Standard_D8plds_v7 Windows prices

Standard_D8plds_v7 with Windows costs $0.865 per hour on demand in East US ($631.45 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $0.865 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$0.865$0.497$0.368
East US$0.865$0.497$0.368
East US 2$0.865$0.497$0.368
West US 2$0.865$0.497$0.368
West US 3$0.865$0.497$0.368
Mexico Central$0.915$0.547$0.368
Indonesia Central$0.95$0.582$0.368
Malaysia West$0.95$0.582$0.368
Canada Central$0.965$0.597$0.368
Canada East$0.965$0.597$0.368
North Central US$0.965$0.597$0.368
South Central US$0.965$0.597$0.368
West Central US$0.965$0.597$0.368
France Central$0.99$0.622$0.368
UK South$0.99$0.622$0.368
Germany West Central$1.015$0.647$0.368
Italy North$1.015$0.647$0.368
Spain Central$1.015$0.647$0.368
Sweden Central$1.015$0.647$0.368
West US$1.015$0.647$0.368
Korea Central$1.04$0.672$0.368
Australia Southeast$1.064$0.696$0.368
Central India$1.064$0.696$0.368
India South Central$1.064$0.696$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.064$0.696$0.368
North Europe$1.079$0.711$0.368
Switzerland North$1.079$0.711$0.368
UAE North$1.079$0.711$0.368
West Europe$1.079$0.711$0.368
Australia East$1.089$0.721$0.368
Japan East$1.089$0.721$0.368
South Africa North$1.094$0.726$0.368
New Zealand North$1.125$0.757$0.368
East Asia$1.139$0.771$0.368
Brazil South$1.363$0.995$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.865$0.6615$0.557

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