Standard_A8m_v2 Windows prices
Standard_A8m_v2 with Windows costs $0.72 per hour on demand in East US ($525.60 a month), $0.245 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West US 2, at $0.662 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| West US 2 | $0.662 | $0.397 | $0.265 |
| West US 3 | $0.662 | $0.437 | $0.225 |
| East US | $0.72 | $0.475 | $0.245 |
| South Central US | $0.75 | $0.475 | $0.275 |
| West Central US | $0.794 | $0.442 | $0.352 |
| East US 2 | $0.794 | $0.475 | $0.319 |
| Germany West Central | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $0.827 | $0.546 | $0.281 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.833 | $0.465 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $0.833 | $0.465 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $0.843 | $0.475 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $0.843 | $0.475 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $0.843 | $0.475 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.843 | $0.475 | $0.368 |
| West US | $0.843 | $0.475 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $0.845 | $0.477 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $0.854 | $0.486 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.865 | $0.497 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $0.866 | $0.498 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $0.866 | $0.498 | $0.368 |
| Central India | $0.887 | $0.519 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $0.887 | $0.519 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $0.887 | $0.519 | $0.368 |
| South India | $0.887 | $0.519 | $0.368 |
| West India | $0.887 | $0.519 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $0.891 | $0.523 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.898 | $0.53 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.898 | $0.53 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.898 | $0.53 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $0.9 | $0.532 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $0.909 | $0.541 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $0.92 | $0.552 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $0.956 | $0.588 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $0.956 | $0.588 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $0.956 | $0.588 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $1.015 | $0.647 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.015 | $0.647 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.016 | $0.648 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.041 | $0.673 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.086 | $0.718 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.56 | $1.192 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.72 | – | – |
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