Standard_D16_v3vsStandard_E16_v3

Standard_D16_v3 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E16_v3 on demand in East US, saving $380.77 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
On-demand$1.368/hr28% less$1.89/hr
Lowest rate$1.094/hr28% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$1.512/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size16 vCPUs, 64 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. MySQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3Standard_E16_v3 vs Standard_D16_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$1.09420% off$1.512▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D16_v3 leads
On-demand price$1.368 vs $1.89 per hour
28% cheaper
Where Standard_E16_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

4 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
Memory (GiB)64128
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
Network2,000 Mbps8,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
FamilyDv3Ev3
CategoryGeneral purposeBusiness critical
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D16_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D16_v3Standard_E16_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
East US 2eastus2$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
West US 2westus2$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
West US 3westus3$1.368$1.89▲ 38%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.44$1.952▲ 36%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.512$2.078▲ 37%
North Europenortheurope$1.512$2.098▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$1.546$2.17▲ 40%
West USwestus$1.56$2.098▲ 34%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.576$2.286▲ 45%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.584$2.24▲ 41%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.584$2.286▲ 44%
UK Southuksouth$1.584$2.078▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$1.584$2.078▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.624$2.286▲ 41%
West Europewesteurope$1.624$2.286▲ 41%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.642$2.269▲ 38%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.642$2.269▲ 38%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.664$2.272▲ 37%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.692$2.042▲ 21%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.692$2.042▲ 21%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.786$2.515▲ 41%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.80$2.52▲ 40%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.834$2.515▲ 37%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.848$3.97▲ 115%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.88$2.269▲ 21%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.88$2.269▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.88$2.269▲ 21%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.88$2.269▲ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.88$2.269▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.888$2.269▲ 20%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.928$2.155▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.928$2.155▲ 12%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.974$2.382▲ 21%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.032$2.28▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$2.068$2.508▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.111$2.972▲ 41%

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Azure Database for PostgreSQL & MySQL MySQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.