Standard_E4_v3vsStandard_E4s_v3

Standard_E4_v3 and Standard_E4s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.4724 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
On-demand$0.4724/hr$0.4724/hr
Lowest rate$0.3779/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.3779/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3Standard_E4s_v3 vs Standard_E4_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4724$0.4724Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.2836—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.1889—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.377920% off$0.3779Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Instance details2 of 2 differStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryBusiness criticalMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4_v3 first. MySQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.4724$0.4724Same
East US 2eastus2$0.4724$0.4724Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.4724$0.4724Same
West US 2westus2$0.4724$0.4724Same
West US 3westus3$0.4724$0.4724Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.488$0.4934▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.5105$0.5105Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.5105$0.5105Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.5196$0.5196Same
UK Southuksouth$0.5196$0.5196Same
UK Westukwest$0.5196$0.5196Same
North Europenortheurope$0.5244$0.5244Same
West USwestus$0.5244$0.5244Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.5388$0.5388Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.5388$0.5388Same
Central UScentralus$0.5424$0.5424Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.56$0.56Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.5672$0.5672Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.5672$0.5672Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.5672$0.5672Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.5672$0.5672Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.5672$0.5672Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.5672$0.5672Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.5672$0.5672Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.5672$0.5672Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.568$0.568Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.57$0.57Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.5716$0.5716Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.5716$0.5716Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.5716$0.5716Same
West Europewesteurope$0.5716$0.5716Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.5956$0.5956Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.627$0.627Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.6288$0.6288Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.6288$0.6288Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.63$0.63Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.7431$0.7431Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.9924$0.9924Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4_v3Business critical, Ev3 family
Standard_E4_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Ev3 family

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Standard_D4_v3
Standard_E4s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E4s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E4s_v3 with

Standard_D4s_v3Standard_E4s_v6

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