Standard_E96ads_v6vsStandard_E96ds_v6

Standard_E96ads_v6 and Standard_E96ds_v6 cost the same on demand in East US, $14.304 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
On-demand$14.304/hr$14.304/hr
Lowest rate$11.443/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$11.443/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 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_v6Standard_E96ds_v6Standard_E96ds_v6 vs Standard_E96ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$14.304$14.304Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront—40% off$8.581—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—60% off$5.721—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$11.44320% off$11.443Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E96ds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 672
14% higher

Specs

3 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
vCPUs9696
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Memory (GiB)672768
Networking1 of 1 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Network40,000 Mbps41,000 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
FamilyEadsv6Edsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96ads_v6 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96ads_v6Standard_E96ds_v6Difference
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$11.952$11.952Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$14.304$14.304Same
East US 2eastus2$14.304$14.304Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$14.304$14.304Same
West US 2westus2$14.304$14.304Same
West US 3westus3$14.304$14.304Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$15.024$15.024Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$15.734$15.734Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$15.878$15.878Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$15.878$15.878Same
North Europenortheurope$15.878$15.878Same
Central UScentralus$16.157$16.157Same
West USwestus$16.234$16.234Same
France Centralfrancecentral$16.55$16.55Same
UK Southuksouth$16.55$16.55Same
UK Westukwest$16.55$16.55Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$16.704$16.704Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$17.04$17.04Same
Italy Northitalynorth$17.04$17.04Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$17.04$17.04Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$17.04$17.04Same
West Europewesteurope$17.04$17.04Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$17.194$17.194Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$17.194$17.194Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$17.194$17.194Same
West Central USwestcentralus$17.194$17.194Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$17.434$17.434Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$17.434$17.434Same
UAE Northuaenorth$17.434$17.434Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$17.856$17.194▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$18.806$18.806Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$19.123$19.123Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$19.286$19.286Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$19.546$19.546Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$19.603$19.603Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$19.603$19.603Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$19.603$19.603Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$19.603$19.603Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$19.603$17.447▼ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$19.766$19.766Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$19.766$19.766Same
Central Indiacentralindia$20.093$20.093Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$20.093$20.093Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$20.093$20.093Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$20.093$20.093Same
South Indiasouthindia$20.093$20.093Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$20.746$20.746Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$20.746$20.746Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$20.89$20.89Same
Japan Westjapanwest$21.293$21.293Same
France Southfrancesouth$21.523$21.523Same
East Asiaeastasia$21.533$21.533Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$22.022$22.022Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$22.666$22.666Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$24.432$24.432Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$24.912$24.912Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$25.488$22.684▼ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$27.158$27.158Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$37.19$37.19Same

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