Standard_E2s_v3vsStandard_E2s_v6

Standard_E2s_v3 is 6% cheaper than Standard_E2s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $10.07 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
On-demand$0.2362/hr6% less$0.25/hr
Lowest rate$0.0944/hr6% less3-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_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6Standard_E2s_v6 vs Standard_E2s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.141840% off$0.15▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.094460% off$0.1▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.18920% off$0.2▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2s_v3 leads
On-demand price$0.2362 vs $0.25 per hour
6% cheaper
Where Standard_E2s_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
vCPUs22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
Network1,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
FamilyEsv3Esv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2s_v3 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
East US 2eastus2$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
West US 2westus2$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
West US 3westus3$0.2362$0.25▲ 6%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.2467$0.257▲ 4%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.2552$0.34▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.2598$0.275▲ 6%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.2598$0.275▲ 6%
UK Southuksouth$0.2598$0.275▲ 6%
UK Westukwest$0.2598$0.275▲ 6%
North Europenortheurope$0.2622$0.278▲ 6%
West USwestus$0.2622$0.25▼ 5%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.2694$0.284▲ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.2694$0.285▲ 6%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.2694$0.284▲ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.2694$0.284▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$0.2712$0.288▲ 6%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.28$0.298▲ 6%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.2832$0.275▼ 3%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.2836$0.3049▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.2836$0.3▲ 6%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.284$0.294▲ 4%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.284$0.3▲ 6%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.285$0.302▲ 6%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.2858$0.302▲ 6%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.2858$0.302▲ 6%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.2858$0.302▲ 6%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.2858$0.2978▲ 4%
West Europewesteurope$0.2858$0.302▲ 6%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.2882$0.3575▲ 24%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.289$0.3006▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.289$0.3006▲ 4%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.295$0.3▲ 2%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.295$0.3006▲ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.2978$0.315▲ 6%
East Asiaeastasia$0.3135$0.332▲ 6%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.3144$0.332▲ 6%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.3144$0.362▲ 15%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.315$0.332▲ 5%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.3208$0.3342▲ 4%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.3422$0.3552▲ 4%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.3422$0.3552▲ 4%
South Indiasouthindia$0.3564$0.284▼ 20%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.368$0.39▲ 6%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.3687$0.3966▲ 8%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.3715$0.392▲ 6%
France Southfrancesouth$0.3836$0.3822Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.3968$0.42▲ 6%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.4087$0.432▲ 6%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.4388$0.472▲ 8%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.4962$0.524▲ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.6136$0.637▲ 4%

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