Standard_E16ds_v4vsStandard_E16ds_v5

Standard_E16ds_v4 and Standard_E16ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.00 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
On-demand$2.00/hr$2.00/hr
Lowest rate$0.8/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.8/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 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_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5Standard_E16ds_v5 vs Standard_E16ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.00$2.00Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$1.2040% off$1.20Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.860% off$0.8Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$1.6020% off$1.60Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E16ds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16ds_v4 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16ds_v4Standard_E16ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.00$2.00Same
East US 2eastus2$2.00$2.00Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.00$2.00Same
West USwestus$2.00$2.00Same
West US 2westus2$2.00$2.00Same
West US 3westus3$2.00$2.00Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.056$2.056Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.16$2.16Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.16$2.16Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.20$2.20Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.20$2.20Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.20$2.20Same
UK Southuksouth$2.208$2.20Same
UK Westukwest$2.208$2.20Same
North Europenortheurope$2.224$2.224Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.272$2.272Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.272$2.272Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.272$2.272Same
South Indiasouthindia$2.272$2.272Same
West Indiawestindia$2.28$2.28Same
Central UScentralus$2.304$2.304Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.352$2.352Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.384$2.384Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.40$2.40Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.40$2.40Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.40$2.40Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.40$2.40Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.40$2.40Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.40$2.40Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.40$2.40Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.40$2.256▼ 6%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.40$2.40Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.40$2.40Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.416$2.416Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.416$2.416Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.416$2.416Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.416$2.416Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.416$2.416Same
West Europewesteurope$2.416$2.416Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.432$2.432Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.432$2.44Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.432$2.432Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.52$2.52Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.656$2.656Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.656$2.656Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.656$2.656Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.674$2.674Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.842$2.842Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.842$2.842Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.86$2.86Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.896$2.896Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.058$3.058Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.12$2.933▼ 6%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.12$3.12Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.136$3.136Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.36$3.36Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.456$3.456Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.776$3.776Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.192$4.192Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$5.096$5.096Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E16ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
Standard_E16ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv4 family

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Standard_E16ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E16ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

Compare Standard_E16ds_v5 with

Standard_D16ds_v5Standard_E16ads_v5Standard_E16ds_v6

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