Standard_E16ds_v6

Standard_E16ds_v6 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.384 per hour on demand ($1,740.32 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.43 per hour, 40% less. It is sold in 59 regions; the cheapest is New Zealand North at $1.992 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
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$1.992$2.058$1.373$1.594
East US eastus$2.384$1.43$0.9534$1.907
East US 2 eastus2$2.384$1.43$0.9534$1.907
North Central US northcentralus$2.384$1.43$0.9534$1.907
West US 2 westus2$2.384$1.43$0.9534$1.907
West US 3 westus3$2.384$1.43$0.9534$1.907
Sweden Central swedencentral$2.504$1.503$1.002$2.003
Mexico Central mexicocentral$2.622$1.573$1.049$2.098
Canada Central canadacentral$2.646$1.587$1.059$2.117
Canada East canadaeast$2.646$1.587$1.059$2.117
North Europe northeurope$2.646$1.587$1.059$2.117
Central US centralus$2.693$1.43$0.9534$2.154
West US westus$2.706$1.624$1.083$2.164
France Central francecentral$2.758$1.655$1.103$2.207
UK South uksouth$2.758$1.655$1.103$2.207
UK West ukwest$2.758$1.655$1.103$2.207
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$2.784––$2.227
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$2.84$1.704$1.136$2.272
Italy North italynorth$2.84$1.704$1.136$2.272
Poland Central polandcentral$2.84$1.704$1.136$2.272
Spain Central spaincentral$2.84$1.704$1.136$2.272
West Europe westeurope$2.84$1.704$1.136$2.272
South Central US southcentralus$2.866$1.719$1.146$2.292
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$2.866$1.719$1.146–
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$2.866$1.719$1.146–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$2.866$1.719$1.146–
West Central US westcentralus$2.866$1.719$1.146$2.292
Israel Central israelcentral$2.906$1.742$1.162$2.325
Qatar Central qatarcentral$2.906$1.742$1.162$2.325
UAE North uaenorth$2.906$1.742$1.162$2.325
Taiwan North taiwannorth$2.908$1.744$1.163$2.326
South Africa North southafricanorth$3.134$1.881$1.254$2.507
Norway East norwayeast$3.187$1.912$1.275$2.55
Brazil South brazilsouth$3.214$1.929$1.286$2.571
Sweden South swedensouth$3.258$1.954$1.303$2.606
Australia East australiaeast$3.267$1.96$1.307$2.614
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$3.267$1.96$1.307$2.614
Japan East japaneast$3.267$1.96$1.307$2.614
Southeast Asia southeastasia$3.267$1.96$1.307$2.614
Korea Central koreacentral$3.294$1.976$1.317$2.635
Korea South koreasouth$3.294$1.976$1.317$2.635
Central India centralindia$3.349$2.009$1.339$2.679
India South Central indiasouthcentral$3.349$2.009$1.339–
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$3.349––$2.679
Jio India West jioindiawest$3.349––$2.679
South India southindia$3.349$2.009$1.339$2.679
Australia Central australiacentral$3.458$2.075$1.383$2.766
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$3.458$2.075$1.383$2.766
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$3.482$2.09$1.392$2.785
Japan West japanwest$3.549$2.13$1.42$2.839
France South francesouth$3.587$2.152$1.435$2.87
East Asia eastasia$3.589$2.153$1.436$2.871
Germany North germanynorth$3.67$2.203$1.468$2.936
UAE Central uaecentral$3.778$2.267$1.511$3.022
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$3.781$2.268$1.512$3.025
South Africa West southafricawest$4.072$2.444$1.629$3.258
Norway West norwaywest$4.152$2.491$1.661$3.322
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$4.526$2.716$1.811$3.621
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$6.198$3.719$2.479$4.959

Prices by engine and deployment in East US

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server$2.384$1.43$0.9534
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA$4.768$2.86$1.907
MySQL · Single server$2.384––
MySQL · Zone-redundant HA$4.768––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Architecturex86_64
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)128
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E16ds_v6
FamilyEdsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
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.