Standard_B4ms
Standard_B4ms is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.272 per hour on demand ($198.56 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server. It is sold in 60 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $0.1592 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 | $0.1592 | $0.1274 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.1632 | $0.1306 |
| South India southindia | $0.196 | $0.1568 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.208 | $0.1664 |
| France South francesouth | $0.2208 | $0.1766 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.2276 | $0.1821 |
| East US eastus | $0.272 | $0.2176 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.272 | $0.2176 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.272 | $0.2176 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.272 | $0.2176 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.272 | $0.2176 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.288 | $0.2304 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.296 | $0.2368 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.2992 | $0.2394 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.304 | $0.2432 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.304 | $0.2432 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.304 | $0.2432 |
| Central US centralus | $0.3074 | $0.2459 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.316 | $0.2528 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.3184 | $0.2547 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.3184 | $0.2547 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.3184 | $0.2547 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.3184 | $0.2547 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.3184 | $0.2547 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.324 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.324 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.324 | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.3264 | $0.2611 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.3264 | $0.2611 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.344 | $0.2752 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.3502 | $0.2802 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.3502 | $0.2802 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.352 | $0.2816 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.352 | $0.2816 |
| West US westus | $0.352 | $0.2816 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.3744 | $0.2995 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.3744 | $0.2995 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.392 | $0.3136 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $0.392 | – |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.392 | $0.3136 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.392 | $0.3136 |
| West India westindia | $0.392 | $0.3136 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $0.4035 | $0.3228 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.4108 | $0.3286 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.4139 | $0.3311 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.4139 | $0.3311 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.416 | $0.3328 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.42 | $0.336 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.4368 | $0.3494 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.4553 | $0.3642 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.4576 | $0.3661 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $0.5246 | $0.4197 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.56 | $0.448 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.728 | $0.5824 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_B4ms |
| 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.