Standard_A4m_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A4m_v2 with Windows costs $0.36 per hour on demand in East US ($262.80 a month), $0.123 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.315 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.315 | $0.199 | $0.116 |
| West US 3 | $0.315 | $0.208 | $0.107 |
| East US | $0.36 | $0.237 | $0.123 |
| South Central US | $0.375 | $0.237 | $0.138 |
| West Central US | $0.378 | $0.221 | $0.157 |
| East US 2 | $0.378 | $0.237 | $0.141 |
| Germany West Central | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| Italy North | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| Poland Central | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| Spain Central | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| Sweden Central | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| West Europe | $0.394 | $0.226 | $0.168 |
| UK South | $0.394 | $0.26 | $0.134 |
| North Europe | $0.41 | $0.226 | $0.184 |
| Canada Central | $0.41 | $0.237 | $0.173 |
| Canada East | $0.41 | $0.237 | $0.173 |
| Central US | $0.41 | $0.237 | $0.173 |
| North Central US | $0.41 | $0.237 | $0.173 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.417 | $0.233 | $0.184 |
| Malaysia West | $0.417 | $0.233 | $0.184 |
| Korea South | $0.417 | $0.243 | $0.174 |
| West US | $0.421 | $0.237 | $0.184 |
| UAE North | $0.422 | $0.238 | $0.184 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.425 | $0.248 | $0.177 |
| Norway East | $0.433 | $0.249 | $0.184 |
| Switzerland North | $0.433 | $0.249 | $0.184 |
| Israel Central | $0.434 | $0.25 | $0.184 |
| Qatar Central | $0.434 | $0.25 | $0.184 |
| Central India | $0.443 | $0.259 | $0.184 |
| Jio India Central | $0.443 | $0.259 | $0.184 |
| Jio India West | $0.443 | $0.259 | $0.184 |
| South India | $0.443 | $0.259 | $0.184 |
| West India | $0.443 | $0.259 | $0.184 |
| Mexico Central | $0.446 | $0.262 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.449 | $0.265 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.449 | $0.265 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.449 | $0.265 | $0.184 |
| South Africa North | $0.45 | $0.266 | $0.184 |
| Korea Central | $0.454 | $0.27 | $0.184 |
| Australia Central | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Australia East | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| East Asia | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| France Central | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| UK West | $0.46 | $0.276 | $0.184 |
| Germany North | $0.478 | $0.294 | $0.184 |
| Sweden South | $0.478 | $0.294 | $0.184 |
| UAE Central | $0.478 | $0.294 | $0.184 |
| Japan East | $0.482 | $0.298 | $0.184 |
| Japan West | $0.482 | $0.298 | $0.184 |
| Norway West | $0.507 | $0.323 | $0.184 |
| New Zealand North | $0.508 | $0.324 | $0.184 |
| Switzerland West | $0.508 | $0.324 | $0.184 |
| South Africa West | $0.518 | $0.334 | $0.184 |
| Brazil South | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| France South | $0.543 | $0.359 | $0.184 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.752 | $0.568 | $0.184 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.36 | – | – |
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