Standard_E4as_v6vsStandard_E4s_v6

Standard_E4as_v6 and Standard_E4s_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.5 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
On-demand$0.5/hr$0.5/hr
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_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6Standard_E4s_v6 vs Standard_E4as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.5$0.5Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$0.3—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$0.2—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.4—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4s_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
FamilyEasv6Esv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4as_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4as_v6Standard_E4s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.5$0.5Same
East US 2eastus2$0.5$0.5Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.5$0.5Same
West US 2westus2$0.5$0.5Same
West US 3westus3$0.5$0.5Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.514$0.514Same
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
West USwestus$0.5676$0.5▼ 12%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.57$0.568Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.57$0.568Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.57$0.568Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.57$0.568Same
Central UScentralus$0.576$0.576Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.584$0.68▲ 16%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.5956$0.5956Same
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
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.6012$0.6012Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.6012$0.6012Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.604$0.604Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.604$0.604Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.604$0.604Same
West Europewesteurope$0.604$0.604Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.6052$0.6▼ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.6096$0.588▼ 4%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.6098$0.6098Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.624$0.6012▼ 4%
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
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.7$0.57▼ 19%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.7104$0.7104Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.7104$0.7104Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.715$0.715Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.72$0.604▼ 16%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.724$0.724Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.7644$0.7644Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.79$0.78▼ 1%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.7932$0.7932Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.8452$0.784▼ 7%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.864$0.864Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.944$0.944Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.9492$0.84▼ 12%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.05$1.048Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.30$1.274▼ 2%

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