BC_Gen5_8
BC_Gen5_8 is an Azure SQL Database size with 8 vCPUs, 40.8 GiB memory. In East US it costs $5.436 per hour on demand ($3,967.92 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.583 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 | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $4.948 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $4.948 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $4.948 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $4.948 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $4.948 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.484 | $4.615 | $4.118 | $4.987 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.608 | $4.696 | $4.174 | $5.087 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.608 | $4.696 | $4.174 | $5.087 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $5.679 | – | – | $5.143 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $5.679 | – | – | $5.143 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| West India westindia | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| West US westus | $5.679 | $4.742 | $4.205 | $5.143 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.724 | $4.771 | $4.226 | $5.179 |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.752 | $4.789 | $4.238 | $5.202 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.752 | $4.789 | $4.238 | $5.202 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.752 | $4.789 | $4.238 | $5.202 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $5.898 | $5.359 | $4.633 | $5.319 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $5.898 | $5.359 | $4.633 | $5.319 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.898 | $4.884 | $4.304 | $5.319 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.898 | $4.884 | $4.304 | $5.319 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.898 | $4.884 | $4.304 | $5.319 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.923 | $4.899 | $4.315 | $5.338 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.923 | $4.899 | $4.315 | $5.338 |
| Central US centralus | $5.923 | $4.583 | $4.096 | $5.338 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.923 | $4.899 | $4.315 | $5.338 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.923 | $4.899 | $4.315 | $5.338 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $5.947 | $4.915 | $4.326 | $5.357 |
| South India southindia | $5.947 | $4.915 | $4.326 | $5.357 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.947 | $4.915 | $4.326 | $5.357 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.02 | $4.963 | $4.359 | $5.416 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $6.043 | $4.978 | $4.37 | $5.434 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.044 | $4.979 | $4.37 | $5.436 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.044 | $4.979 | $4.37 | $5.436 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.044 | $4.979 | $4.37 | $5.436 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.044 | $4.979 | $4.37 | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $6.215 | – | – | $5.572 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.215 | $5.09 | $4.447 | $5.572 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.215 | $5.09 | $4.447 | $5.572 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.263 | $5.122 | $4.468 | $5.611 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $6.483 | $5.264 | $4.567 | $5.786 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.483 | $5.264 | $4.567 | $5.786 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $6.542 | $5.302 | $4.594 | $5.833 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.629 | $5.359 | $4.633 | $5.903 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $6.831 | $5.49 | $4.724 | $6.065 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.831 | $5.49 | $4.724 | $6.065 |
| France South francesouth | $6.958 | $5.573 | $4.781 | $6.166 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.092 | $5.659 | $4.841 | $6.273 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $7.179 | $5.49 | $4.724 | $6.343 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $7.627 | $6.008 | $5.082 | $6.702 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $9.016 | $6.91 | $5.707 | $7.813 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 |
| License included · Zone redundant | $5.436 | $4.583 | $4.096 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $2.436 | $1.583 | $1.096 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Zone redundant | $2.436 | $1.583 | $1.096 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 40.8 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_Gen5_8 |
| 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.