Standard_E2ads_v5vsStandard_E2ds_v5

Standard_E2ads_v5 and Standard_E2ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.25 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
On-demand$0.25/hr$0.25/hr
Lowest rate$0.1/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v5 vs Standard_E2ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.25$0.25Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.1540% off$0.15Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.160% off$0.1Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.220% off$0.2Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2ads_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2ds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
FamilyEadsv5Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2ads_v5 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.25$0.25Same
East US 2eastus2$0.25$0.25Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.25$0.25Same
West USwestus$0.25$0.25Same
West US 2westus2$0.25$0.25Same
West US 3westus3$0.25$0.25Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.257$0.257Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.27$0.27Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.27$0.27Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.275$0.275Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.275$0.275Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.275$0.275Same
UK Southuksouth$0.275$0.275Same
UK Westukwest$0.275$0.275Same
North Europenortheurope$0.278$0.278Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.282$0.282Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.284$0.284Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.284$0.284Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.284$0.284Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.284$0.284Same
West Indiawestindia$0.285$0.285Same
Central UScentralus$0.288$0.288Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.294$0.294Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.298$0.298Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.3$0.3Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.3$0.3Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.3$0.3Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.3$0.3Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.3$0.3Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.3$0.3Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.3$0.3Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.3$0.3Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.3$0.3Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.302$0.302Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.302$0.302Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.302$0.302Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.302$0.302Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.302$0.302Same
West Europewesteurope$0.302$0.302Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.304$0.304Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.304$0.305Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.304$0.304Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.315$0.315Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.332$0.332Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.332$0.332Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.332$0.332Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.3342$0.3342Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.3552$0.3552Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.3552$0.3552Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.3575$0.3575Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.362$0.362Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.3666$0.3666Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.3822$0.3822Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.39$0.39Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.392$0.392Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.42$0.42Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.432$0.432Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.472$0.472Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.524$0.524Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.637$0.637Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2ads_v5Memory optimized, Eadsv5 family
Standard_E2ads_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv5 family

Compare Standard_E2ads_v5 with

Standard_D2ads_v5Standard_E2ads_v6
Standard_E2ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E2ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

Compare Standard_E2ds_v5 with

Standard_D2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v4Standard_E2ds_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.