Standard_E2ads_v5

Standard_E2ads_v5 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.25 per hour on demand ($182.50 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.15 per hour, 40% less. It is sold in 61 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$0.25$0.15$0.1$0.2
East US 2 eastus2$0.25$0.15$0.1$0.2
North Central US northcentralus$0.25$0.15$0.1$0.2
West US westus$0.25$0.1664$0.111$0.2
West US 2 westus2$0.25$0.15$0.1$0.2
West US 3 westus3$0.25$0.1349$0.09$0.2
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.257$0.15$0.1$0.2056
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.27$0.1619$0.108$0.216
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.27$0.1619$0.108$0.216
Canada Central canadacentral$0.275$0.1651$0.11$0.22
Canada East canadaeast$0.275$0.1651$0.11$0.22
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.275$0.1651$0.11$0.22
UK South uksouth$0.275$0.1651$0.11$0.22
UK West ukwest$0.275$0.1651$0.11$0.22
North Europe northeurope$0.278$0.1664$0.111$0.2224
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.282$0.1692$0.1128$0.2256
Central India centralindia$0.284$0.171$0.114$0.2272
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.284$0.171$0.114–
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.284––$0.2272
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.284––$0.2272
South India southindia$0.284$0.171$0.114$0.2272
West India westindia$0.285$0.15$0.1$0.228
Central US centralus$0.288$0.15$0.1$0.2304
Israel Central israelcentral$0.294$0.1674$0.1176$0.2352
France Central francecentral$0.298$0.1785$0.119$0.2384
Australia East australiaeast$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Japan East japaneast$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Korea Central koreacentral$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Korea South koreasouth$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
South Central US southcentralus$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
UAE North uaenorth$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
West Central US westcentralus$0.3$0.1799$0.12$0.24
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.302$0.1815$0.121$0.2416
Italy North italynorth$0.302$0.1813$0.1208$0.2416
Japan West japanwest$0.302$0.1815$0.121$0.2416
Poland Central polandcentral$0.302$0.15$0.1$0.2416
Spain Central spaincentral$0.302$0.1813$0.1208$0.2416
West Europe westeurope$0.302$0.1815$0.121$0.2416
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.304$0.1831$0.122–
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.304$0.15$0.1–
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.304$0.1831$0.122–
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.315$0.189$0.126$0.252
East Asia eastasia$0.332$0.1995$0.133$0.2656
Norway East norwayeast$0.332$0.1995$0.133$0.2656
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.332$0.1995$0.133$0.2656
Sweden South swedensouth$0.3342$0.15$0.1$0.2674
Australia Central australiacentral$0.3552$0.15$0.1$0.2842
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.3552$0.213$0.1421$0.2842
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.3575$0.15$0.1$0.286
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.362$0.2176$0.145$0.2896
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.3666––$0.2933
France South francesouth$0.3822$0.2311$0.154$0.3058
UAE Central uaecentral$0.39$0.234$0.156$0.312
Germany North germanynorth$0.392$0.2354$0.157$0.3136
South Africa West southafricawest$0.42$0.2521$0.168$0.336
Norway West norwaywest$0.432$0.2596$0.173$0.3456
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.472$0.2836$0.189$0.3776
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.524$0.3151$0.21$0.4192
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.637$0.15$0.1$0.5096

Prices by engine and deployment in East US

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server$0.25$0.15$0.1
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA$0.5$0.3$0.2
MySQL · Single server$0.2362––
MySQL · Zone-redundant HA$0.4724––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Architecturex86_64
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E2ads_v5
FamilyEadsv5
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.