BC_Gen5_32
BC_Gen5_32 is an Azure SQL Database size with 32 vCPUs, 163.2 GiB memory. In East US it costs $21.742 per hour on demand ($15,871.59 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $18.331 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 | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $19.794 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $19.794 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $19.794 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $19.794 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $19.794 |
| North Europe northeurope | $21.937 | $18.458 | $16.471 | $19.949 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $22.434 | $18.784 | $16.695 | $20.347 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $22.434 | $18.784 | $16.695 | $20.347 |
| Central India centralindia | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Italy North italynorth | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $22.716 | – | – | $20.573 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $22.716 | – | – | $20.573 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| West India westindia | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| West US westus | $22.716 | $18.966 | $16.822 | $20.573 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $22.897 | $19.083 | $16.904 | $20.718 |
| Japan East japaneast | $23.008 | $19.156 | $16.953 | $20.807 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $23.008 | $19.156 | $16.953 | $20.807 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $23.008 | $19.156 | $16.953 | $20.807 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $23.593 | $21.436 | $18.532 | $21.274 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $23.593 | $21.436 | $18.532 | $21.274 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $23.593 | $19.536 | $17.216 | $21.274 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $23.593 | $19.536 | $17.216 | $21.274 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $23.593 | $19.536 | $17.216 | $21.274 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $23.69 | $19.598 | $17.26 | $21.352 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $23.69 | $19.598 | $17.26 | $21.352 |
| Central US centralus | $23.69 | $18.331 | $16.384 | $21.352 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $23.69 | $19.598 | $17.26 | $21.352 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $23.69 | $19.598 | $17.26 | $21.352 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $23.788 | $19.66 | $17.304 | $21.43 |
| South India southindia | $23.788 | $19.66 | $17.304 | $21.43 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $23.788 | $19.66 | $17.304 | $21.43 |
| Japan West japanwest | $24.08 | $19.85 | $17.436 | $21.664 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $24.172 | $19.912 | $17.478 | $21.738 |
| France Central francecentral | $24.177 | $19.916 | $17.48 | $21.742 |
| UK South uksouth | $24.177 | $19.916 | $17.48 | $21.742 |
| UK West ukwest | $24.177 | $19.916 | $17.48 | $21.742 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $24.177 | $19.916 | $17.48 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $24.859 | – | – | $22.288 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $24.859 | $20.358 | $17.786 | $22.288 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $24.859 | $20.358 | $17.786 | $22.288 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $25.054 | $20.486 | $17.874 | $22.443 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $25.931 | $21.056 | $18.268 | $23.145 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $25.931 | $21.056 | $18.268 | $23.145 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $26.166 | $21.209 | $18.374 | $23.333 |
| East Asia eastasia | $26.515 | $21.436 | $18.532 | $23.612 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $27.324 | $21.962 | $18.896 | $24.259 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $27.324 | $21.962 | $18.894 | $24.259 |
| France South francesouth | $27.831 | $22.29 | $19.123 | $24.665 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $28.366 | $22.637 | $19.364 | $25.093 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $28.717 | $21.962 | $18.896 | $25.374 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $30.51 | $24.033 | $20.329 | $26.808 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $36.063 | $27.642 | $22.829 | $31.25 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $21.742 | $18.331 | $16.384 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $9.742 | $6.331 | $4.384 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $9.742 | $6.331 | $4.384 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 163.2 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_32 |
| 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.