Standard_E20_v3vsStandard_E20s_v3

Standard_E20_v3 and Standard_E20s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.362 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
On-demand$2.362/hr$2.362/hr
Lowest rate$1.89/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$1.89/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size20 vCPUs, 160 GiB20 vCPUs, 160 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_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v3 vs Standard_E20_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$2.362$2.362Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$1.418—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.9444—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$1.8920% off$1.89Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E20_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E20s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
vCPUs2020
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Memory (GiB)160160
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Network10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryBusiness criticalMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E20_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.362$2.362Same
East US 2eastus2$2.362$2.362Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.362$2.362Same
West US 2westus2$2.362$2.362Same
West US 3westus3$2.362$2.362Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.44$2.467▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.552$2.552Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.552$2.552Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.598$2.598Same
UK Southuksouth$2.598$2.598Same
UK Westukwest$2.598$2.598Same
North Europenortheurope$2.622$2.622Same
West USwestus$2.622$2.622Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.694$2.694Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.694$2.694Same
Central UScentralus$2.712$2.712Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.80$2.80Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.836$2.836Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.836$2.836Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.836$2.836Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.836$2.836Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.836$2.836Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.836$2.836Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.836$2.836Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.836$2.836Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.84$2.84Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.85$2.85Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.858$2.858Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.858$2.858Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.858$2.858Same
West Europewesteurope$2.858$2.858Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.978$2.978Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.135$3.135Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.144$3.144Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.144$3.144Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.15$3.15Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.715$3.715Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.962$4.962Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E20_v3Business critical, Ev3 family
Standard_E20_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Ev3 family
Standard_E20s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E20s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

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