BC_Gen5_20
BC_Gen5_20 is an Azure SQL Database size with 20 vCPUs, 102 GiB memory. In East US it costs $13.589 per hour on demand ($9,919.75 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $11.457 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 | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $12.371 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $12.371 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $12.371 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $12.371 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $12.371 |
| North Europe northeurope | $13.71 | $11.537 | $10.294 | $12.468 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $14.021 | $11.74 | $10.435 | $12.717 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $14.021 | $11.74 | $10.435 | $12.717 |
| Central India centralindia | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Italy North italynorth | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $14.198 | – | – | $12.858 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $14.198 | – | – | $12.858 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| West India westindia | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| West US westus | $14.198 | $11.854 | $10.514 | $12.858 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $14.311 | $11.927 | $10.565 | $12.949 |
| Japan East japaneast | $14.38 | $11.973 | $10.596 | $13.004 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $14.38 | $11.973 | $10.596 | $13.004 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $14.38 | $11.973 | $10.596 | $13.004 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $14.746 | $13.397 | $11.582 | $13.296 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $14.746 | $13.397 | $11.582 | $13.296 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $14.746 | $12.21 | $10.76 | $13.296 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $14.746 | $12.21 | $10.76 | $13.296 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $14.746 | $12.21 | $10.76 | $13.296 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $14.806 | $12.249 | $10.788 | $13.345 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $14.806 | $12.249 | $10.788 | $13.345 |
| Central US centralus | $14.806 | $11.457 | $10.24 | $13.345 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $14.806 | $12.249 | $10.788 | $13.345 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $14.806 | $12.249 | $10.788 | $13.345 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $14.867 | $12.288 | $10.815 | $13.394 |
| South India southindia | $14.867 | $12.288 | $10.815 | $13.394 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $14.867 | $12.288 | $10.815 | $13.394 |
| Japan West japanwest | $15.05 | $12.406 | $10.897 | $13.54 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $15.108 | $12.445 | $10.924 | $13.586 |
| France Central francecentral | $15.111 | $12.447 | $10.925 | $13.589 |
| UK South uksouth | $15.111 | $12.447 | $10.925 | $13.589 |
| UK West ukwest | $15.111 | $12.447 | $10.925 | $13.589 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $15.111 | $12.447 | $10.925 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $15.537 | – | – | $13.93 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $15.537 | $12.724 | $11.116 | $13.93 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $15.537 | $12.724 | $11.116 | $13.93 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $15.659 | $12.804 | $11.171 | $14.027 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $16.207 | $13.16 | $11.418 | $14.466 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $16.207 | $13.16 | $11.418 | $14.466 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $16.354 | $13.256 | $11.484 | $14.583 |
| East Asia eastasia | $16.572 | $13.397 | $11.582 | $14.758 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $17.078 | $13.726 | $11.81 | $15.162 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $17.078 | $13.726 | $11.809 | $15.162 |
| France South francesouth | $17.394 | $13.931 | $11.952 | $15.415 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $17.729 | $14.148 | $12.103 | $15.683 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $17.948 | $13.726 | $11.81 | $15.859 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $19.069 | $15.021 | $12.706 | $16.755 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $22.539 | $17.276 | $14.268 | $19.531 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $13.589 | $11.457 | $10.24 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $6.089 | $3.957 | $2.74 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $6.089 | $3.957 | $2.74 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 102 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_20 |
| 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.