Standard_D2_v3vsStandard_E2_v3

Standard_D2_v3 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E2_v3 on demand in East US, saving $47.60 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
On-demand$0.171/hr28% less$0.2362/hr
Lowest rate$0.1368/hr28% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.189/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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_E2_v3Standard_E2_v3 vs Standard_D2_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.136820% off$0.189▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2_v3 leads
On-demand price$0.171 vs $0.2362 per hour
28% cheaper
Where Standard_E2_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
FamilyDv3Ev3
CategoryGeneral purposeBusiness critical
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2_v3Standard_E2_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
East US 2eastus2$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
West US 2westus2$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
West US 3westus3$0.171$0.2362▲ 38%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.18$0.244▲ 36%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.189$0.2598▲ 37%
North Europenortheurope$0.189$0.2622▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$0.1932$0.2712▲ 40%
West USwestus$0.195$0.2622▲ 34%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.197$0.2858▲ 45%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.198$0.28▲ 41%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.198$0.2858▲ 44%
UK Southuksouth$0.198$0.2598▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$0.198$0.2598▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.203$0.2858▲ 41%
West Europewesteurope$0.203$0.2858▲ 41%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.2052$0.2836▲ 38%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.2052$0.2836▲ 38%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.208$0.284▲ 37%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.2115$0.2552▲ 21%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.2115$0.2552▲ 21%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.2233$0.3144▲ 41%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.225$0.315▲ 40%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.2292$0.3144▲ 37%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.231$0.4962▲ 115%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.235$0.2836▲ 21%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.235$0.2836▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.235$0.2836▲ 21%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.235$0.2836▲ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.235$0.2836▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.236$0.2836▲ 20%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.241$0.2694▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.241$0.2694▲ 12%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.2468$0.2978▲ 21%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.254$0.285▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$0.2585$0.3135▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.2639$0.3715▲ 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.