Standard_E48s_v3vsStandard_E48s_v6

Standard_E48s_v3 is 6% cheaper than Standard_E48s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $241.78 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
On-demand$5.669/hr6% less$6.00/hr
Lowest rate$2.267/hr6% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.40/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6Standard_E48s_v6 vs Standard_E48s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$3.40340% off$3.60▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$2.26760% off$2.40▲ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$4.53520% off$4.80▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48s_v3 leads
On-demand price$5.669 vs $6.00 per hour
6% cheaper
Where Standard_E48s_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
vCPUs4848
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
FamilyEsv3Esv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48s_v3 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
East US 2eastus2$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
West US 2westus2$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
West US 3westus3$5.669$6.00▲ 6%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.921$6.168▲ 4%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.126$8.16▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.235$6.60▲ 6%
UK Southuksouth$6.235$6.60▲ 6%
UK Westukwest$6.235$6.60▲ 6%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.236$6.60▲ 6%
North Europenortheurope$6.293$6.672▲ 6%
West USwestus$6.293$6.00▼ 5%
Central Indiacentralindia$6.466$6.816▲ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$6.466$6.84▲ 6%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$6.466$6.816▲ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$6.466$6.816▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$6.509$6.912▲ 6%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.72$7.152▲ 6%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$6.797$6.60▼ 3%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.806$7.318▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$6.806$7.20▲ 6%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$6.816$7.056▲ 4%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.816$7.20▲ 6%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.84$7.248▲ 6%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.859$7.248▲ 6%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.859$7.248▲ 6%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.859$7.248▲ 6%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.859$7.147▲ 4%
West Europewesteurope$6.859$7.248▲ 6%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$6.917$8.58▲ 24%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$6.936$7.214▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.936$7.214▲ 4%
Korea Southkoreasouth$7.08$7.20▲ 2%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$7.08$7.214▲ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$7.147$7.56▲ 6%
East Asiaeastasia$7.524$7.968▲ 6%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.545$7.968▲ 6%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.545$8.688▲ 15%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.56$7.968▲ 5%
Sweden Southswedensouth$7.70$8.021▲ 4%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$8.213$8.525▲ 4%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$8.213$8.525▲ 4%
South Indiasouthindia$8.554$6.816▼ 20%
UAE Centraluaecentral$8.832$9.36▲ 6%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$8.848$9.518▲ 8%
Germany Northgermanynorth$8.917$9.408▲ 6%
France Southfrancesouth$9.206$9.173Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$9.523$10.08▲ 6%
Norway Westnorwaywest$9.809$10.368▲ 6%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$10.531$11.328▲ 8%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$11.909$12.576▲ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$14.726$15.288▲ 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.