BC_M_24
BC_M_24 is an Azure SQL Database size with 24 vCPUs, 696 GiB memory. In East US it costs $49.291 per hour on demand ($35,982.21 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $35.189 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 | $49.291 | $35.189 | $27.131 | $41.233 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $49.291 | $35.189 | $27.131 | $41.233 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $49.291 | $35.189 | $27.131 | $41.233 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $49.291 | $35.189 | $27.131 | $41.233 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $52.151 | $39.641 | $30.213 | $43.521 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $53.32 | $37.808 | $28.944 | $44.456 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $56.14 | $39.641 | $30.213 | $43.521 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $47.679 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $47.679 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $41.233 |
| North Europe northeurope | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $41.877 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $47.679 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $57.349 | $40.427 | $30.757 | $47.679 |
| Central US centralus | $58.558 | $41.214 | $31.301 | $47.679 |
| France Central francecentral | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | $49.291 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | $45.423 |
| UK South uksouth | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | $49.291 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $59.363 | $41.737 | $31.664 | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| Italy North italynorth | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $47.357 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $47.357 |
| West Europe westeurope | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| West US westus | $61.378 | $43.047 | $32.57 | $44.456 |
| UK West ukwest | $61.781 | $43.307 | $32.752 | $49.291 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $62.184 | – | – | $51.547 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $62.184 | – | – | $51.547 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $62.184 | $43.57 | $32.932 | $51.547 |
| France South francesouth | $62.587 | $43.83 | $33.114 | $61.378 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $63.392 | $44.356 | $33.477 | $45.423 |
| West India westindia | $64.601 | $45.14 | $34.021 | $44.456 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $65.004 | $45.403 | $34.202 | $55.093 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $65.407 | $45.666 | $34.384 | $47.357 |
| Central India centralindia | $65.407 | $45.666 | $34.384 | $44.456 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $65.407 | $45.666 | $34.384 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $66.213 | $46.189 | $34.746 | $63.151 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $66.616 | $46.449 | $34.927 | $41.233 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $66.616 | $46.449 | $34.927 | $48.001 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $67.422 | $46.975 | $35.289 | $57.027 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $67.422 | $46.975 | $35.289 | $57.027 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $67.422 | $46.975 | $35.289 | $47.357 |
| Japan East japaneast | $67.422 | $46.975 | $35.289 | $45.423 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $67.825 | $47.236 | $35.471 | $52.192 |
| South India southindia | $69.839 | $48.545 | $36.377 | $48.001 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $70.344 | $48.874 | $36.605 | $49.275 |
| East Asia eastasia | $71.451 | $49.592 | $37.103 | $57.027 |
| Japan West japanwest | $71.451 | $49.592 | $37.103 | $48.968 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $71.854 | $49.855 | $37.284 | $41.233 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $72.377 | $50.194 | $37.52 | $59.702 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $73.465 | $50.901 | $38.009 | $63.151 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $77.091 | $53.26 | $39.641 | $58.864 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $89.582 | $61.378 | $45.262 | $70.242 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $101.67 | $69.236 | $50.701 | $88.615 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $49.291 | $35.189 | $27.131 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $40.291 | $26.189 | $18.131 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 24 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 696 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_M_24 |
| 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.