Standard_D8_v3vsStandard_D8s_v3

Standard_D8_v3 and Standard_D8s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.684 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
On-demand$0.684/hr$0.684/hr
Lowest rate$0.5472/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.5472/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 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_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3Standard_D8s_v3 vs Standard_D8_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.684$0.684Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.41—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.2737—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.547220% off$0.5472Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D8s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.684$0.684Same
East US 2eastus2$0.684$0.684Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.684$0.684Same
West US 2westus2$0.684$0.684Same
West US 3westus3$0.684$0.684Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.72$0.7181Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.756$0.756Same
North Europenortheurope$0.756$0.756Same
Central UScentralus$0.7729$0.7729Same
West USwestus$0.78$0.78Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.788$0.812▲ 3%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.792$0.792Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.792$0.812▲ 3%
UK Southuksouth$0.792$0.792Same
UK Westukwest$0.792$0.792Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.812$0.812Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.812$0.812Same
West Europewesteurope$0.812$0.812Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.8208$0.8208Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.8208$0.8208Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.832$0.832Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.846$0.846Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.846$0.846Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.8932$0.8932Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.9$0.9Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.917$0.917Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.924$0.924Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.94$0.94Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.94$0.94Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.94$0.94Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.94$0.94Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.94$0.94Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.944$0.944Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.964$0.964Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.964$0.964Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.987$0.987Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.016$1.016Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.034$1.034Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.056$1.056Same

Keep exploring

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

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