r5a.8xlarge Windows prices

r5a.8xlarge with Windows costs $3.28 per hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia) ($2,394.40 a month), $1.472 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Asia Pacific (Mumbai), at $2.616 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)$2.616$1.144$1.472
US East (N. Virginia)$3.28$1.808$1.472
US East (Ohio)$3.28$1.808$1.472
US West (Oregon)$3.28$1.808$1.472
Canada (Central)$3.456$1.984$1.472
US West (N. California)$3.488$2.016$1.472
EU (Ireland)$3.504$2.032$1.472
EU (Milan)$3.60$2.128$1.472
EU (London)$3.60$2.128$1.472
EU (Paris)$3.60$2.128$1.472
Asia Pacific (Seoul)$3.648$2.176$1.472
Asia Pacific (Singapore)$3.648$2.176$1.472
Asia Pacific (Sydney)$3.648$2.176$1.472
AWS GovCloud (US-East)$3.648$2.176$1.472
AWS GovCloud (US-West)$3.648$2.176$1.472
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)$3.664$2.192$1.472
EU (Frankfurt)$3.664$2.192$1.472
South America (Sao Paulo)$4.368$2.896$1.472

Windows and SQL Server in US East (N. Virginia)

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$3.28$2.611$2.253
Windows SQL Web$3.821$3.152$2.794
Windows SQL Std$7.12$6.451$6.093
Windows SQL Ent$15.28$14.611$14.253

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 options.