Standard_D16ads_v5

Standard_D16ads_v5 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In East US it costs $1.424 per hour on demand ($1,039.52 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.8548 per hour, 40% less. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Indonesia Central at $0.16 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single server. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.16$1.054$0.7026–
East US eastus$1.424$0.8548$0.5699$1.139
East US 2 eastus2$1.424$0.8548$0.5699$1.139
North Central US northcentralus$1.424$0.8548$0.5699$1.139
West US 2 westus2$1.424$0.8548$0.5699$1.139
West US 3 westus3$1.424$0.8548$0.5699$1.139
Sweden Central swedencentral$1.496$0.8548$0.5699$1.197
Mexico Central mexicocentral$1.566$0.9406$0.6265$1.253
Canada Central canadacentral$1.581$0.9479$0.632$1.265
Canada East canadaeast$1.581$0.9479$0.632$1.265
North Europe northeurope$1.581$0.9479$0.632$1.265
Central US centralus$1.608$0.8548$0.5699$1.286
West US westus$1.616$0.9735$0.6496$1.293
France Central francecentral$1.648$0.9918$0.6606$1.318
UK South uksouth$1.648$0.9918$0.6606$1.318
UK West ukwest$1.648$0.9918$0.6606$1.318
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$1.696$1.017$0.6776$1.357
Italy North italynorth$1.696$1.017$0.6782$1.357
Poland Central polandcentral$1.696$0.8548$0.5699$1.357
Spain Central spaincentral$1.696$1.017$0.6782$1.357
West Europe westeurope$1.696$1.017$0.6776$1.357
South Central US southcentralus$1.712$1.025$0.6837$1.37
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$1.712$1.025$0.6837–
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$1.712$0.8548$0.5699–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$1.712$1.025$0.6837–
West Central US westcentralus$1.712$1.025$0.6837$1.37
Israel Central israelcentral$1.736$1.041$0.6947$1.389
Qatar Central qatarcentral$1.736$0.8548$0.5699$1.389
UAE North uaenorth$1.736$1.043$0.6947$1.389
Malaysia West malaysiawest$1.757$1.054$0.7026$1.405
Taiwan North taiwannorth$1.835$1.101$0.7336$1.468
South Africa North southafricanorth$1.872$1.127$0.7519$1.498
Norway East norwayeast$1.904$1.145$0.7635$1.523
Brazil South brazilsouth$1.92$1.154$0.7689$1.536
Sweden South swedensouth$1.946$0.8548$0.5699$1.556
Australia East australiaeast$1.952$1.171$0.7805$1.562
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$1.952$1.171$0.7805$1.562
Japan East japaneast$1.952$1.171$0.7805$1.562
Southeast Asia southeastasia$1.952$1.171$0.7805$1.562
Korea Central koreacentral$1.968$1.18$0.786$1.574
Korea South koreasouth$1.968$1.18$0.786$1.574
Central India centralindia$2.00$1.206$0.803$1.60
India South Central indiasouthcentral$2.00$1.206$0.803–
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$2.00––$1.60
Jio India West jioindiawest$2.00––$1.60
South India southindia$2.00$1.206$0.803$1.60
West India westindia$2.024$0.8548$0.5699$1.619
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$2.05$1.229$0.8201$1.64
Australia Central australiacentral$2.065$0.8548$0.5699$1.652
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$2.066$1.24$0.8262$1.653
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$2.08$1.248$0.8317$1.664
Japan West japanwest$2.12$1.273$0.8487$1.696
France South francesouth$2.142$1.29$0.8603$1.714
East Asia eastasia$2.144$1.29$0.8603$1.715
Germany North germanynorth$2.192$1.315$0.8773$1.754
UAE Central uaecentral$2.256$1.35$0.8998$1.805
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$2.385$1.432$0.954$1.908
South Africa West southafricawest$2.432$1.461$0.9741$1.946
Norway West norwaywest$2.48$1.487$0.9912$1.984
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$2.704$1.624$1.083$2.163
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$3.702$0.8548$0.5699$2.962

Prices by engine and deployment in East US

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server$1.424$0.8548$0.5699
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA$2.848$1.71$1.14
MySQL · Single server$1.368––
MySQL · Zone-redundant HA$2.736––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Architecturex86_64
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)64
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D16ads_v5
FamilyDadsv5
CategoryGeneral purpose
OtherValue
Specs sourceMicrosoft docs

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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL sizes.