Standard_D4_v3vsStandard_E4_v3

Standard_D4_v3 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E4_v3 on demand in East US, saving $95.19 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
On-demand$0.342/hr28% less$0.4724/hr
Lowest rate$0.2736/hr28% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.3779/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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_E4_v3Standard_E4_v3 vs Standard_D4_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.273620% off$0.3779▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4_v3 leads
On-demand price$0.342 vs $0.4724 per hour
28% cheaper
Where Standard_E4_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
FamilyDv3Ev3
CategoryGeneral purposeBusiness critical
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4_v3Standard_E4_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
East US 2eastus2$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
West US 2westus2$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
West US 3westus3$0.342$0.4724▲ 38%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.36$0.488▲ 36%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.378$0.5196▲ 37%
North Europenortheurope$0.378$0.5244▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$0.3865$0.5424▲ 40%
West USwestus$0.39$0.5244▲ 34%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.394$0.5716▲ 45%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.396$0.56▲ 41%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.396$0.5716▲ 44%
UK Southuksouth$0.396$0.5196▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$0.396$0.5196▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.406$0.5716▲ 41%
West Europewesteurope$0.406$0.5716▲ 41%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.4104$0.5672▲ 38%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.4104$0.5672▲ 38%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.416$0.568▲ 37%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.423$0.5105▲ 21%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.423$0.5105▲ 21%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.4466$0.6288▲ 41%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.45$0.63▲ 40%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.4585$0.6288▲ 37%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.462$0.9924▲ 115%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.47$0.5672▲ 21%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.47$0.5672▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.47$0.5672▲ 21%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.47$0.5672▲ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.47$0.5672▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.472$0.5672▲ 20%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.482$0.5388▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.482$0.5388▲ 12%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.4935$0.5956▲ 21%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.508$0.57▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$0.517$0.627▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.5278$0.7431▲ 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.