BC_DC_12
BC_DC_12 is an Azure SQL Database size with 12 vCPUs, 54 GiB memory. In East US it costs $11.808 per hour on demand ($8,619.84 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $9.249 per hour, 22% less. It is sold in 16 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, License included, Single zone. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $11.808 | $9.249 | $7.788 | $10.346 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $11.808 | $9.249 | $7.788 | $10.346 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $12.539 | $9.725 | $8.117 | $10.931 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $13.048 | $10.056 | $8.347 | $11.343 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $13.048 | $10.056 | $8.347 | $11.343 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $13.266 | $10.199 | $8.446 | $11.518 |
| North Europe northeurope | $13.266 | $10.199 | $8.446 | $11.518 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $13.266 | $10.199 | $8.446 | $11.518 |
| UK South uksouth | $13.632 | $10.437 | $8.61 | $11.806 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $13.998 | – | – | – |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $13.998 | $10.674 | $8.774 | $12.103 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $13.998 | $10.674 | $8.774 | $12.103 |
| West Europe westeurope | $13.998 | $10.674 | $8.774 | $12.103 |
| West US westus | $13.998 | $10.674 | $8.774 | $12.103 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $15.096 | $11.386 | $9.268 | $12.977 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $15.626 | $11.732 | $9.506 | $13.401 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $11.808 | $9.249 | $7.788 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $7.308 | $4.749 | $3.288 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 12 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 54 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_DC_12 |
| Family | BC_DC |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | DC-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_DC sizes
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.