BC_Gen5_4
BC_Gen5_4 is an Azure SQL Database size with 4 vCPUs, 20.4 GiB memory. In East US it costs $2.718 per hour on demand ($1,983.92 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.291 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 | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.474 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.474 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.474 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.474 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.474 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.742 | $2.307 | $2.059 | $2.494 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.804 | $2.348 | $2.087 | $2.543 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.804 | $2.348 | $2.087 | $2.543 |
| Central India centralindia | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $2.84 | – | – | $2.572 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $2.84 | – | – | $2.572 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| West India westindia | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| West US westus | $2.84 | $2.371 | $2.103 | $2.572 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $2.862 | $2.385 | $2.113 | $2.59 |
| Japan East japaneast | $2.876 | $2.394 | $2.119 | $2.601 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $2.876 | $2.394 | $2.119 | $2.601 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $2.876 | $2.394 | $2.119 | $2.601 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $2.949 | $2.679 | $2.316 | $2.659 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $2.949 | $2.679 | $2.316 | $2.659 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.949 | $2.442 | $2.152 | $2.659 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.949 | $2.442 | $2.152 | $2.659 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.949 | $2.442 | $2.152 | $2.659 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.961 | $2.45 | $2.158 | $2.669 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.961 | $2.45 | $2.158 | $2.669 |
| Central US centralus | $2.961 | $2.291 | $2.048 | $2.669 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.961 | $2.45 | $2.158 | $2.669 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $2.961 | $2.45 | $2.158 | $2.669 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $2.974 | $2.458 | $2.163 | $2.679 |
| South India southindia | $2.974 | $2.458 | $2.163 | $2.679 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $2.974 | $2.458 | $2.163 | $2.679 |
| Japan West japanwest | $3.01 | $2.481 | $2.179 | $2.708 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $3.022 | $2.489 | $2.185 | $2.717 |
| France Central francecentral | $3.022 | $2.49 | $2.185 | $2.718 |
| UK South uksouth | $3.022 | $2.49 | $2.185 | $2.718 |
| UK West ukwest | $3.022 | $2.49 | $2.185 | $2.718 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $3.022 | $2.49 | $2.185 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $3.107 | – | – | $2.786 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $3.107 | $2.545 | $2.223 | $2.786 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $3.107 | $2.545 | $2.223 | $2.786 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $3.132 | $2.561 | $2.234 | $2.805 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $3.241 | $2.632 | $2.284 | $2.893 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $3.241 | $2.632 | $2.284 | $2.893 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $3.271 | $2.651 | $2.297 | $2.917 |
| East Asia eastasia | $3.314 | $2.679 | $2.316 | $2.951 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $3.416 | $2.745 | $2.362 | $3.032 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.416 | $2.745 | $2.362 | $3.032 |
| France South francesouth | $3.479 | $2.786 | $2.39 | $3.083 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $3.546 | $2.83 | $2.421 | $3.137 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $3.59 | $2.745 | $2.362 | $3.172 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $3.814 | $3.004 | $2.541 | $3.351 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $4.508 | $3.455 | $2.854 | $3.906 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $2.718 | $2.291 | $2.048 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.218 | $0.7913 | $0.5479 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $1.218 | $0.7913 | $0.5479 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 20.4 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_4 |
| 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.