Standard_D96ds_v5 Windows prices
Standard_D96ds_v5 with Windows costs $9.84 per hour on demand in East US ($7,183.20 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $9.84 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $9.84 | $5.424 | $4.416 |
| East US 2 | $9.84 | $5.424 | $4.416 |
| North Central US | $9.84 | $5.424 | $4.416 |
| West US 2 | $9.84 | $5.424 | $4.416 |
| West US 3 | $9.84 | $5.424 | $4.416 |
| Sweden Central | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| Central India | $10.272 | $5.856 | $4.416 |
| India South Central | $10.272 | $5.856 | $4.416 |
| Jio India Central | $10.272 | $5.856 | $4.416 |
| Jio India West | $10.272 | $5.856 | $4.416 |
| Mexico Central | $10.382 | $5.966 | $4.416 |
| Canada Central | $10.464 | $6.048 | $4.416 |
| Canada East | $10.464 | $6.048 | $4.416 |
| North Europe | $10.464 | $6.048 | $4.416 |
| Spain Central | $10.464 | $6.048 | $4.416 |
| Indonesia Central | $10.507 | $6.091 | $4.416 |
| Malaysia West | $10.507 | $6.091 | $4.416 |
| Central US | $10.545 | $6.129 | $4.416 |
| Korea South | $10.654 | $6.238 | $4.416 |
| UK South | $10.704 | $6.288 | $4.416 |
| France Central | $10.752 | $6.336 | $4.416 |
| Israel Central | $10.752 | $6.336 | $4.416 |
| Italy North | $10.752 | $6.336 | $4.416 |
| West US | $10.80 | $6.384 | $4.416 |
| South Central US | $10.925 | $6.509 | $4.416 |
| West Central US | $10.925 | $6.509 | $4.416 |
| Germany West Central | $10.944 | $6.528 | $4.416 |
| Poland Central | $10.944 | $6.528 | $4.416 |
| West Europe | $10.944 | $6.528 | $4.416 |
| UK West | $10.979 | $6.563 | $4.416 |
| Taiwan North | $11.039 | $6.623 | $4.416 |
| Qatar Central | $11.069 | $6.653 | $4.416 |
| UAE North | $11.069 | $6.653 | $4.416 |
| Korea Central | $11.088 | $6.672 | $4.416 |
| Southeast Asia | $11.184 | $6.768 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Texas | $11.196 | $6.78 | $4.416 |
| Australia Central | $11.232 | $6.816 | $4.416 |
| Australia Central 2 | $11.232 | $6.816 | $4.416 |
| Australia East | $11.232 | $6.816 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Arizona | $11.28 | $6.864 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Virginia | $11.28 | $6.864 | $4.416 |
| West India | $11.359 | $6.943 | $4.416 |
| Japan East | $11.424 | $7.008 | $4.416 |
| Japan West | $11.424 | $7.008 | $4.416 |
| Australia Southeast | $11.467 | $7.051 | $4.416 |
| New Zealand North | $11.573 | $7.157 | $4.416 |
| Norway East | $11.597 | $7.181 | $4.416 |
| Switzerland North | $11.597 | $7.181 | $4.416 |
| South Africa North | $11.616 | $7.20 | $4.416 |
| East Asia | $11.856 | $7.44 | $4.416 |
| Sweden South | $11.904 | $7.488 | $4.416 |
| South India | $12.064 | $7.648 | $4.416 |
| France South | $12.653 | $8.237 | $4.416 |
| Germany North | $12.902 | $8.486 | $4.416 |
| Taiwan North West | $13.025 | $8.609 | $4.416 |
| Brazil South | $13.056 | $8.64 | $4.416 |
| UAE Central | $13.065 | $8.649 | $4.416 |
| Norway West | $13.751 | $9.335 | $4.416 |
| South Africa West | $13.776 | $9.36 | $4.416 |
| Switzerland West | $13.859 | $9.341 | $4.518 |
| Brazil Southeast | $15.648 | $11.232 | $4.416 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $9.84 | $7.616 | $6.477 |
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