Standard_B8s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_B8s_v2 with Windows costs $0.37 per hour on demand in East US ($270.10 a month), $0.037 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.37 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.37 | $0.333 | $0.037 |
| East US 2 | $0.37 | $0.333 | $0.037 |
| North Central US | $0.37 | $0.333 | $0.037 |
| West US 2 | $0.37 | $0.333 | $0.037 |
| West US 3 | $0.37 | $0.333 | $0.037 |
| Sweden Central | $0.382 | $0.346 | $0.036 |
| Central India | $0.395 | $0.358 | $0.037 |
| Jio India Central | $0.395 | $0.358 | $0.037 |
| Jio India West | $0.395 | $0.358 | $0.037 |
| North Europe | $0.402 | $0.365 | $0.037 |
| Spain Central | $0.402 | $0.365 | $0.037 |
| Canada Central | $0.408 | $0.371 | $0.037 |
| Canada East | $0.408 | $0.371 | $0.037 |
| Central US | $0.413 | $0.376 | $0.037 |
| France Central | $0.414 | $0.378 | $0.036 |
| UK South | $0.414 | $0.378 | $0.036 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.417 | $0.38 | $0.037 |
| Israel Central | $0.42 | $0.383 | $0.037 |
| Italy North | $0.42 | $0.383 | $0.037 |
| Korea South | $0.42 | $0.383 | $0.037 |
| Qatar Central | $0.42 | $0.383 | $0.037 |
| Germany West Central | $0.421 | $0.384 | $0.037 |
| Poland Central | $0.421 | $0.384 | $0.037 |
| West Europe | $0.421 | $0.384 | $0.037 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.427 | $0.39 | $0.037 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.427 | $0.39 | $0.037 |
| Taiwan North | $0.429 | $0.392 | $0.037 |
| West US | $0.434 | $0.397 | $0.037 |
| South Central US | $0.436 | $0.399 | $0.037 |
| West Central US | $0.436 | $0.399 | $0.037 |
| UAE North | $0.438 | $0.401 | $0.037 |
| UK West | $0.439 | $0.403 | $0.036 |
| Korea Central | $0.453 | $0.416 | $0.037 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.453 | $0.416 | $0.037 |
| Australia Central | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| Australia East | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| Norway East | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| Switzerland North | $0.459 | $0.422 | $0.037 |
| West India | $0.463 | $0.426 | $0.037 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.469 | $0.433 | $0.036 |
| South Africa North | $0.471 | $0.434 | $0.037 |
| Japan East | $0.472 | $0.435 | $0.037 |
| Japan West | $0.472 | $0.435 | $0.037 |
| New Zealand North | $0.48 | $0.444 | $0.036 |
| Sweden South | $0.486 | $0.449 | $0.037 |
| East Asia | $0.504 | $0.467 | $0.037 |
| South India | $0.506 | $0.469 | $0.037 |
| France South | $0.528 | $0.491 | $0.037 |
| Germany North | $0.536 | $0.499 | $0.037 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.546 | $0.51 | $0.036 |
| UAE Central | $0.558 | $0.522 | $0.036 |
| Brazil South | $0.574 | $0.538 | $0.036 |
| Norway West | $0.586 | $0.549 | $0.037 |
| Switzerland West | $0.586 | $0.549 | $0.037 |
| South Africa West | $0.601 | $0.564 | $0.037 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.736 | $0.699 | $0.037 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.37 | $0.2333 | $0.1634 |
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