Ddsv5vsEdsv5

Size for size, Ddsv5 is on average 29% cheaper than Edsv5 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size and generation, tuned for different work (general, compute or memory).

At a glanceDdsv5Edsv5
Sizes here89
From$0.178/hr$0.25/hr
vCPUs2 to 962 to 96
Memory8 to 384 GiB16 to 672 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for PostgreSQL, Single server. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDdsv5Edsv5Edsv5 vs Ddsv5
2Standard_D2ds_v5 $0.178Standard_E2ds_v5 $0.25▲ 40%
4Standard_D4ds_v5 $0.356Standard_E4ds_v5 $0.5▲ 40%
8Standard_D8ds_v5 $0.712Standard_E8ds_v5 $1.00▲ 40%
16Standard_D16ds_v5 $1.424Standard_E16ds_v5 $2.00▲ 40%
32Standard_D32ds_v5 $2.848Standard_E32ds_v5 $4.00▲ 40%
48Standard_D48ds_v5 $4.272Standard_E48ds_v5 $6.00▲ 40%
64Standard_D64ds_v5 $5.696Standard_E64ds_v5 $8.00▲ 40%
96Standard_D96ds_v5 $8.544Standard_E96ds_v5 $12.00▲ 40%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Ddsv5 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
29% cheaper
Where Edsv5 leads
Sizes9 sizes here vs 8
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