Standard_D2_v3vsStandard_D2s_v3

Standard_D2_v3 and Standard_D2s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.171 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
On-demand$0.171/hr$0.171/hr
Lowest rate$0.1368/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.1368/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3Standard_D2s_v3 vs Standard_D2_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.171$0.171Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.1025—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.0684—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.136820% off$0.1368Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.171$0.171Same
East US 2eastus2$0.171$0.171Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.171$0.171Same
West US 2westus2$0.171$0.171Same
West US 3westus3$0.171$0.171Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.18$0.1795Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.189$0.189Same
North Europenortheurope$0.189$0.189Same
Central UScentralus$0.1932$0.1932Same
West USwestus$0.195$0.195Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.197$0.203▲ 3%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.198$0.198Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.198$0.203▲ 3%
UK Southuksouth$0.198$0.198Same
UK Westukwest$0.198$0.198Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.203$0.203Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.203$0.203Same
West Europewesteurope$0.203$0.203Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.2052$0.2052Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.2052$0.2052Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.208$0.208Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.2115$0.2115Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.2115$0.2115Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.2233$0.2233Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.225$0.225Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.2292$0.2292Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.231$0.231Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.235$0.235Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.235$0.235Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.235$0.235Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.235$0.235Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.235$0.235Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.236$0.236Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.241$0.241Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.241$0.241Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.2468$0.2468Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.254$0.254Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.2585$0.2585Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.2639$0.2639Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D2_v3General purpose, Dv3 family
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Compare Standard_D2_v3 with

Standard_E2_v3
Standard_D2s_v3General purpose, Dsv3 family
Standard_D2s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv3 family

Compare Standard_D2s_v3 with

Standard_E2s_v3Standard_D2s_v6

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