HS_DC_18
HS_DC_18 is an Azure SQL Database size with 18 vCPUs, 81 GiB memory. In East US it costs $8.369 per hour on demand ($6,109.66 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $6.073 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $1.979 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 | $1.979 | – | – | $1.943 |
| East US eastus | $8.369 | $6.073 | $4.758 | $7.055 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $8.369 | – | – | $7.055 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $8.369 | $7.356 | $5.646 | $7.055 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $8.369 | $6.073 | $4.758 | $7.055 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $9.026 | $6.497 | $5.051 | $7.581 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $9.494 | $6.801 | $5.261 | $7.955 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $9.494 | $6.801 | $5.261 | $7.955 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $9.683 | $6.928 | $5.35 | $8.107 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $9.683 | $6.928 | $5.35 | $8.107 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $9.683 | $6.928 | $5.35 | $8.107 |
| North Europe northeurope | $9.683 | $6.928 | $5.35 | $8.107 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $9.683 | $6.928 | $5.35 | $8.107 |
| UK South uksouth | $10.025 | $7.142 | $5.498 | $8.38 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $10.025 | $7.142 | $5.498 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $10.025 | $7.142 | $5.498 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $10.349 | $7.358 | $5.647 | $8.639 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $10.349 | $7.356 | $5.646 | $8.639 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $10.349 | $7.356 | $5.646 | $8.639 |
| West Europe westeurope | $10.349 | $7.356 | $5.646 | $8.639 |
| West US westus | $10.349 | $7.356 | $5.646 | $8.639 |
| UK West ukwest | $10.421 | $7.399 | $5.676 | $8.697 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $10.997 | $7.783 | $5.942 | $9.158 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $10.997 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $11.204 | – | – | $9.323 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $11.204 | – | – | $9.323 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $11.339 | $7.997 | $6.09 | $9.431 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $11.816 | $8.307 | $6.304 | $9.813 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $12.914 | $9.022 | $6.80 | $10.691 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $8.369 | $6.073 | $4.758 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $6.57 | $4.274 | $2.959 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 18 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 81 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_18 |
| 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.