Standard_D32ads_v6vsStandard_D32ds_v6

Standard_D32ads_v6 and Standard_D32ds_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.584 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
On-demand$3.584/hr$3.584/hr
Lowest rate$2.867/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$2.867/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 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_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6Standard_D32ds_v6 vs Standard_D32ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.584$3.584Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$2.152—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$1.433—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$2.86720% off$2.867Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D32ds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
vCPUs3232
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
Network20,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
FamilyDadsv6Ddsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32ads_v6Standard_D32ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.584$3.584Same
East US 2eastus2$3.584$3.584Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.584$3.584Same
West US 2westus2$3.584$3.584Same
West US 3westus3$3.584$3.584Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.766$3.766Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.942$3.942Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.978$3.978Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.978$3.978Same
North Europenortheurope$3.978$3.978Same
Central UScentralus$4.048$4.048Same
West USwestus$4.067$4.067Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.147$4.147Same
UK Southuksouth$4.147$4.147Same
UK Westukwest$4.147$4.147Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.192$4.192Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.269$4.269Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.269$4.269Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.269$4.269Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.269$4.269Same
West Europewesteurope$4.269$4.269Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.31$4.31Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.31$4.31Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.31$4.31Same
West Central USwestcentralus$4.31$4.31Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.368$4.368Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.368$4.368Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.368$4.368Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.48$4.31▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.71$4.71Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.794$4.794Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.832$4.832Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.896$4.896Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.912$4.912Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.912$4.912Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.912$4.912Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.912$4.912Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.912$4.372▼ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.954$4.954Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.954$4.954Same
Central Indiacentralindia$5.034$5.034Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.034$5.034Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$5.034$5.034Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$5.034$5.034Same
South Indiasouthindia$5.034$5.034Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.197$5.197Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.20$5.20Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.235$5.235Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.334$5.334Same
France Southfrancesouth$5.392$5.392Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.395$5.395Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.44$5.158▼ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.517$5.517Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.677$5.677Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.122$6.122Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.243$6.243Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.387$5.685▼ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.806$6.806Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.347$9.347Same

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