Standard_E96ads_v5vsStandard_E96ads_v6

Standard_E96ads_v5 is 16% cheaper than Standard_E96ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1,681.92 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
On-demand$12.00/hr16% less$14.304/hr
Lowest rate$9.60/hr16% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$11.443/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 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_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ads_v6 vs Standard_E96ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$7.20——
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$4.80——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$9.6020% off$11.443▲ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96ads_v5 leads
On-demand price$12.00 vs $14.304 per hour
16% cheaper
Where Standard_E96ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
vCPUs9696
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
Memory (GiB)672672
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
Network40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
FamilyEadsv5Eadsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96ads_v5 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96ads_v5Standard_E96ads_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
East US 2eastus2$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
North Central USnorthcentralus$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
West USwestus$12.00$16.234▲ 35%
West US 2westus2$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
West US 3westus3$12.00$14.304▲ 19%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$12.336$15.024▲ 22%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$12.96$16.704▲ 29%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$13.20$15.878▲ 20%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$13.20$15.878▲ 20%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$13.20$15.734▲ 19%
UK Southuksouth$13.20$16.55▲ 25%
UK Westukwest$13.20$16.55▲ 25%
North Europenortheurope$13.344$15.878▲ 19%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$13.536$19.603▲ 45%
Central Indiacentralindia$13.632$20.093▲ 47%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$13.632$20.093▲ 47%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$13.632$20.093▲ 47%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$13.632$20.093▲ 47%
South Indiasouthindia$13.632$20.093▲ 47%
Central UScentralus$13.824$16.157▲ 17%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$14.112$17.434▲ 24%
France Centralfrancecentral$14.304$16.55▲ 16%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$14.40$19.603▲ 36%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$14.40$19.603▲ 36%
Japan Eastjapaneast$14.40$19.603▲ 36%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$14.40$19.766▲ 37%
Korea Southkoreasouth$14.40$19.766▲ 37%
South Central USsouthcentralus$14.40$17.194▲ 19%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$14.40$19.603▲ 36%
UAE Northuaenorth$14.40$17.434▲ 21%
West Central USwestcentralus$14.40$17.194▲ 19%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$14.496$17.04▲ 18%
Italy Northitalynorth$14.496$17.04▲ 18%
Japan Westjapanwest$14.496$21.293▲ 47%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$14.496$17.04▲ 18%
Spain Centralspaincentral$14.496$17.04▲ 18%
West Europewesteurope$14.496$17.04▲ 18%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$14.592$17.194▲ 18%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$14.592$17.194▲ 18%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$14.592$17.856▲ 22%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$15.12$11.952▼ 21%
East Asiaeastasia$15.936$21.533▲ 35%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$15.936$19.123▲ 20%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$15.936$18.806▲ 18%
Sweden Southswedensouth$16.042$19.546▲ 22%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$17.05$20.746▲ 22%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$17.05$20.746▲ 22%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$17.16$17.434▲ 2%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$17.376$20.89▲ 20%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$17.597$25.488▲ 45%
France Southfrancesouth$18.346$21.523▲ 17%
UAE Centraluaecentral$18.72$22.666▲ 21%
Germany Northgermanynorth$18.816$22.022▲ 17%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$20.16$24.432▲ 21%
Norway Westnorwaywest$20.736$24.912▲ 20%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$22.656$27.158▲ 20%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$25.152$19.286▼ 23%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$30.576$37.19▲ 22%

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