Standard_E16s_v6

Standard_E16s_v6 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 59 regions.

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
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$1.363$0.9084$1.816
West US 2 westus2$2.00$1.20$0.8$1.60
West US 3 westus3$2.00$1.20$0.8$1.60
Sweden Central swedencentral$2.056$1.233$0.8225$1.645
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$1.335$0.8895$1.779
Central India centralindia$2.272$1.368$0.912$1.824
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$2.272––$1.824
Jio India West jioindiawest$2.272––$1.824
South India southindia$2.272$1.368$0.912$1.824
India South Central indiasouthcentral$2.28$1.368$0.912–
Central US centralus$2.304$1.20$0.8$1.843
Israel Central israelcentral$2.352$1.463$0.9753$1.951
Spain Central spaincentral$2.382$1.43$0.9528$1.906
France Central francecentral$2.384$1.43$0.9534$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$1.452$0.968$1.937
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$2.405$1.443$0.9619–
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$2.405$1.443$0.9619–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$2.405$1.443$0.9619–
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$2.416$1.45$0.9662$1.933
Italy North italynorth$2.416$1.45$0.9662$1.933
Japan West japanwest$2.416$1.45$0.9662$1.933
Poland Central polandcentral$2.416$1.728$1.152$2.304
West Europe westeurope$2.416$1.45$0.9662$1.933
Taiwan North taiwannorth$2.439$1.463$0.976$1.951
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$2.52$1.512$1.008$2.016
East Asia eastasia$2.656$1.593$1.062$2.125
Norway East norwayeast$2.656$1.593$1.062$2.125
South Africa North southafricanorth$2.656$1.593$1.062$2.125
Sweden South swedensouth$2.674$1.604$1.07$2.139
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$2.72$1.633$1.088$2.176
Australia Central australiacentral$2.842$1.704$1.137$2.273
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$2.842$1.704$1.137$2.273
Qatar Central qatarcentral$2.86$1.717$1.144$2.288
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$2.896$1.737$1.159$2.317
France South francesouth$3.058$1.834$1.223$2.446
UAE Central uaecentral$3.12$1.896$1.264$2.528
Germany North germanynorth$3.136$2.029$1.352$2.705
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$3.173$1.903$1.269$2.538
South Africa West southafricawest$3.36$2.278$1.518$3.037
Norway West norwaywest$3.456$2.073$1.383$2.765
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$3.776$2.265$1.51$3.021
Brazil South brazilsouth$4.192$2.521$1.68$3.36
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$5.096$3.12$2.08$4.16

Prices by engine and deployment in East US

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server$2.00$1.20$0.8
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA$4.00$2.40$1.60
MySQL · Single server$2.00––
MySQL · Zone-redundant HA$4.00––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs16
Architecturex86_64
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)128
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E16s_v6
FamilyEsv6
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.