Standard_D8ads_v7 Windows prices

Standard_D8ads_v7 with Windows costs $0.824 per hour on demand in East US ($601.52 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.663 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.663$0.295$0.368
Jio India West$0.663$0.295$0.368
Central US$0.824$0.456$0.368
East US$0.824$0.456$0.368
East US 2$0.824$0.456$0.368
North Central US$0.824$0.456$0.368
West US 2$0.824$0.456$0.368
West US 3$0.824$0.456$0.368
Sweden Central$0.856$0.488$0.368
Mexico Central$0.87$0.502$0.368
Canada Central$0.878$0.51$0.368
North Europe$0.878$0.51$0.368
UK South$0.898$0.53$0.368
France Central$0.904$0.536$0.368
Italy North$0.904$0.536$0.368
Spain Central$0.904$0.536$0.368
West US$0.904$0.536$0.368
South Central US$0.914$0.546$0.368
Germany West Central$0.92$0.552$0.368
Poland Central$0.92$0.552$0.368
West Europe$0.92$0.552$0.368
Korea Central$0.93$0.562$0.368
UAE North$0.93$0.562$0.368
Australia East$0.941$0.573$0.368
Southeast Asia$0.941$0.573$0.368
Taiwan North$0.941$0.573$0.368
US Gov Virginia$0.946$0.578$0.368
Japan East$0.962$0.594$0.368
Japan West$0.962$0.594$0.368
South Africa North$0.978$0.61$0.368
East Asia$0.999$0.631$0.368
Norway East$1.021$0.653$0.368
Switzerland North$1.021$0.653$0.368
Brazil South$1.10$0.732$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.824$0.6371$0.5413

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