Standard_B16s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_B16s_v2 with Windows costs $0.739 per hour on demand in East US ($539.47 a month), $0.073 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.739 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.739 | $0.666 | $0.073 |
| East US 2 | $0.739 | $0.666 | $0.073 |
| North Central US | $0.739 | $0.666 | $0.073 |
| West US 2 | $0.739 | $0.666 | $0.073 |
| West US 3 | $0.739 | $0.666 | $0.073 |
| Sweden Central | $0.765 | $0.691 | $0.074 |
| Central India | $0.79 | $0.717 | $0.073 |
| Jio India Central | $0.79 | $0.717 | $0.073 |
| Jio India West | $0.79 | $0.717 | $0.073 |
| North Europe | $0.803 | $0.73 | $0.073 |
| Spain Central | $0.803 | $0.73 | $0.073 |
| Canada Central | $0.816 | $0.742 | $0.074 |
| Canada East | $0.816 | $0.742 | $0.074 |
| Central US | $0.826 | $0.752 | $0.074 |
| France Central | $0.829 | $0.755 | $0.074 |
| UK South | $0.829 | $0.755 | $0.074 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.834 | $0.76 | $0.074 |
| Korea South | $0.839 | $0.765 | $0.074 |
| Israel Central | $0.84 | $0.766 | $0.074 |
| Italy North | $0.84 | $0.766 | $0.074 |
| Qatar Central | $0.84 | $0.766 | $0.074 |
| Germany West Central | $0.842 | $0.768 | $0.074 |
| Poland Central | $0.842 | $0.768 | $0.074 |
| West Europe | $0.842 | $0.768 | $0.074 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.854 | $0.781 | $0.073 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.854 | $0.781 | $0.073 |
| Taiwan North | $0.858 | $0.784 | $0.074 |
| West US | $0.867 | $0.794 | $0.073 |
| South Central US | $0.872 | $0.799 | $0.073 |
| West Central US | $0.872 | $0.799 | $0.073 |
| UAE North | $0.876 | $0.802 | $0.074 |
| UK West | $0.879 | $0.805 | $0.074 |
| Korea Central | $0.906 | $0.832 | $0.074 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.906 | $0.832 | $0.074 |
| Australia Central | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| Australia East | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| Norway East | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| Switzerland North | $0.918 | $0.845 | $0.073 |
| West India | $0.926 | $0.852 | $0.074 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.939 | $0.865 | $0.074 |
| South Africa North | $0.942 | $0.868 | $0.074 |
| Japan East | $0.944 | $0.87 | $0.074 |
| Japan West | $0.944 | $0.87 | $0.074 |
| New Zealand North | $0.961 | $0.887 | $0.074 |
| Sweden South | $0.972 | $0.899 | $0.073 |
| East Asia | $1.008 | $0.934 | $0.074 |
| South India | $1.012 | $0.938 | $0.074 |
| France South | $1.055 | $0.982 | $0.073 |
| Germany North | $1.072 | $0.998 | $0.074 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.093 | $1.019 | $0.074 |
| UAE Central | $1.117 | $1.043 | $0.074 |
| Brazil South | $1.149 | $1.075 | $0.074 |
| Norway West | $1.172 | $1.098 | $0.074 |
| Switzerland West | $1.172 | $1.098 | $0.074 |
| South Africa West | $1.202 | $1.128 | $0.074 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.471 | $1.398 | $0.073 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.739 | $0.4657 | $0.3259 |
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