BC_Gen5_2
BC_Gen5_2 is an Azure SQL Database size with 2 vCPUs, 10.2 GiB memory. In East US it costs $1.359 per hour on demand ($992.00 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.146 per hour, 16% less. It is sold in 60 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 | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.237 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.237 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.237 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.237 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.237 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.371 | $1.154 | $1.03 | $1.247 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.402 | $1.174 | $1.044 | $1.272 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.402 | $1.174 | $1.044 | $1.272 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.42 | – | – | $1.286 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.42 | – | – | $1.286 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| West India westindia | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| West US westus | $1.42 | $1.185 | $1.051 | $1.286 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.431 | $1.193 | $1.056 | $1.295 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.438 | $1.197 | $1.06 | $1.30 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.438 | $1.197 | $1.06 | $1.30 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.438 | $1.197 | $1.06 | $1.30 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.475 | $1.34 | $1.158 | $1.33 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.475 | $1.34 | $1.158 | $1.33 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.475 | $1.221 | $1.076 | $1.33 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.475 | $1.221 | $1.076 | $1.33 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.475 | $1.221 | $1.076 | $1.33 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.481 | $1.225 | $1.079 | $1.335 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.481 | $1.225 | $1.079 | $1.335 |
| Central US centralus | $1.481 | $1.146 | $1.024 | $1.335 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.481 | $1.225 | $1.079 | $1.335 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.481 | $1.225 | $1.079 | $1.335 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.487 | $1.229 | $1.081 | $1.339 |
| South India southindia | $1.487 | $1.229 | $1.081 | $1.339 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.487 | $1.229 | $1.081 | $1.339 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.505 | $1.241 | $1.09 | $1.354 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.511 | $1.244 | $1.092 | $1.359 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.511 | $1.245 | $1.093 | $1.359 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.511 | $1.245 | $1.093 | $1.359 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.511 | $1.245 | $1.093 | $1.359 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.511 | $1.245 | $1.093 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.554 | – | – | $1.393 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.554 | $1.272 | $1.112 | $1.393 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.554 | $1.272 | $1.112 | $1.393 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.566 | $1.28 | $1.117 | $1.403 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.621 | $1.316 | $1.142 | $1.446 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $1.621 | $1.316 | $1.142 | $1.446 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $1.635 | $1.326 | $1.148 | $1.458 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.657 | $1.34 | $1.158 | $1.476 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $1.708 | $1.373 | $1.181 | $1.516 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.708 | $1.373 | $1.181 | $1.516 |
| France South francesouth | $1.739 | $1.393 | $1.195 | $1.542 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $1.773 | $1.415 | $1.21 | $1.568 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $1.795 | $1.373 | $1.181 | $1.586 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $1.907 | $1.502 | $1.27 | $1.675 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.254 | $1.728 | $1.427 | $1.953 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $1.359 | $1.146 | $1.024 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $0.6089 | $0.3957 | $0.274 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $0.6089 | $0.3957 | $0.274 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 10.2 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_2 |
| Family | BC_Gen5 |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | Standard-series (Gen5) |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_Gen5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC_Gen5_2 | 2 | 10.2 | $1.359 |
| BC_Gen5_4 | 4 | 20.4 | $2.718 |
| BC_Gen5_6 | 6 | 30.6 | $4.077 |
| BC_Gen5_8 | 8 | 40.8 | $5.436 |
| BC_Gen5_10 | 10 | 51 | $6.794 |
| BC_Gen5_12 | 12 | 61.2 | $8.153 |
| BC_Gen5_14 | 14 | 71.4 | $9.512 |
| BC_Gen5_16 | 16 | 81.6 | $10.871 |
| BC_Gen5_18 | 18 | 91.8 | $12.23 |
| BC_Gen5_20 | 20 | 102 | $13.589 |
| BC_Gen5_24 | 24 | 122.4 | $16.306 |
| BC_Gen5_32 | 32 | 163.2 | $21.742 |
| BC_Gen5_40 | 40 | 204 | $27.177 |
| BC_Gen5_80 | 80 | 408 | $54.355 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.