Standard_D8ads_v5 Windows prices
Standard_D8ads_v5 with Windows costs $0.78 per hour on demand in East US ($569.40 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.636 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | $0.636 | $0.268 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $0.636 | $0.268 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $0.636 | $0.268 | $0.368 |
| East US | $0.78 | $0.412 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $0.78 | $0.412 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.78 | $0.412 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $0.78 | $0.412 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $0.78 | $0.412 | $0.368 |
| India South Central | $0.807 | $0.439 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $0.808 | $0.44 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $0.821 | $0.453 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $0.828 | $0.46 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $0.828 | $0.46 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $0.828 | $0.46 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.832 | $0.464 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $0.832 | $0.464 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $0.834 | $0.466 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $0.842 | $0.474 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $0.848 | $0.48 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $0.849 | $0.481 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $0.852 | $0.484 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $0.853 | $0.485 | $0.368 |
| West US | $0.856 | $0.488 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $0.862 | $0.494 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $0.862 | $0.494 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $0.867 | $0.499 | $0.368 |
| Germany West Central | $0.868 | $0.5 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $0.868 | $0.5 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $0.868 | $0.5 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $0.874 | $0.506 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $0.876 | $0.508 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $0.876 | $0.508 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $0.876 | $0.508 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $0.876 | $0.508 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.883 | $0.515 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.884 | $0.516 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $0.888 | $0.52 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.888 | $0.52 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $0.888 | $0.52 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| West India | $0.895 | $0.527 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.904 | $0.536 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $0.904 | $0.536 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $0.904 | $0.536 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $0.914 | $0.546 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $0.918 | $0.55 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $0.936 | $0.568 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $0.94 | $0.572 | $0.368 |
| South India | $0.949 | $0.581 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $0.957 | $0.589 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $0.957 | $0.589 | $0.368 |
| France South | $0.997 | $0.629 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $1.018 | $0.65 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.025 | $0.657 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.028 | $0.66 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $1.028 | $0.66 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $1.083 | $0.715 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.134 | $0.766 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.134 | $0.766 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.226 | $0.858 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.78 | $0.611 | $0.5245 |
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