Standard_E16bds_v5

Standard_E16bds_v5 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory. In Central US it costs $2.304 per hour on demand ($1,681.92 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server. It is sold in 2 regions; the cheapest is East US 2 at $2.00 per hour.

Prices by region

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

Region	On-demand
East US 2 eastus2	$2.00
Central US centralus	$2.304

Prices by engine and deployment in Central US

Option	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server	$2.304	–	–
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA	$4.608	–	–

Specs

Compute	Value
vCPUs	16
Architecture	x86_64

Memory	Value
Memory (GiB)	128

Networking	Value
Network	12.5 Gbps

Instance details	Value
Instance type	Standard_E16bds_v5
Family	Ebdsv5
Category	Memory optimized

Other	Value
Specs source	Microsoft docs

Other Ebdsv5 sizes

Size	vCPUs	Memory (GiB)	On-demand /hr
Standard_E2bds_v5	2	16	$0.288
Standard_E4bds_v5	4	32	$0.576
Standard_E8bds_v5	8	64	$1.152
Standard_E16bds_v5	16	128	$2.304
Standard_E32bds_v5	32	256	$4.608
Standard_E48bds_v5	48	384	$6.912
Standard_E64bds_v5	64	512	$9.216
Standard_E96bds_v5	96	672	$13.824

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