Standard_D4as_v6vsStandard_D4s_v6

Standard_D4as_v6 and Standard_D4s_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.356 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
On-demand$0.356/hr$0.356/hr
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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6Standard_D4s_v6 vs Standard_D4as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.356$0.356Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.2137—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.1425—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.2848—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4s_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
FamilyDasv6Dsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4as_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4as_v6Standard_D4s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.356$0.356Same
East US 2eastus2$0.356$0.356Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.356$0.356Same
West US 2westus2$0.356$0.356Same
West US 3westus3$0.356$0.356Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.374$0.374Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.3916$0.3916Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.396$0.352▼ 11%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.396$0.3952Same
North Europenortheurope$0.396$0.3952Same
Central UScentralus$0.402$0.402Same
West USwestus$0.404$0.404Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.412$0.412Same
UK Southuksouth$0.412$0.412Same
UK Westukwest$0.412$0.412Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.416$0.484▲ 16%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.424$0.424Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.424$0.424Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.424$0.424Same
West Europewesteurope$0.424$0.424Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.428$0.428Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.428$0.428Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.428$0.428Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.428$0.428Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.434$0.434Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.434$0.434Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.4343$0.4343Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.444$0.428▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.47$0.468Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.478$0.476Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.48$0.48Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.4864$0.4864Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.488$0.488Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.488$0.488Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.488$0.488Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.488$0.488Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.492$0.492Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.492$0.492Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.5$0.502Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.5$0.424▼ 15%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.502$0.5Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.502$0.5Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.502$0.5Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.502$0.5Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.509$0.434▼ 15%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.5124$0.5124Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.5162$0.5162Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.5164$0.5164Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.52$0.52Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.53$0.53Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.5356$0.5356Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.538$0.536Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.5624$0.5624Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.5646$0.5646Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.6016$0.548▼ 9%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.6214$0.62Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.6756$0.608▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.676$0.676Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.9256$0.9256Same

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