Standard_D2ads_v6vsStandard_E2ads_v6

Standard_D2ads_v6 is 25% cheaper than Standard_E2ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $54.02 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
On-demand$0.224/hr25% less$0.298/hr
Lowest rate$0.1792/hr25% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.2384/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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6 vs Standard_D2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.179220% off$0.2384▲ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.224 vs $0.298 per hour
25% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ads_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
FamilyDadsv6Eadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
East US 2eastus2$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
West US 2westus2$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
West US 3westus3$0.224$0.298▲ 33%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.2354$0.313▲ 33%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.2464$0.3278▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.2486$0.3308▲ 33%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.2486$0.3308▲ 33%
North Europenortheurope$0.2486$0.3308▲ 33%
Central UScentralus$0.253$0.3366▲ 33%
West USwestus$0.2542$0.3382▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.2592$0.3448▲ 33%
UK Southuksouth$0.2592$0.3448▲ 33%
UK Westukwest$0.2592$0.3448▲ 33%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.262$0.348▲ 33%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.2668$0.355▲ 33%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.2668$0.355▲ 33%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.2668$0.355▲ 33%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.2668$0.355▲ 33%
West Europewesteurope$0.2668$0.355▲ 33%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.2694$0.3582▲ 33%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.2694$0.3582▲ 33%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.2694$0.3582▲ 33%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.2694$0.3582▲ 33%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.273$0.3632▲ 33%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.273$0.3632▲ 33%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.273$0.3632▲ 33%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.28$0.372▲ 33%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.2944$0.3918▲ 33%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.2996$0.3984▲ 33%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.302$0.4018▲ 33%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.306$0.4072▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.307$0.4084▲ 33%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.307$0.4084▲ 33%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.307$0.4084▲ 33%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.307$0.4084▲ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.307$0.4084▲ 33%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.3096$0.4118▲ 33%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.3096$0.4118▲ 33%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.3146$0.4186▲ 33%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.3146$0.4186▲ 33%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.3146$0.4186▲ 33%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.3146$0.4186▲ 33%
South Indiasouthindia$0.3146$0.4186▲ 33%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.3248$0.4322▲ 33%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.325$0.4322▲ 33%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.3272$0.4352▲ 33%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.3334$0.4436▲ 33%
France Southfrancesouth$0.337$0.4484▲ 33%
East Asiaeastasia$0.3372$0.4486▲ 33%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.34$0.249▼ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.3448$0.4588▲ 33%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.3548$0.4722▲ 33%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.3826$0.509▲ 33%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.3902$0.519▲ 33%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.3992$0.531▲ 33%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.4254$0.5658▲ 33%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.5842$0.7748▲ 33%

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