HS_DC_40
HS_DC_40 is an Azure SQL Database size with 40 vCPUs, 180 GiB memory. In East US it costs $18.599 per hour on demand ($13,576.98 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $13.496 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $4.399 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 | $4.399 | – | – | $4.319 |
| East US eastus | $18.599 | $13.496 | $10.574 | $15.679 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $18.599 | – | – | $15.679 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $18.599 | $16.346 | $12.547 | $15.679 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $18.599 | $13.496 | $10.574 | $15.679 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $20.059 | $14.437 | $11.225 | $16.847 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $21.099 | $15.113 | $11.691 | $17.679 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $21.099 | $15.113 | $11.691 | $17.679 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $21.519 | $15.396 | $11.889 | $18.015 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $21.519 | $15.396 | $11.889 | $18.015 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $21.519 | $15.396 | $11.889 | $18.015 |
| North Europe northeurope | $21.519 | $15.396 | $11.889 | $18.015 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $21.519 | $15.396 | $11.889 | $18.015 |
| UK South uksouth | $22.279 | $15.871 | $12.218 | $18.623 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $22.279 | $15.871 | $12.218 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $22.279 | $15.871 | $12.218 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $22.999 | $16.35 | $12.548 | $19.199 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $22.999 | $16.346 | $12.547 | $19.199 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $22.999 | $16.346 | $12.547 | $19.199 |
| West Europe westeurope | $22.999 | $16.346 | $12.547 | $19.199 |
| West US westus | $22.999 | $16.346 | $12.547 | $19.199 |
| UK West ukwest | $23.159 | $16.442 | $12.614 | $19.327 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $24.439 | $17.295 | $13.204 | $20.351 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $24.439 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $24.899 | – | – | $20.719 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $24.899 | – | – | $20.719 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $25.199 | $17.77 | $13.533 | $20.959 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $26.259 | $18.46 | $14.009 | $21.807 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $28.699 | $20.049 | $15.111 | $23.759 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $18.599 | $13.496 | $10.574 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $14.60 | $9.498 | $6.575 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 40 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 180 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_40 |
| 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.