Standard_D16ads_v7 Windows prices

Standard_D16ads_v7 with Windows costs $1.648 per hour on demand in East US ($1,203.04 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $1.326 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$1.326$0.59$0.736
Jio India West$1.326$0.59$0.736
Central US$1.648$0.912$0.736
East US$1.648$0.912$0.736
East US 2$1.648$0.912$0.736
North Central US$1.648$0.912$0.736
West US 2$1.648$0.912$0.736
West US 3$1.648$0.912$0.736
Sweden Central$1.712$0.976$0.736
Mexico Central$1.741$1.005$0.736
Canada Central$1.755$1.019$0.736
North Europe$1.755$1.019$0.736
UK South$1.797$1.061$0.736
France Central$1.808$1.072$0.736
Italy North$1.808$1.072$0.736
Spain Central$1.808$1.072$0.736
West US$1.808$1.072$0.736
South Central US$1.829$1.093$0.736
Germany West Central$1.84$1.104$0.736
Poland Central$1.84$1.104$0.736
West Europe$1.84$1.104$0.736
Korea Central$1.861$1.125$0.736
UAE North$1.861$1.125$0.736
Australia East$1.882$1.146$0.736
Southeast Asia$1.882$1.146$0.736
Taiwan North$1.882$1.146$0.736
US Gov Virginia$1.893$1.157$0.736
Japan East$1.925$1.189$0.736
Japan West$1.925$1.189$0.736
South Africa North$1.957$1.221$0.736
East Asia$1.998$1.262$0.736
Norway East$2.042$1.306$0.736
Switzerland North$2.042$1.306$0.736
Brazil South$2.20$1.464$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.648$1.274$1.083

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.