of enterprises spend $200,001 to $500,000 on GCP, followed by 7 percent spending $500,001 to $1 million.
In terms of higher-end spending: 5 percent spend $1 million to $2 million on GCP; 4 percent spend $2 million to $5 million; and 3 percent spend more than $5 million per month.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
About 16 percent of enterprises spend less than $50,000 per month on OCI.
Another 10 percent spend between $50,001 and $100,000 on OCI, while 7 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000.
Roughly 4 percent of enterprises spend $200,001 to $500,000, and 3 percent spend between $500,001 and $1 million.
Higher spending levels include: 4 percent spending $1 million to $2 million; 2 percent spending $2 million to $5 million; and just 1 percent spending over $5 million per month.
IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud enterprise spending is concentrated at the lower end of the scale, with 13 percent of enterprises spending less than $50,000 per month.
Another 7 percent spend $50,001 to $100,000 on IBM Cloud, and 6 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000.
About 4 percent of enterprises spend $200,001 to $500,000, while 3 percent spend $500,001 to $1 million per month for IBM Cloud.
In terms of higher-end spending: 2 percent spend $1 million to $2 million; another 2 percent are spending $2 million to $5 million, and 1 percent spend more than $5 million per month.
Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud shows the smallest enterprise presence among the providers.
About 8 percent of enterprises spend less than $50,000 per month on Alibaba Cloud, while 2 percent spend between $50,001 and $100,000.
Approximately 3 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000 and another 3 percent spend $200,001 to $500,000.
Spending above that level is minimal, with only 1 percent of enterprises spend between $500,001 and $1 million; 2 percent spend $1 million to $2 million; and 1 percent are spending $2 million to $5 million.
SMB Spending Per Cloud Provider
AWS
The SMB public cloud spending data shows that AWS has the highest concentration of small businesses spending less than $50,000 per month, at 45 percent, ranking first among providers.
Another 17 percent of SMBs spend between $50,001 and $100,000 per month on AWS, followed by 9 percent spending $100,001 to $200,000 and 5 percent spending $200,001 to $500,000.
Spending drops sharply for SMBs above that level, with 1 percent of SMBs spending between $500,001 and $1 million, 3 percent spending $1 million to $2 million, and 1 percent spending $2 million to $5 million.
Microsoft Azure
For Microsoft Azure, 38 percent of SMBs report monthly cloud spending below $50,000, placing it second behind AWS.
Another 16 percent of SMBs spend between $50,001 and $100,000, while 8 percent spend $100,001 to $200,000, and 4 percent spend $200,001 to $500,000.
No respondents reported Azure spending between $500,001 and $1 million.
Approximately 2 percent spend between $1 million and $2 million and another 2 percent spend between $2 million and $5 million.
Google Cloud Platform
GCP shows a similar result compared to AWS and Azure, but a slightly lower spending profile, with 31 percent of SMBs spending less than $50,000 per month.
Another 11 percent spend between $50,001 and $100,000 on GCP, followed by 3 percent spending $100,001 to $200,000, and another 3 percent spending $200,001 to $500,000.
Spending above that level is minimal for GCP, with no SMBs reporting spend between $500,001 and $1 million; 2 percent spending $1 million to $2 million, and none spending more than $2 million per month.
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure has a smaller SMB footprint overall compared to Google, AWS and Microsoft, with 11 percent of respondents spending less than $50,000 per month.
About 5 percent spend between $50,001 and $100,000 on OCI, while 2 percent spend between $100,001 and $200,000, and another 2 percent spend between $200,001 and $500,000.
No SMBs reported spending above $500,000 per month on Oracle Cloud.
IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud spending among SMBs is limited, with 7 percent spending less than $50,000 per month and 5 percent spending between $50,001 and $100,000.
About 2 percent of SMBs spend $100,001 to $200,000 on IBM Cloud, 1 percent spend $200,001 to $500,000, and another 1percent spend $500,001 to $1 million.
No respondents reported IBM Cloud spending above $1 million per month.
Alibaba Cloud
Alibaba Cloud shows the lowest SMB adoption out of the top six cloud providers, with 5 percent of SMBs spending less than $50,000 per month and 3 percent spending between $50,001 and $100,000.
All higher spend tiers register at 0 percent, showing no SMB respondents reported Alibaba Cloud spending above $100,000 per month.
Number Of Virtual Machines (VMs) In Each Cloud Provider
Market Overview
Flexera’s data shows sharp differences in virtual machine footprints across cloud providers, with AWS and Azure supporting far larger and more mature VM estates than their competitors.
However: AWS, Azure, GCP and Oracle are closely matched when looking at small deployments of virtual machines—with roughly a quarter of respondents having 1 to 50 instances with each provider.
Azure, at 22 percent, has the lead for 51 to 100 instance deployments, followed by AWS at 18 percent and GCP at 16 percent.
For larger deployments of 101 to 1,000 instances, AWS and Azure are close—14 percent and 13 percent respectively— while GCP dips in this category to 7 percent.
When looking at the largest VM deployments of over 1,000 instances, AWS has the lead with 11 percent of respondents, followed by eight percent with Azure, and 5 percent with GCP.
Cloud Provider Breakdown
For AWS, 24 percent are running between 1 and 50 instances; 18 percent run 50 to 100 instances; and a sizable 21 percent run 101 to 500 instances. Notably, 14 percent of AWS users report 501 to 1,000 instances, and 11 percent report more than 1,000 instances. About 12 percent report having no VMs.
Microsoft Azure closely mirrors AWS’s distribution, though with slightly fewer very large environments. About 24 percent operate between 1 and 50 instances on Azure; 22 percent run 50 to 100 instances; and another 20 percent report 101 to 500 instances. Approximately 13 percent say they run 501 to 1,000 instances, while 8 percent run more than 1,000 VMs on Azure. About 12 percent of users report having no VMs.
Google Cloud Platform skews toward smaller VM estates and greenfield usage compared to AWS and Azure. About 26 percent of GCP users run 1 to 50 instances; 16 percent operate 51 to 100 instances; and 12 percent reporting 101 to 500 instances. Seven percent report 501 to 1,000 instances, and 5 percent run more than 1,000 VMs on GCP. About 35 percent report having no VMs on Google Cloud.
IBM Cloud usage is overwhelmingly concentrated at the low end. Nearly two-thirds of respondents, 64 percent, report having no VMs on IBM Cloud at all. Another 17 percent run 1 to 50 instances; 9 percent report 51 to 100 instances; and 5 percent running 101 to 500 instances. Approximately 5 percent of IBM respondents reported running over 500 VMs on IBM Cloud.
About 22 percent of respondents using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure run between 1 and 50 instances, with 58 percent of respondents reporting no VMs. About 8 percent operate 51 to 100 instances, and 7 percent run 101 to 500 instances. Only about 5 percent of OCI respondents reported running over 500 VMs on IBM Cloud.
Alibaba Cloud shows the most limited VM adoption in the survey with 80 percent of respondents having no VMs on Alibaba Cloud. Approximately 10 percent run between one and 50 instances and 3 percent operate 51 to 100 instances. Usage above that level is negligible, with only 7 percent running over 100 instances on Alibaba Cloud.
