BC_Gen5_40
BC_Gen5_40 is an Azure SQL Database size with 40 vCPUs, 204 GiB memory. In East US it costs $27.177 per hour on demand ($19,839.50 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $22.913 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 | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $24.742 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $24.742 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $24.742 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $24.742 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $24.742 |
| North Europe northeurope | $27.421 | $23.073 | $20.589 | $24.937 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $28.042 | $23.48 | $20.869 | $25.434 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $28.042 | $23.48 | $20.869 | $25.434 |
| Central India centralindia | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Italy North italynorth | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $28.395 | – | – | $25.716 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $28.395 | – | – | $25.716 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| West India westindia | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| West US westus | $28.395 | $23.708 | $21.027 | $25.716 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $28.622 | $23.854 | $21.129 | $25.897 |
| Japan East japaneast | $28.761 | $23.945 | $21.192 | $26.008 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $28.761 | $23.945 | $21.192 | $26.008 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $28.761 | $23.945 | $21.192 | $26.008 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $29.491 | $26.794 | $23.164 | $26.593 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $29.491 | $26.794 | $23.164 | $26.593 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $29.491 | $24.42 | $21.52 | $26.593 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $29.491 | $24.42 | $21.52 | $26.593 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $29.491 | $24.42 | $21.52 | $26.593 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $29.613 | $24.498 | $21.575 | $26.69 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $29.613 | $24.498 | $21.575 | $26.69 |
| Central US centralus | $29.613 | $22.913 | $20.48 | $26.69 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $29.613 | $24.498 | $21.575 | $26.69 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $29.613 | $24.498 | $21.575 | $26.69 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $29.735 | $24.575 | $21.63 | $26.788 |
| South India southindia | $29.735 | $24.575 | $21.63 | $26.788 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $29.735 | $24.575 | $21.63 | $26.788 |
| Japan West japanwest | $30.10 | $24.813 | $21.794 | $27.08 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $30.216 | $24.89 | $21.848 | $27.172 |
| France Central francecentral | $30.222 | $24.895 | $21.849 | $27.177 |
| UK South uksouth | $30.222 | $24.895 | $21.849 | $27.177 |
| UK West ukwest | $30.222 | $24.895 | $21.849 | $27.177 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $30.222 | $24.895 | $21.849 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $31.074 | – | – | $27.859 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $31.074 | $25.448 | $22.233 | $27.859 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $31.074 | $25.448 | $22.233 | $27.859 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $31.318 | $25.607 | $22.343 | $28.054 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $32.414 | $26.32 | $22.836 | $28.931 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $32.414 | $26.32 | $22.836 | $28.931 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $32.708 | $26.511 | $22.968 | $29.166 |
| East Asia eastasia | $33.144 | $26.794 | $23.164 | $29.515 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $34.155 | $27.452 | $23.619 | $30.324 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $34.155 | $27.452 | $23.618 | $30.324 |
| France South francesouth | $34.788 | $27.863 | $23.904 | $30.831 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $35.458 | $28.297 | $24.206 | $31.366 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $35.896 | $27.452 | $23.619 | $31.717 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $38.137 | $30.041 | $25.411 | $33.51 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $45.078 | $34.553 | $28.536 | $39.063 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $27.177 | $22.913 | $20.48 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $12.177 | $7.913 | $5.479 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $12.177 | $7.913 | $5.479 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 204 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_40 |
| 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.