HS_DC_8
HS_DC_8 is an Azure SQL Database size with 8 vCPUs, 36 GiB memory. In East US it costs $3.72 per hour on demand ($2,715.38 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.699 per hour, 27% less. It is sold in 29 regions; the cheapest is Sweden Central at $0.8797 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 | $0.8797 | – | – | $0.8637 |
| East US eastus | $3.72 | $2.699 | $2.115 | $3.136 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $3.72 | – | – | $3.136 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $3.72 | $3.269 | $2.509 | $3.136 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.72 | $2.699 | $2.115 | $3.136 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $4.012 | $2.887 | $2.245 | $3.369 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $4.22 | $3.023 | $2.338 | $3.536 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $4.22 | $3.023 | $2.338 | $3.536 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.304 | $3.079 | $2.378 | $3.603 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $4.304 | $3.079 | $2.378 | $3.603 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $4.304 | $3.079 | $2.378 | $3.603 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.304 | $3.079 | $2.378 | $3.603 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $4.304 | $3.079 | $2.378 | $3.603 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.456 | $3.174 | $2.444 | $3.724 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $4.456 | $3.174 | $2.444 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $4.456 | $3.174 | $2.444 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $4.60 | $3.27 | $2.51 | $3.84 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.60 | $3.269 | $2.509 | $3.84 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $4.60 | $3.269 | $2.509 | $3.84 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.60 | $3.269 | $2.509 | $3.84 |
| West US westus | $4.60 | $3.269 | $2.509 | $3.84 |
| UK West ukwest | $4.632 | $3.288 | $2.523 | $3.865 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $4.888 | $3.459 | $2.641 | $4.07 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $4.888 | – | – | – |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $4.98 | – | – | $4.144 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $4.98 | – | – | $4.144 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.04 | $3.554 | $2.707 | $4.192 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.252 | $3.692 | $2.802 | $4.361 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $5.74 | $4.01 | $3.022 | $4.752 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $3.72 | $2.699 | $2.115 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $2.92 | $1.899 | $1.315 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 36 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_DC_8 |
| 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.