BC_M_20
BC_M_20 is an Azure SQL Database size with 20 vCPUs, 580 GiB memory. In East US it costs $41.076 per hour on demand ($29,985.19 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $29.324 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 | $41.076 | $29.324 | $22.609 | $34.361 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $41.076 | $29.324 | $22.609 | $34.361 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $41.076 | $29.324 | $22.609 | $34.361 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $41.076 | $29.324 | $22.609 | $34.361 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $43.459 | $33.034 | $25.177 | $36.268 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $44.433 | $31.507 | $24.12 | $37.047 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $46.783 | $33.034 | $25.177 | $36.268 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $39.733 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $39.733 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $34.361 |
| North Europe northeurope | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $34.898 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $39.733 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $47.791 | $33.69 | $25.631 | $39.733 |
| Central US centralus | $48.798 | $34.345 | $26.084 | $39.733 |
| France Central francecentral | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | $41.076 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | $37.852 |
| UK South uksouth | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | $41.076 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $49.469 | $34.781 | $26.387 | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| Italy North italynorth | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $39.464 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $39.464 |
| West Europe westeurope | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| West US westus | $51.148 | $35.872 | $27.142 | $37.047 |
| UK West ukwest | $51.484 | $36.089 | $27.293 | $41.076 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $51.82 | – | – | $42.956 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $51.82 | – | – | $42.956 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $51.82 | $36.308 | $27.444 | $42.956 |
| France South francesouth | $52.156 | $36.525 | $27.595 | $51.148 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $52.827 | $36.964 | $27.897 | $37.852 |
| West India westindia | $53.834 | $37.616 | $28.351 | $37.047 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $54.17 | $37.836 | $28.502 | $45.91 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $54.506 | $38.055 | $28.653 | $39.464 |
| Central India centralindia | $54.506 | $38.055 | $28.653 | $37.047 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $54.506 | $38.055 | $28.653 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $55.177 | $38.491 | $28.955 | $52.626 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $55.513 | $38.708 | $29.106 | $34.361 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $55.513 | $38.708 | $29.106 | $40.001 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $56.185 | $39.146 | $29.408 | $47.522 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $56.185 | $39.146 | $29.408 | $47.522 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $56.185 | $39.146 | $29.408 | $39.464 |
| Japan East japaneast | $56.185 | $39.146 | $29.408 | $37.852 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $56.52 | $39.363 | $29.559 | $43.493 |
| South India southindia | $58.199 | $40.454 | $30.314 | $40.001 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $58.62 | $40.728 | $30.504 | $41.062 |
| East Asia eastasia | $59.542 | $41.327 | $30.919 | $47.522 |
| Japan West japanwest | $59.542 | $41.327 | $30.919 | $40.807 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $59.878 | $41.546 | $31.07 | $34.361 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $60.314 | $41.829 | $31.266 | $49.752 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $61.221 | $42.418 | $31.674 | $52.626 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $64.243 | $44.384 | $33.034 | $49.053 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $74.651 | $51.148 | $37.718 | $58.535 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $84.724 | $57.696 | $42.251 | $73.845 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $41.076 | $29.324 | $22.609 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $33.576 | $21.824 | $15.109 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 580 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_M_20 |
| 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.