HS_PRMS_16 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for HS_PRMS_16 with no upfront payment costs $3.499 per hour in East US, 23% less than on demand ($4.522). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $2.915 per hour effective, 36% less.

Every option in East US

License included prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$3.499$3.499$2,554.2723%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$16,640.00$1.599$3.499$2,554.2723%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$3.938$3.938$2,874.3813%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$2.915$2.915$2,127.6036%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$34,560.00$1.599$2.915$2,127.6036%month 17

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
East US$4.522$3.499$2.91436%
East US 2$4.522$3.499$2.91436%
North Central US$4.522$3.499$2.91436%
West US 2$4.522$3.499$2.91436%
West US 3$4.522$3.499$2.91436%
North Europe$4.58$3.537$2.94136%
Indonesia Central$4.729$3.861$3.16533%
Malaysia West$4.729$3.861$3.16533%
Central India$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
Germany West Central$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
India South Central$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
Italy North$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
Mexico Central$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
Sweden Central$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
US Gov Arizona$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
US Gov Texas$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
US Gov Virginia$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
West Europe$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
West India$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
West US$4.814$3.689$3.04637%
Japan East$4.902$3.746$3.08637%
Korea Central$4.902$3.746$3.08637%
Korea South$4.902$3.746$3.08637%
Australia Central$5.077$3.861$3.16538%
Australia Central 2$5.077$3.861$3.16538%
Australia East$5.077$3.861$3.16538%
Australia Southeast$5.077$3.861$3.16538%
Southeast Asia$5.077$3.861$3.16538%
Taiwan North$5.077$3.861––
Canada Central$5.106$3.879$3.17838%
Canada East$5.106$3.879$3.17838%
Central US$5.106$3.879$3.17838%
South Central US$5.106$3.879$3.17838%
West Central US$5.106$3.879$3.17838%
Norway East$5.136$3.897$3.19138%
South India$5.136$3.897$3.19138%
Switzerland North$5.136$3.897$3.19138%
Japan West$5.223$3.956$3.23138%
New Zealand North$5.251$3.861$3.16540%
France Central$5.253$3.974$3.24338%
UK South$5.253$3.974$3.24338%
UK West$5.253$3.974$3.24338%
Qatar Central$5.457$4.107$3.33539%
UAE North$5.457$4.107$3.33539%
South Africa North$5.516$4.146$3.36239%
Germany North$5.779$4.315$3.4840%
Poland Central$5.779$3.689$3.04647%
Sweden South$5.779$4.315$3.4840%
East Asia$5.954$4.431$3.55940%
Taiwan North West$6.121$4.538––
Norway West$6.197$4.588$3.66841%
UAE Central$6.197$4.588$3.66841%
France South$6.349$4.686$3.73641%
South Africa West$6.509$4.79$3.80941%
Switzerland West$6.615$4.86$3.85642%
Brazil South$7.152$5.209$4.09843%
Brazil Southeast$8.818$6.292$4.84845%

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database options.