Standard_D48_v3vsStandard_D48s_v3

Standard_D48_v3 and Standard_D48s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.104 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
On-demand$4.104/hr$4.104/hr
Lowest rate$3.283/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$3.283/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3Standard_D48s_v3 vs Standard_D48_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$4.104$4.104Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$2.46—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$1.642—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.28320% off$3.283Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
Memory (GiB)192192
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48_v3Standard_D48s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.104$4.104Same
East US 2eastus2$4.104$4.104Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.104$4.104Same
West US 2westus2$4.104$4.104Same
West US 3westus3$4.104$4.104Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.32$4.309Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.536$4.536Same
North Europenortheurope$4.536$4.536Same
Central UScentralus$4.638$4.638Same
West USwestus$4.68$4.68Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.728$4.872▲ 3%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.752$4.752Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.752$4.872▲ 3%
UK Southuksouth$4.752$4.752Same
UK Westukwest$4.752$4.752Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.872$4.872Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.872$4.872Same
West Europewesteurope$4.872$4.872Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.925$4.925Same
West Central USwestcentralus$4.925$4.925Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.992$4.992Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.076$5.076Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.076$5.076Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.359$5.359Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.40$5.40Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.502$5.502Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.544$5.544Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.64$5.64Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.64$5.64Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.64$5.64Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.64$5.64Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.64$5.64Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.664$5.664Same
Central Indiacentralindia$5.784$5.784Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.784$5.784Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.922$5.922Same
Japan Westjapanwest$6.096$6.096Same
East Asiaeastasia$6.204$6.204Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.334$6.334Same

Keep exploring

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