Standard_E2as_v6vsStandard_E2s_v6

Standard_E2as_v6 and Standard_E2s_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.25 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
On-demand$0.25/hr$0.25/hr
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_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6Standard_E2s_v6 vs Standard_E2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.25$0.25Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.15—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.1—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.2—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2s_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
FamilyEasv6Esv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2as_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.25$0.25Same
East US 2eastus2$0.25$0.25Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.25$0.25Same
West US 2westus2$0.25$0.25Same
West US 3westus3$0.25$0.25Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.257$0.257Same
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
West USwestus$0.2838$0.25▼ 12%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.285$0.284Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.285$0.284Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.285$0.284Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.285$0.284Same
Central UScentralus$0.288$0.288Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.292$0.34▲ 16%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.2978$0.2978Same
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
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.3006$0.3006Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.3006$0.3006Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.302$0.302Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.302$0.302Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.302$0.302Same
West Europewesteurope$0.302$0.302Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.3026$0.3▼ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.3048$0.294▼ 4%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.3049$0.3049Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.312$0.3006▼ 4%
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
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.35$0.285▼ 19%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.3552$0.3552Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.3552$0.3552Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.3575$0.3575Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.36$0.302▼ 16%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.362$0.362Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.3822$0.3822Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.395$0.39▼ 1%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.3966$0.3966Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.4226$0.392▼ 7%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.432$0.432Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.472$0.472Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.4746$0.42▼ 12%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.525$0.524Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.65$0.637▼ 2%

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