Standard_E48_v3vsStandard_E48s_v3

Standard_E48_v3 and Standard_E48s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $5.669 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
On-demand$5.669/hr$5.669/hr
Lowest rate$4.535/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$4.535/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v3 vs Standard_E48_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$5.669$5.669Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$3.403—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$2.267—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$4.53520% off$4.535Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E48s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryBusiness criticalMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.669$5.669Same
East US 2eastus2$5.669$5.669Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.669$5.669Same
West US 2westus2$5.669$5.669Same
West US 3westus3$5.669$5.669Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.856$5.921▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.126$6.126Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$6.126$6.126Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.235$6.235Same
UK Southuksouth$6.235$6.235Same
UK Westukwest$6.235$6.235Same
North Europenortheurope$6.293$6.293Same
West USwestus$6.293$6.293Same
Central Indiacentralindia$6.466$6.466Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$6.466$6.466Same
Central UScentralus$6.509$6.509Same
France Centralfrancecentral$6.72$6.72Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.806$6.806Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$6.806$6.806Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.806$6.806Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.806$6.806Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.806$6.806Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.806$6.806Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.806$6.806Same
West Central USwestcentralus$6.806$6.806Same
UAE Northuaenorth$6.816$6.816Same
Japan Westjapanwest$6.84$6.84Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.859$6.859Same
Italy Northitalynorth$6.859$6.859Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.859$6.859Same
West Europewesteurope$6.859$6.859Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$7.147$7.147Same
East Asiaeastasia$7.524$7.524Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.545$7.545Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.545$7.545Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.56$7.56Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$8.917$8.917Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$11.909$11.909Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E48_v3Business critical, Ev3 family
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Standard_E48s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E48s_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.