HS_DC_16
HS_DC_16 is an Azure SQL Database size with 16 vCPUs, 72 GiB memory. In East US it costs $7.439 per hour on demand ($5,430.84 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.399 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $1.76 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 | $1.76 | – | – | $1.728 |
| East US eastus | $7.439 | $5.399 | $4.23 | $6.271 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.439 | – | – | $6.271 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $7.439 | $6.538 | $5.019 | $6.271 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $7.439 | $5.399 | $4.23 | $6.271 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $8.024 | $5.775 | $4.49 | $6.739 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $8.44 | $6.045 | $4.676 | $7.072 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $8.44 | $6.045 | $4.676 | $7.072 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $8.607 | $6.158 | $4.756 | $7.206 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $8.607 | $6.158 | $4.756 | $7.206 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $8.607 | $6.158 | $4.756 | $7.206 |
| North Europe northeurope | $8.607 | $6.158 | $4.756 | $7.206 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $8.607 | $6.158 | $4.756 | $7.206 |
| UK South uksouth | $8.912 | $6.348 | $4.887 | $7.449 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $8.912 | $6.348 | $4.887 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $8.912 | $6.348 | $4.887 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $9.20 | $6.54 | $5.019 | $7.679 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $9.20 | $6.538 | $5.019 | $7.679 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $9.20 | $6.538 | $5.019 | $7.679 |
| West Europe westeurope | $9.20 | $6.538 | $5.019 | $7.679 |
| West US westus | $9.20 | $6.538 | $5.019 | $7.679 |
| UK West ukwest | $9.264 | $6.577 | $5.045 | $7.731 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $9.775 | $6.918 | $5.282 | $8.14 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $9.775 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $9.96 | – | – | $8.287 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $9.96 | – | – | $8.287 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $10.079 | $7.108 | $5.413 | $8.383 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $10.504 | $7.384 | $5.604 | $8.723 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $11.479 | $8.02 | $6.045 | $9.504 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $7.439 | $5.399 | $4.23 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $5.84 | $3.799 | $2.63 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 72 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_16 |
| 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.