Standard_D4_v3vsStandard_D4s_v3

Standard_D4_v3 and Standard_D4s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.342 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
On-demand$0.342/hr$0.342/hr
Lowest rate$0.2736/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.2736/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3Standard_D4s_v3 vs Standard_D4_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.342$0.342Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.205—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.1368—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.273620% off$0.2736Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.342$0.342Same
East US 2eastus2$0.342$0.342Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.342$0.342Same
West US 2westus2$0.342$0.342Same
West US 3westus3$0.342$0.342Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.36$0.359Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.378$0.378Same
North Europenortheurope$0.378$0.378Same
Central UScentralus$0.3865$0.3865Same
West USwestus$0.39$0.39Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.394$0.406▲ 3%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.396$0.396Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.396$0.406▲ 3%
UK Southuksouth$0.396$0.396Same
UK Westukwest$0.396$0.396Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.406$0.406Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.406$0.406Same
West Europewesteurope$0.406$0.406Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.4104$0.4104Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.4104$0.4104Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.416$0.416Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.423$0.423Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.423$0.423Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.4466$0.4466Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.45$0.45Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.4585$0.4585Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.462$0.462Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.47$0.47Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.47$0.47Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.47$0.47Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.47$0.47Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.47$0.47Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.472$0.472Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.482$0.482Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.482$0.482Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.4935$0.4935Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.508$0.508Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.517$0.517Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.5278$0.5278Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D4_v3General purpose, Dv3 family
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Standard_D4s_v3General purpose, Dsv3 family
Standard_D4s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv3 family

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