Standard_D48ads_v6vsStandard_D48ds_v6

Standard_D48ads_v6 and Standard_D48ds_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $5.376 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
On-demand$5.376/hr$5.376/hr
Lowest rate$4.301/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$4.301/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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6Standard_D48ds_v6 vs Standard_D48ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$5.376$5.376Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$3.227—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$2.15—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$4.30120% off$4.301Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48ds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
Network28,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
FamilyDadsv6Ddsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48ads_v6Standard_D48ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.376$5.376Same
East US 2eastus2$5.376$5.376Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.376$5.376Same
West US 2westus2$5.376$5.376Same
West US 3westus3$5.376$5.376Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.65$5.65Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.914$5.914Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.966$5.966Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.966$5.966Same
North Europenortheurope$5.966$5.966Same
Central UScentralus$6.072$6.072Same
West USwestus$6.101$6.101Same
France Centralfrancecentral$6.221$6.221Same
UK Southuksouth$6.221$6.221Same
UK Westukwest$6.221$6.221Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.288$6.288Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.403$6.403Same
Italy Northitalynorth$6.403$6.403Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.403$6.403Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.403$6.403Same
West Europewesteurope$6.403$6.403Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.466$6.466Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.466$6.466Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.466$6.466Same
West Central USwestcentralus$6.466$6.466Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.552$6.552Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$6.552$6.552Same
UAE Northuaenorth$6.552$6.552Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.72$6.466▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.066$7.066Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.19$7.19Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.248$7.248Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$7.344$7.344Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.368$7.368Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.368$7.368Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.368$7.368Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$7.368$7.368Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$7.368$6.558▼ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.43$7.43Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$7.43$7.43Same
Central Indiacentralindia$7.55$7.55Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$7.55$7.55Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$7.55$7.55Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$7.55$7.55Same
South Indiasouthindia$7.55$7.55Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$7.795$7.795Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$7.80$7.80Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.853$7.853Same
Japan Westjapanwest$8.002$8.002Same
France Southfrancesouth$8.088$8.088Same
East Asiaeastasia$8.093$8.093Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$8.16$7.738▼ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$8.275$8.275Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$8.515$8.515Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$9.182$9.182Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$9.365$9.365Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$9.581$8.527▼ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$10.21$10.21Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$14.021$14.021Same

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