Standard_D8ads_v6vsStandard_E8ads_v6

Standard_D8ads_v6 is 25% cheaper than Standard_E8ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $216.08 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
On-demand$0.896/hr25% less$1.192/hr
Lowest rate$0.7168/hr25% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.9536/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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6 vs Standard_D8ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.716820% off$0.9536▲ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.896 vs $1.192 per hour
25% cheaper
Where Standard_E8ads_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
FamilyDadsv6Eadsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8ads_v6Standard_E8ads_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
East US 2eastus2$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
West US 2westus2$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
West US 3westus3$0.896$1.192▲ 33%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.9416$1.252▲ 33%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.9856$1.311▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.9944$1.323▲ 33%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.9944$1.323▲ 33%
North Europenortheurope$0.9944$1.323▲ 33%
Central UScentralus$1.012$1.346▲ 33%
West USwestus$1.017$1.353▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.037$1.379▲ 33%
UK Southuksouth$1.037$1.379▲ 33%
UK Westukwest$1.037$1.379▲ 33%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.048$1.392▲ 33%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.067$1.42▲ 33%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.067$1.42▲ 33%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.067$1.42▲ 33%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.067$1.42▲ 33%
West Europewesteurope$1.067$1.42▲ 33%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.078$1.433▲ 33%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.078$1.433▲ 33%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.078$1.433▲ 33%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.078$1.433▲ 33%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.092$1.453▲ 33%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.092$1.453▲ 33%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.092$1.453▲ 33%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.12$1.488▲ 33%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.178$1.567▲ 33%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.198$1.594▲ 33%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.208$1.607▲ 33%
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.224$1.629▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.228$1.634▲ 33%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.228$1.634▲ 33%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.228$1.634▲ 33%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.228$1.634▲ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.228$1.634▲ 33%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.238$1.647▲ 33%
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.238$1.647▲ 33%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.258$1.674▲ 33%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.258$1.674▲ 33%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.258$1.674▲ 33%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.258$1.674▲ 33%
South Indiasouthindia$1.258$1.674▲ 33%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.299$1.729▲ 33%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.30$1.729▲ 33%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.309$1.741▲ 33%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.334$1.774▲ 33%
France Southfrancesouth$1.348$1.794▲ 33%
East Asiaeastasia$1.349$1.794▲ 33%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.36$0.996▼ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.379$1.835▲ 33%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.419$1.889▲ 33%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.53$2.036▲ 33%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.561$2.076▲ 33%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.597$2.124▲ 33%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.702$2.263▲ 33%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.337$3.099▲ 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.