Standard_A8_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A8_v2 with Windows costs $0.6 per hour on demand in East US ($438.00 a month), $0.201 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.5 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.5 | $0.333 | $0.167 |
| West US 3 | $0.5 | $0.333 | $0.167 |
| West Central US | $0.55 | $0.367 | $0.183 |
| Germany West Central | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| Italy North | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| North Europe | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| Poland Central | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| Spain Central | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| Sweden Central | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| West Europe | $0.575 | $0.38 | $0.195 |
| UK South | $0.575 | $0.383 | $0.192 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.584 | $0.387 | $0.197 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.584 | $0.387 | $0.197 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.584 | $0.387 | $0.197 |
| Canada Central | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| Canada East | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| Central US | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| East US | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| East US 2 | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| North Central US | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| South Central US | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| West US | $0.6 | $0.399 | $0.201 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.625 | $0.391 | $0.234 |
| Malaysia West | $0.625 | $0.391 | $0.234 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.625 | $0.417 | $0.208 |
| Central India | $0.65 | $0.433 | $0.217 |
| Jio India Central | $0.65 | $0.433 | $0.217 |
| Jio India West | $0.65 | $0.433 | $0.217 |
| South India | $0.65 | $0.433 | $0.217 |
| West India | $0.65 | $0.433 | $0.217 |
| Korea South | $0.673 | $0.405 | $0.268 |
| Australia Central | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| Australia East | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| East Asia | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| France Central | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| UK West | $0.7 | $0.464 | $0.236 |
| Korea Central | $0.748 | $0.45 | $0.298 |
| Japan East | $0.75 | $0.5 | $0.25 |
| Japan West | $0.75 | $0.5 | $0.25 |
| Switzerland North | $0.762 | $0.394 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $0.768 | $0.4 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $0.768 | $0.4 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $0.769 | $0.401 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $0.787 | $0.419 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $0.794 | $0.426 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $0.808 | $0.44 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $0.814 | $0.446 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $0.85 | $0.566 | $0.284 |
| Sweden South | $0.863 | $0.495 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $0.863 | $0.495 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $0.88 | $0.512 | $0.368 |
| France South | $0.91 | $0.603 | $0.307 |
| New Zealand North | $0.912 | $0.544 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $0.912 | $0.544 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $0.927 | $0.559 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.105 | $0.737 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.6 | – | – |
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