HS_DC_4
HS_DC_4 is an Azure SQL Database size with 4 vCPUs, 18 GiB memory. In East US it costs $1.86 per hour on demand ($1,357.73 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.35 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $0.4399 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 | $0.4399 | – | – | $0.4319 |
| East US eastus | $1.86 | $1.35 | $1.057 | $1.568 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.86 | – | – | $1.568 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.86 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.568 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.86 | $1.35 | $1.057 | $1.568 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $2.006 | $1.444 | $1.123 | $1.685 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $2.11 | $1.511 | $1.169 | $1.768 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $2.11 | $1.511 | $1.169 | $1.768 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $2.152 | $1.54 | $1.189 | $1.802 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $2.152 | $1.54 | $1.189 | $1.802 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $2.152 | $1.54 | $1.189 | $1.802 |
| North Europe northeurope | $2.152 | $1.54 | $1.189 | $1.802 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $2.152 | $1.54 | $1.189 | $1.802 |
| UK South uksouth | $2.228 | $1.587 | $1.222 | $1.862 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $2.228 | $1.587 | $1.222 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $2.228 | $1.587 | $1.222 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $2.30 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.92 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $2.30 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.92 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $2.30 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.92 |
| West Europe westeurope | $2.30 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.92 |
| West US westus | $2.30 | $1.635 | $1.255 | $1.92 |
| UK West ukwest | $2.316 | $1.644 | $1.261 | $1.933 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $2.444 | $1.73 | $1.32 | $2.035 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $2.444 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $2.49 | – | – | $2.072 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $2.49 | – | – | $2.072 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $2.52 | $1.777 | $1.353 | $2.096 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $2.626 | $1.846 | $1.401 | $2.181 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $2.87 | $2.005 | $1.511 | $2.376 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $1.86 | $1.35 | $1.057 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $1.46 | $0.9498 | $0.6575 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 18 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_4 |
| 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.