Standard_D8_v3vsStandard_E8_v3

Standard_D8_v3 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E8_v3 on demand in East US, saving $190.38 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
On-demand$0.684/hr28% less$0.9448/hr
Lowest rate$0.5472/hr28% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.7558/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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_E8_v3Standard_E8_v3 vs Standard_D8_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.547220% off$0.7558▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8_v3 leads
On-demand price$0.684 vs $0.9448 per hour
28% cheaper
Where Standard_E8_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

4 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
Memory (GiB)3264
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
Network2,000 Mbps4,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
FamilyDv3Ev3
CategoryGeneral purposeBusiness critical
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8_v3Standard_E8_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
East US 2eastus2$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
West US 2westus2$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
West US 3westus3$0.684$0.9448▲ 38%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.72$0.976▲ 36%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.756$1.039▲ 37%
North Europenortheurope$0.756$1.049▲ 39%
Central UScentralus$0.7729$1.085▲ 40%
West USwestus$0.78$1.049▲ 34%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.788$1.143▲ 45%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.792$1.12▲ 41%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.792$1.143▲ 44%
UK Southuksouth$0.792$1.039▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$0.792$1.039▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.812$1.143▲ 41%
West Europewesteurope$0.812$1.143▲ 41%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.8208$1.134▲ 38%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.8208$1.134▲ 38%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.832$1.136▲ 37%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.846$1.021▲ 21%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.846$1.021▲ 21%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.8932$1.258▲ 41%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.9$1.26▲ 40%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.917$1.258▲ 37%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.924$1.985▲ 115%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.94$1.134▲ 21%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.94$1.134▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.94$1.134▲ 21%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.94$1.134▲ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.94$1.134▲ 21%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.944$1.134▲ 20%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.964$1.078▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.964$1.078▲ 12%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.987$1.191▲ 21%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.016$1.14▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$1.034$1.254▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.056$1.486▲ 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.