BC_M_8
BC_M_8 is an Azure SQL Database size with 8 vCPUs, 232 GiB memory. In East US it costs $16.43 per hour on demand ($11,994.05 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $11.73 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 | $16.43 | $11.73 | $9.043 | $13.744 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $16.43 | $11.73 | $9.043 | $13.744 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $16.43 | $11.73 | $9.043 | $13.744 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $16.43 | $11.73 | $9.043 | $13.744 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $17.384 | $13.214 | $10.071 | $14.507 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $17.773 | $12.603 | $9.648 | $14.819 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $18.713 | $13.214 | $10.071 | $14.507 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $15.893 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $15.893 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $13.744 |
| North Europe northeurope | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $13.959 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $15.893 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $19.116 | $13.476 | $10.252 | $15.893 |
| Central US centralus | $19.519 | $13.738 | $10.434 | $15.893 |
| France Central francecentral | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | $16.43 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | $15.141 |
| UK South uksouth | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | $16.43 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $19.788 | $13.912 | $10.555 | – |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| Italy North italynorth | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $15.786 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $15.786 |
| West Europe westeurope | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| West US westus | $20.459 | $14.349 | $10.857 | $14.819 |
| UK West ukwest | $20.594 | $14.436 | $10.917 | $16.43 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $20.728 | – | – | $17.182 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $20.728 | – | – | $17.182 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $20.728 | $14.523 | $10.977 | $17.182 |
| France South francesouth | $20.862 | $14.61 | $11.038 | $20.459 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $21.131 | $14.785 | $11.159 | $15.141 |
| West India westindia | $21.534 | $15.047 | $11.34 | $14.819 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $21.668 | $15.134 | $11.401 | $18.364 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $21.802 | $15.222 | $11.461 | $15.786 |
| Central India centralindia | $21.802 | $15.222 | $11.461 | $14.819 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $21.802 | $15.222 | $11.461 | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $22.071 | $15.396 | $11.582 | $21.05 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $22.205 | $15.483 | $11.642 | $13.744 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $22.205 | $15.483 | $11.642 | $16.00 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $22.474 | $15.658 | $11.763 | $19.009 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $22.474 | $15.658 | $11.763 | $19.009 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $22.474 | $15.658 | $11.763 | $15.786 |
| Japan East japaneast | $22.474 | $15.658 | $11.763 | $15.141 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $22.608 | $15.745 | $11.824 | $17.397 |
| South India southindia | $23.28 | $16.182 | $12.126 | $16.00 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $23.448 | $16.291 | $12.201 | $16.425 |
| East Asia eastasia | $23.817 | $16.531 | $12.368 | $19.009 |
| Japan West japanwest | $23.817 | $16.531 | $12.368 | $16.323 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $23.951 | $16.618 | $12.428 | $13.744 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $24.126 | $16.732 | $12.507 | $19.901 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $24.488 | $16.967 | $12.67 | $21.05 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $25.697 | $17.753 | $13.214 | $19.621 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $29.86 | $20.459 | $15.087 | $23.414 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $33.89 | $23.078 | $16.901 | $29.538 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $16.43 | $11.73 | $9.043 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $13.43 | $8.73 | $6.043 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 232 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | BC_M_8 |
| 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.