Standard_E4ads_v6vsStandard_E4ds_v6

Standard_E4ads_v6 and Standard_E4ds_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.596 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
On-demand$0.596/hr$0.596/hr
Lowest rate$0.4768/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.4768/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. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6Standard_E4ds_v6 vs Standard_E4ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.596$0.596Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.3575—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.2384—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.476820% off$0.4768Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4ds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
FamilyEadsv6Edsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4ads_v6Standard_E4ds_v6Difference
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.498$0.498Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.596$0.596Same
East US 2eastus2$0.596$0.596Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.596$0.596Same
West US 2westus2$0.596$0.596Same
West US 3westus3$0.596$0.596Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.626$0.626Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.6556$0.6556Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.6616$0.6616Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.6616$0.6616Same
North Europenortheurope$0.6616$0.6616Same
Central UScentralus$0.6732$0.6732Same
West USwestus$0.6764$0.6764Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.6896$0.6896Same
UK Southuksouth$0.6896$0.6896Same
UK Westukwest$0.6896$0.6896Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.696$0.696Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.71$0.71Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.71$0.71Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.71$0.71Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.71$0.71Same
West Europewesteurope$0.71$0.71Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.7164$0.7164Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.7164$0.7164Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.7164$0.7164Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.7164$0.7164Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.7264$0.7264Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.7264$0.7264Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.7264$0.7264Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.744$0.7164▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.7836$0.7836Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.7968$0.7968Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.8036$0.8036Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.8144$0.8144Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.8168$0.8168Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.8168$0.8168Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.8168$0.8168Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.8168$0.8168Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.8168$0.727▼ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.8236$0.8236Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.8236$0.8236Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.8372$0.8372Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.8372$0.8372Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.8372$0.8372Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.8372$0.8372Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.8372$0.8372Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.8644$0.8644Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.8644$0.8644Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.8704$0.8704Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.8872$0.8872Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.8968$0.8968Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.8972$0.8972Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.9176$0.9176Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.9444$0.9444Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.018$1.018Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.038$1.038Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.062$0.9452▼ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.132$1.132Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.55$1.55Same

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