HS_PRMS_18
HS_PRMS_18 is an Azure SQL Database size with 18 vCPUs. In East US it costs $5.087 per hour on demand ($3,713.73 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.936 per hour, 23% less. It is sold in 58 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 | $4.43 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 | $4.43 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 | $4.43 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 | $4.43 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 | $4.43 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.153 | $3.979 | $3.308 | $4.482 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.321 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.616 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.321 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.616 |
| Central India centralindia | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| West India westindia | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| West US westus | $5.416 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $4.693 |
| Japan East japaneast | $5.515 | $4.214 | $3.471 | $4.772 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $5.515 | $4.214 | $3.471 | $4.772 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $5.515 | $4.214 | $3.471 | $4.772 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $5.712 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.929 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $5.712 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.929 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $5.712 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.929 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $5.712 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.929 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $5.712 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $4.929 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $5.712 | $4.343 | – | $4.929 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $5.745 | $4.364 | $3.575 | $4.956 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $5.745 | $4.364 | $3.575 | $4.956 |
| Central US centralus | $5.745 | $4.364 | $3.575 | $4.956 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $5.745 | $4.364 | $3.575 | $4.956 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $5.745 | $4.364 | $3.575 | $4.956 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $5.778 | $4.384 | $3.59 | $4.982 |
| South India southindia | $5.778 | $4.384 | $3.59 | $4.982 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.778 | $4.384 | $3.59 | $4.982 |
| Japan West japanwest | $5.876 | $4.45 | $3.634 | $5.061 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $5.908 | $4.343 | $3.56 | $5.086 |
| France Central francecentral | $5.909 | $4.471 | $3.649 | $5.087 |
| UK South uksouth | $5.909 | $4.471 | $3.649 | $5.087 |
| UK West ukwest | $5.909 | $4.471 | $3.649 | $5.087 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.119 | – | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.139 | $4.621 | $3.752 | $5.271 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.139 | $4.621 | $3.752 | $5.271 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.205 | $4.664 | $3.782 | $5.324 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $6.501 | $4.855 | $3.915 | $5.561 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $6.501 | $4.15 | $3.427 | $5.561 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $6.501 | $4.855 | $3.915 | $5.561 |
| East Asia eastasia | $6.698 | $4.984 | $4.004 | $5.718 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $6.886 | $5.106 | – | $5.869 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $6.971 | $5.161 | $4.127 | $5.937 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $6.971 | $5.161 | $4.127 | $5.937 |
| France South francesouth | $7.142 | $5.272 | $4.204 | $6.074 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $7.323 | $5.389 | $4.285 | $6.218 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $7.441 | $5.467 | $4.338 | $6.313 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.046 | $5.86 | $4.61 | $6.797 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $9.92 | $7.078 | $5.454 | $8.296 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.087 | $3.936 | $3.279 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $3.288 | $2.137 | $1.48 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 18 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_PRMS_18 |
| Family | HS_PRMS |
| Category | Hyperscale |
| Service tier | Hyperscale |
| Hardware | Premium-series |
| SQL license per vCore-hour | 0.099966 |
Other HS_PRMS sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS_PRMS_2 | 2 | – | $0.5653 |
| HS_PRMS_4 | 4 | – | $1.131 |
| HS_PRMS_6 | 6 | – | $1.696 |
| HS_PRMS_8 | 8 | – | $2.261 |
| HS_PRMS_10 | 10 | – | $2.826 |
| HS_PRMS_12 | 12 | – | $3.392 |
| HS_PRMS_14 | 14 | – | $3.957 |
| HS_PRMS_16 | 16 | – | $4.522 |
| HS_PRMS_18 | 18 | – | $5.087 |
| HS_PRMS_20 | 20 | – | $5.652 |
| HS_PRMS_24 | 24 | – | $6.783 |
| HS_PRMS_32 | 32 | – | $9.044 |
| HS_PRMS_40 | 40 | – | $11.305 |
| HS_PRMS_64 | 64 | – | $18.088 |
| HS_PRMS_80 | 80 | – | $22.61 |
| HS_PRMS_128 | 128 | – | $36.176 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure SQL Database sizes.