HS_PRMS_20
HS_PRMS_20 is an Azure SQL Database size with 20 vCPUs. In East US it costs $5.652 per hour on demand ($4,126.33 per month) for License included, Single zone; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.374 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 | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 | $4.922 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 | $4.922 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 | $4.922 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 | $4.922 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 | $4.922 |
| North Europe northeurope | $5.726 | $4.422 | $3.676 | $4.98 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $5.912 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.129 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $5.912 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.129 |
| Central India centralindia | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| West India westindia | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| West US westus | $6.018 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $5.214 |
| Japan East japaneast | $6.127 | $4.682 | $3.857 | $5.302 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $6.127 | $4.682 | $3.857 | $5.302 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $6.127 | $4.682 | $3.857 | $5.302 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $6.347 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.477 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $6.347 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.477 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $6.347 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.477 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $6.347 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.477 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $6.347 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.477 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $6.347 | $4.826 | – | $5.477 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $6.383 | $4.849 | $3.972 | $5.506 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $6.383 | $4.849 | $3.972 | $5.506 |
| Central US centralus | $6.383 | $4.849 | $3.972 | $5.506 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $6.383 | $4.849 | $3.972 | $5.506 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $6.383 | $4.849 | $3.972 | $5.506 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $6.42 | $4.872 | $3.989 | $5.536 |
| South India southindia | $6.42 | $4.872 | $3.989 | $5.536 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $6.42 | $4.872 | $3.989 | $5.536 |
| Japan West japanwest | $6.529 | $4.944 | $4.038 | $5.623 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $6.564 | $4.826 | $3.956 | $5.651 |
| France Central francecentral | $6.566 | $4.967 | $4.054 | $5.652 |
| UK South uksouth | $6.566 | $4.967 | $4.054 | $5.652 |
| UK West ukwest | $6.566 | $4.967 | $4.054 | $5.652 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $6.799 | – | – | – |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $6.822 | $5.134 | $4.169 | $5.857 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $6.822 | $5.134 | $4.169 | $5.857 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $6.895 | $5.182 | $4.202 | $5.915 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $7.223 | $5.394 | $4.35 | $6.179 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $7.223 | $4.611 | $3.808 | $6.179 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $7.223 | $5.394 | $4.35 | $6.179 |
| East Asia eastasia | $7.443 | $5.538 | $4.449 | $6.354 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $7.651 | $5.673 | – | $6.521 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $7.746 | $5.734 | $4.585 | $6.596 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $7.746 | $5.734 | $4.585 | $6.596 |
| France South francesouth | $7.936 | $5.858 | $4.671 | $6.748 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $8.137 | $5.988 | $4.761 | $6.909 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $8.268 | $6.075 | $4.821 | $7.014 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $8.94 | $6.511 | $5.123 | $7.552 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $11.023 | $7.865 | $6.06 | $9.218 |
Prices by license and deployment in East US
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| License included · Single zone | $5.652 | $4.374 | $3.643 |
| Azure Hybrid Benefit · Single zone | $3.653 | $2.374 | $1.644 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | HS_PRMS_20 |
| 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.