HS_DC_2
HS_DC_2 is an Azure SQL Database size with 2 vCPUs, 9 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.9299 per hour on demand ($678.83 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.6748 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $0.2199 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 | $0.2199 | – | – | $0.2159 |
| East US eastus | $0.9299 | $0.6748 | $0.5287 | $0.7839 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.9299 | – | – | $0.7839 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $0.9299 | $0.8173 | $0.6273 | $0.7839 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.9299 | $0.6748 | $0.5287 | $0.7839 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.003 | $0.7218 | $0.5613 | $0.8423 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.055 | $0.7556 | $0.5846 | $0.8839 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.055 | $0.7556 | $0.5846 | $0.8839 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.076 | $0.7698 | $0.5945 | $0.9007 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.076 | $0.7698 | $0.5945 | $0.9007 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.076 | $0.7698 | $0.5945 | $0.9007 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.076 | $0.7698 | $0.5945 | $0.9007 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.076 | $0.7698 | $0.5945 | $0.9007 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.114 | $0.7935 | $0.6109 | $0.9311 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.114 | $0.7935 | $0.6109 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.114 | $0.7935 | $0.6109 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.15 | $0.8175 | $0.6274 | $0.9599 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.15 | $0.8173 | $0.6273 | $0.9599 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.15 | $0.8173 | $0.6273 | $0.9599 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.15 | $0.8173 | $0.6273 | $0.9599 |
| West US westus | $1.15 | $0.8173 | $0.6273 | $0.9599 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.158 | $0.8221 | $0.6307 | $0.9663 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.222 | $0.8648 | $0.6602 | $1.018 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.222 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.245 | – | – | $1.036 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.245 | – | – | $1.036 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.26 | $0.8885 | $0.6766 | $1.048 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.313 | $0.923 | $0.7005 | $1.09 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $1.435 | $1.002 | $0.7556 | $1.188 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $0.9299 | $0.6748 | $0.5287 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $0.73 | $0.4749 | $0.3288 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 9 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_2 |
| 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.