Standard_D4ads_v6vsStandard_E4ads_v6

Standard_D4ads_v6 is 25% cheaper than Standard_E4ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $108.04 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
On-demand$0.448/hr25% less$0.596/hr
Lowest rate$0.3584/hr25% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.4768/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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6 vs Standard_D4ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.358420% off$0.4768▲ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.448 vs $0.596 per hour
25% cheaper
Where Standard_E4ads_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
FamilyDadsv6Eadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4ads_v6Standard_E4ads_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
East US 2eastus2$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
West US 2westus2$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
West US 3westus3$0.448$0.596▲ 33%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.4708$0.626▲ 33%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.4928$0.6556▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.4972$0.6616▲ 33%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.4972$0.6616▲ 33%
North Europenortheurope$0.4972$0.6616▲ 33%
Central UScentralus$0.506$0.6732▲ 33%
West USwestus$0.5084$0.6764▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.5184$0.6896▲ 33%
UK Southuksouth$0.5184$0.6896▲ 33%
UK Westukwest$0.5184$0.6896▲ 33%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.524$0.696▲ 33%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.5336$0.71▲ 33%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.5336$0.71▲ 33%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.5336$0.71▲ 33%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.5336$0.71▲ 33%
West Europewesteurope$0.5336$0.71▲ 33%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.5388$0.7164▲ 33%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.5388$0.7164▲ 33%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.5388$0.7164▲ 33%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.5388$0.7164▲ 33%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.546$0.7264▲ 33%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.546$0.7264▲ 33%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.546$0.7264▲ 33%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.56$0.744▲ 33%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.5888$0.7836▲ 33%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.5992$0.7968▲ 33%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.604$0.8036▲ 33%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.612$0.8144▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.614$0.8168▲ 33%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.614$0.8168▲ 33%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.614$0.8168▲ 33%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.614$0.8168▲ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.614$0.8168▲ 33%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.6192$0.8236▲ 33%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.6192$0.8236▲ 33%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.6292$0.8372▲ 33%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.6292$0.8372▲ 33%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.6292$0.8372▲ 33%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.6292$0.8372▲ 33%
South Indiasouthindia$0.6292$0.8372▲ 33%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.6496$0.8644▲ 33%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.65$0.8644▲ 33%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.6544$0.8704▲ 33%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.6668$0.8872▲ 33%
France Southfrancesouth$0.674$0.8968▲ 33%
East Asiaeastasia$0.6744$0.8972▲ 33%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.68$0.498▼ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.6896$0.9176▲ 33%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.7096$0.9444▲ 33%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.7652$1.018▲ 33%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.7804$1.038▲ 33%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.7984$1.062▲ 33%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.8508$1.132▲ 33%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.168$1.55▲ 33%

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