HS_DC_12
HS_DC_12 is an Azure SQL Database size with 12 vCPUs, 54 GiB memory. In East US it costs $5.58 per hour on demand ($4,073.11 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.049 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $1.32 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.32 | – | – | $1.296 |
| East US eastus | $5.58 | $4.049 | $3.172 | $4.704 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $5.58 | – | – | $4.704 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.58 | $4.904 | $3.764 | $4.704 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.58 | $4.049 | $3.172 | $4.704 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.018 | $4.331 | $3.368 | $5.054 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $6.33 | $4.534 | $3.507 | $5.304 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $6.33 | $4.534 | $3.507 | $5.304 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.456 | $4.619 | $3.567 | $5.404 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.456 | $4.619 | $3.567 | $5.404 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $6.456 | $4.619 | $3.567 | $5.404 |
| North Europe northeurope | $6.456 | $4.619 | $3.567 | $5.404 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.456 | $4.619 | $3.567 | $5.404 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.684 | $4.761 | $3.665 | $5.587 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.684 | $4.761 | $3.665 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.684 | $4.761 | $3.665 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.90 | $4.905 | $3.764 | $5.76 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.90 | $4.904 | $3.764 | $5.76 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.90 | $4.904 | $3.764 | $5.76 |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.90 | $4.904 | $3.764 | $5.76 |
| West US westus | $6.90 | $4.904 | $3.764 | $5.76 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.948 | $4.933 | $3.784 | $5.798 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $7.332 | $5.189 | $3.961 | $6.105 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $7.332 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $7.47 | – | – | $6.216 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $7.47 | – | – | $6.216 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $7.56 | $5.331 | $4.06 | $6.288 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $7.878 | $5.538 | $4.203 | $6.542 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $8.61 | $6.015 | $4.533 | $7.128 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.58 | $4.049 | $3.172 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $4.38 | $2.849 | $1.973 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 12 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 54 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_12 |
| Family | HS_DC |
| Category | Hyperscale |
| Service tier | Hyperscale |
| Hardware | DC-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other HS_DC sizes
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.