Standard_Ec2ads_v5

Standard_Ec2ads_v5 is an Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In North Europe it costs $0.3 per hour on demand ($219.00 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single server. It is sold in 3 regions; the cheapest is UAE North at $0.296 per hour.

Prices by region

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

Region	On-demand	1-yr savings plan
UAE North uaenorth	$0.296	$0.2368
North Europe northeurope	$0.3	$0.24
West Europe westeurope	$0.3	$0.24

Reserved and Savings Plans

Prices by engine and deployment in North Europe

Option	On-demand /hr	1-yr reserved /hr	3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single server	$0.3	–	–
PostgreSQL · Zone-redundant HA	$0.6	–	–

Specs

Compute	Value
vCPUs	2
Architecture	x86_64

Memory	Value
Memory (GiB)	16

Networking	Value
Network	3 Gbps

Instance details	Value
Instance type	Standard_Ec2ads_v5
Family	Ecadsv5
Category	Confidential compute

Other	Value
Specs source	Microsoft docs

Other Ecadsv5 sizes

Size	vCPUs	Memory (GiB)	On-demand /hr
Standard_Ec2ads_v5	2	16	$0.3
Standard_Ec4ads_v5	4	32	$0.6
Standard_Ec8ads_v5	8	64	$1.20
Standard_Ec16ads_v5	16	128	$2.40
Standard_Ec20ads_v5	20	160	$3.00
Standard_Ec32ads_v5	32	192	$4.80
Standard_Ec48ads_v5	48	384	$7.20
Standard_Ec64ads_v5	64	512	$9.60
Standard_Ec96ads_v5	96	672	$14.40

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