BC_M_12
BC_M_12 is an Azure SQL Database size with 12 vCPUs, 348 GiB memory. In East US it costs $24.645 per hour on demand ($17,991.14 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $17.595 per hour, 29% less. It is sold in 57 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 | $24.645 | $17.595 | $13.565 | $20.616 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $24.645 | $17.595 | $13.565 | $20.616 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $24.645 | $17.595 | $13.565 | $20.616 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $24.645 | $17.595 | $13.565 | $20.616 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $26.076 | $19.82 | $15.106 | $21.761 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $26.66 | $18.904 | $14.472 | $22.228 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $28.07 | $19.82 | $15.106 | $21.761 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $23.84 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $23.84 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $20.616 |
| North Europe northeurope | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $20.939 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $23.84 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $28.674 | $20.214 | $15.379 | $23.84 |
| Central US centralus | $29.279 | $20.607 | $15.651 | $23.84 |
| France Central francecentral | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | $24.645 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | $22.711 |
| UK South uksouth | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | $24.645 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $29.682 | $20.869 | $15.832 | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| Italy North italynorth | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $23.678 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $23.678 |
| West Europe westeurope | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| West US westus | $30.689 | $21.523 | $16.285 | $22.228 |
| UK West ukwest | $30.89 | $21.653 | $16.376 | $24.645 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $31.092 | – | – | $25.773 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $31.092 | – | – | $25.773 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $31.092 | $21.785 | $16.466 | $25.773 |
| France South francesouth | $31.293 | $21.915 | $16.557 | $30.689 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $31.696 | $22.178 | $16.738 | $22.711 |
| West India westindia | $32.301 | $22.57 | $17.011 | $22.228 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $32.502 | $22.701 | $17.101 | $27.546 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $32.703 | $22.833 | $17.192 | $23.678 |
| Central India centralindia | $32.703 | $22.833 | $17.192 | $22.228 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $32.703 | $22.833 | $17.192 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $33.106 | $23.095 | $17.373 | $31.575 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $33.308 | $23.225 | $17.463 | $20.616 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $33.308 | $23.225 | $17.463 | $24.001 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $33.711 | $23.488 | $17.645 | $28.513 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $33.711 | $23.488 | $17.645 | $28.513 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $33.711 | $23.488 | $17.645 | $23.678 |
| Japan East japaneast | $33.711 | $23.488 | $17.645 | $22.711 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $33.912 | $23.618 | $17.736 | $26.096 |
| South India southindia | $34.919 | $24.273 | $18.189 | $24.001 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $35.172 | $24.437 | $18.302 | $24.637 |
| East Asia eastasia | $35.725 | $24.796 | $18.552 | $28.513 |
| Japan West japanwest | $35.725 | $24.796 | $18.552 | $24.484 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $35.927 | $24.927 | $18.642 | $20.616 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $36.189 | $25.097 | $18.76 | $29.851 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $36.733 | $25.451 | $19.005 | $31.575 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $38.546 | $26.63 | $19.82 | $29.432 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $44.791 | $30.689 | $22.631 | $35.121 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $50.834 | $34.618 | $25.351 | $44.307 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $24.645 | $17.595 | $13.565 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $20.145 | $13.095 | $9.065 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 12 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 348 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_M_12 |
| Family | BC_M |
| Category | Business Critical |
| Service tier | Business Critical |
| Hardware | M-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.375 |
Other BC_M sizes
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.