Standard_D48_v3vsStandard_E48_v3

Standard_D48_v3 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E48_v3 on demand in East US, saving $1,142.30 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
On-demand$4.104/hr28% less$5.669/hr
Lowest rate$3.283/hr28% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$4.535/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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_E48_v3Standard_E48_v3 vs Standard_D48_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.28320% off$4.535▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48_v3 leads
On-demand price$4.104 vs $5.669 per hour
28% cheaper
Where Standard_E48_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 192
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
Memory (GiB)192384
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
FamilyDv3Ev3
CategoryGeneral purposeBusiness critical
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48_v3Standard_E48_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
East US 2eastus2$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
West US 2westus2$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
West US 3westus3$4.104$5.669▲ 38%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.32$5.856▲ 36%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.536$6.235▲ 37%
North Europenortheurope$4.536$6.293▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$4.638$6.509▲ 40%
West USwestus$4.68$6.293▲ 34%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.728$6.859▲ 45%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.752$6.72▲ 41%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.752$6.859▲ 44%
UK Southuksouth$4.752$6.235▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$4.752$6.235▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.872$6.859▲ 41%
West Europewesteurope$4.872$6.859▲ 41%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.925$6.806▲ 38%
West Central USwestcentralus$4.925$6.806▲ 38%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.992$6.816▲ 37%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.076$6.126▲ 21%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.076$6.126▲ 21%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.359$7.545▲ 41%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.40$7.56▲ 40%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.502$7.545▲ 37%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.544$11.909▲ 115%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.64$6.806▲ 21%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.64$6.806▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.64$6.806▲ 21%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.64$6.806▲ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.64$6.806▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.664$6.806▲ 20%
Central Indiacentralindia$5.784$6.466▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.784$6.466▲ 12%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.922$7.147▲ 21%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.096$6.84▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$6.204$7.524▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.334$8.917▲ 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.