Standard_D96alds_v7 Windows prices

Standard_D96alds_v7 with Windows costs $8.986 per hour on demand in East US ($6,559.78 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $7.373 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$7.373$2.957$4.416
Jio India West$7.373$2.957$4.416
Central US$8.986$4.57$4.416
East US$8.986$4.57$4.416
East US 2$8.986$4.57$4.416
North Central US$8.986$4.57$4.416
West US 2$8.986$4.57$4.416
West US 3$8.986$4.57$4.416
Sweden Central$9.312$4.896$4.416
Mexico Central$9.446$5.03$4.416
Canada Central$9.523$5.107$4.416
North Europe$9.523$5.107$4.416
UK South$9.734$5.318$4.416
France Central$9.782$5.366$4.416
Italy North$9.782$5.366$4.416
Spain Central$9.782$5.366$4.416
West US$9.782$5.366$4.416
South Central US$9.888$5.472$4.416
Poland Central$9.936$5.52$4.416
Germany West Central$9.946$5.53$4.416
West Europe$9.946$5.53$4.416
Korea Central$10.051$5.635$4.416
UAE North$10.051$5.635$4.416
Australia East$10.157$5.741$4.416
Southeast Asia$10.157$5.741$4.416
Taiwan North$10.157$5.741$4.416
US Gov Virginia$10.214$5.798$4.416
Japan East$10.368$5.952$4.416
Japan West$10.368$5.952$4.416
South Africa North$10.531$6.115$4.416
East Asia$10.742$6.326$4.416
Norway East$10.954$6.538$4.416
Switzerland North$10.954$6.538$4.416
Brazil South$11.75$7.334$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$8.986$7.112$6.152

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