I really love Azure, but not so much for hobby projects. If you want ssl on an app service, you’ll need at least the basic tier which starts at about $50/month. How does that make sense?
My blog runs on just a storage container, no app service. So the up-front cost is zero, only paying for the bandwidth. If I was lucky enough to get to the point where bandwidth is costing me more than my free 50 USD/mo credit, I think I should be able to recoup it with a few ads.