Standard_B16ms
Standard_B16ms is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In East US it costs $1.088 per hour on demand ($794.24 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server. It is sold in 60 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $0.6368 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single server. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.6368 | $0.5094 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.6528 | $0.5222 |
| South India southindia | $0.784 | $0.6272 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.832 | $0.6656 |
| France South francesouth | $0.8832 | $0.7066 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.9106 | $0.7284 |
| East US eastus | $1.088 | $0.8704 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.088 | $0.8704 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.088 | $0.8704 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.088 | $0.8704 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.088 | $0.8704 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.152 | $0.9216 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.184 | $0.9472 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.197 | $0.9574 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.216 | $0.9728 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.216 | $0.9728 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.216 | $0.9728 |
| Central US centralus | $1.229 | $0.9836 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.264 | $1.011 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.274 | $1.019 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.274 | $1.019 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.274 | $1.019 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.274 | $1.019 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.274 | $1.019 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.296 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.296 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.296 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.306 | $1.044 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.306 | $1.044 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.376 | $1.101 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.401 | $1.121 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.401 | $1.121 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.408 | $1.126 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.408 | $1.126 |
| West US westus | $1.408 | $1.126 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.498 | $1.198 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.498 | $1.198 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.568 | $1.254 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.568 | – |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.568 | $1.254 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.568 | $1.254 |
| West India westindia | $1.568 | $1.254 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.614 | $1.291 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.643 | $1.315 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.656 | $1.325 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.656 | $1.325 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.664 | $1.331 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.68 | $1.344 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.747 | $1.398 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $1.821 | $1.457 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.83 | $1.464 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.098 | $1.679 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.24 | $1.792 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.912 | $2.33 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_B16ms |
| Family | Bms |
| Category | Burstable |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Microsoft docs |
Other Bms sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_B1ms | 1 | 2 | $0.017 |
| Standard_B2ms | 2 | 8 | $0.136 |
| Standard_B4ms | 4 | 16 | $0.272 |
| Standard_B8ms | 8 | 32 | $0.544 |
| Standard_B12ms | 12 | 48 | $0.816 |
| Standard_B16ms | 16 | 64 | $1.088 |
| Standard_B20ms | 20 | 80 | $1.36 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL sizes.