Standard_E4ads_v5vsStandard_E4ds_v5

Standard_E4ads_v5 and Standard_E4ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.5 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
On-demand$0.5/hr$0.5/hr
Lowest rate$0.2/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Standard_E4ds_v5 vs Standard_E4ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.5$0.5Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.340% off$0.3Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.260% off$0.2Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.420% off$0.4Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4ads_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4ds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
FamilyEadsv5Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4ads_v5 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.5$0.5Same
East US 2eastus2$0.5$0.5Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.5$0.5Same
West USwestus$0.5$0.5Same
West US 2westus2$0.5$0.5Same
West US 3westus3$0.5$0.5Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.514$0.514Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.54$0.54Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.54$0.54Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.55$0.55Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.55$0.55Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.55$0.55Same
UK Southuksouth$0.55$0.55Same
UK Westukwest$0.55$0.55Same
North Europenortheurope$0.556$0.556Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.564$0.564Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.568$0.568Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.568$0.568Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.568$0.568Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.568$0.568Same
West Indiawestindia$0.57$0.57Same
Central UScentralus$0.576$0.576Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.588$0.588Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.596$0.596Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.6$0.6Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.6$0.6Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.6$0.6Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.6$0.6Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.6$0.6Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.6$0.6Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.6$0.6Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.6$0.6Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.6$0.6Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.604$0.604Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.604$0.604Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.604$0.604Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.604$0.604Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.604$0.604Same
West Europewesteurope$0.604$0.604Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.608$0.608Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.608$0.61Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.608$0.608Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.63$0.63Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.664$0.664Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.664$0.664Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.664$0.664Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.6684$0.6684Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.7104$0.7104Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.7104$0.7104Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.715$0.715Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.724$0.724Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.7332$0.7332Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.7644$0.7644Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.78$0.78Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.784$0.784Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.84$0.84Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.864$0.864Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.944$0.944Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.048$1.048Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.274$1.274Same

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

Standard_E4ads_v5Memory optimized, Eadsv5 family
Standard_E4ads_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv5 family

Compare Standard_E4ads_v5 with

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Standard_E4ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E4ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

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