Standard_E2_v3vsStandard_E2s_v3

Standard_E2_v3 and Standard_E2s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.2362 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
On-demand$0.2362/hr$0.2362/hr
Lowest rate$0.189/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.189/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3 vs Standard_E2_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2362$0.2362Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.1418—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.0944—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.18920% off$0.189Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryBusiness criticalMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.2362$0.2362Same
East US 2eastus2$0.2362$0.2362Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.2362$0.2362Same
West US 2westus2$0.2362$0.2362Same
West US 3westus3$0.2362$0.2362Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.244$0.2467▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.2552$0.2552Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.2552$0.2552Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.2598$0.2598Same
UK Southuksouth$0.2598$0.2598Same
UK Westukwest$0.2598$0.2598Same
North Europenortheurope$0.2622$0.2622Same
West USwestus$0.2622$0.2622Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.2694$0.2694Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.2694$0.2694Same
Central UScentralus$0.2712$0.2712Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.28$0.28Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.2836$0.2836Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.2836$0.2836Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.2836$0.2836Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.2836$0.2836Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.2836$0.2836Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.2836$0.2836Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.2836$0.2836Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.2836$0.2836Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.284$0.284Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.285$0.285Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.2858$0.2858Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.2858$0.2858Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.2858$0.2858Same
West Europewesteurope$0.2858$0.2858Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.2978$0.2978Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.3135$0.3135Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.3144$0.3144Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.3144$0.3144Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.315$0.315Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.3715$0.3715Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.4962$0.4962Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2_v3Business critical, Ev3 family
Standard_E2_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Ev3 family

Compare Standard_E2_v3 with

Standard_D2_v3
Standard_E2s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E2s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E2s_v3 with

Standard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6

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