Standard_E16ds_v5
Standard_E16ds_v5 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.00 per hour on demand ($1,460.00 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.20 per hour, 40% less. It is sold in 60 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single server. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $2.00 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.60 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.00 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.60 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.00 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.60 |
| West US westus | $2.00 | $1.331 | $0.8883 | $1.60 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.00 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.60 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.00 | $1.079 | $0.7202 | $1.60 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.056 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.645 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.16 | $1.295 | $0.8639 | $1.728 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.16 | $1.295 | $0.8639 | $1.728 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.20 | $1.321 | $0.8798 | $1.76 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.20 | $1.321 | $0.8798 | $1.76 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.20 | $1.321 | $0.8798 | $1.76 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.20 | $1.321 | $0.8798 | $1.76 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.20 | $1.321 | $0.8798 | $1.76 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.224 | $1.331 | $0.8883 | $1.779 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $2.256 | $1.353 | $0.9023 | $1.805 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.272 | $1.368 | $0.912 | $1.818 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.272 | $1.368 | $0.912 | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.272 | – | – | $1.818 |
| South India southindia | $2.272 | $1.368 | $0.912 | $1.818 |
| West India westindia | $2.28 | $1.368 | $0.912 | $1.824 |
| Central US centralus | $2.304 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.843 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $2.352 | $1.339 | $0.9406 | $1.882 |
| France Central francecentral | $2.384 | $1.428 | $0.9522 | $1.907 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.40 | $1.439 | $0.9601 | $1.92 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.416 | $1.452 | $0.968 | $1.933 |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.416 | $1.45 | $0.9662 | $1.933 |
| Japan West japanwest | $2.416 | $1.452 | $0.968 | $1.933 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.416 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $1.933 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.416 | $1.45 | $0.9662 | $1.933 |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.416 | $1.452 | $0.968 | $1.933 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.432 | $1.465 | $0.976 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.432 | $1.465 | $0.976 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.44 | $1.20 | $0.8 | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $2.52 | $1.512 | $1.008 | $2.016 |
| East Asia eastasia | $2.656 | $1.596 | $1.064 | $2.125 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $2.656 | $1.596 | $1.064 | $2.125 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $2.656 | $1.596 | $1.064 | $2.125 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $2.674 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $2.139 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $2.842 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $2.273 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $2.842 | $1.704 | $1.137 | $2.273 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.86 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $2.288 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.896 | $1.741 | $1.16 | $2.317 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.933 | $1.761 | $1.173 | $2.346 |
| France South francesouth | $3.058 | $1.848 | $1.232 | $2.446 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.12 | $1.872 | $1.248 | $2.496 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $3.136 | $1.883 | $1.256 | $2.509 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $3.36 | $2.016 | $1.344 | $2.688 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $3.456 | $2.077 | $1.384 | $2.765 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $3.776 | $2.268 | $1.512 | $3.021 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $4.192 | $2.521 | $1.68 | $3.354 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $5.096 | $1.20 | $0.8 | $4.077 |
Prices by engine and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| PostgreSQL · Single server | $2.00 | $1.20 | $0.8 |
| PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA | $4.00 | $2.40 | $1.60 |
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_E16ds_v5 |
| Family | Edsv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Specs source | Microsoft docs |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2ds_v5 | 2 | 16 | $0.25 |
| Standard_E4ds_v5 | 4 | 32 | $0.5 |
| Standard_E8ds_v5 | 8 | 64 | $1.00 |
| Standard_E16ds_v5 | 16 | 128 | $2.00 |
| Standard_E20ds_v5 | 20 | 160 | $2.50 |
| Standard_E32ds_v5 | 32 | 256 | $4.00 |
| Standard_E48ds_v5 | 48 | 384 | $6.00 |
| Standard_E64ds_v5 | 64 | 512 | $8.00 |
| Standard_E96ds_v5 | 96 | 672 | $12.00 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL sizes.