Standard_D96s_v5 Windows prices
Standard_D96s_v5 with Windows costs $9.024 per hour on demand in East US ($6,587.52 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $9.024 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $9.024 | $4.608 | $4.416 |
| East US 2 | $9.024 | $4.608 | $4.416 |
| North Central US | $9.024 | $4.608 | $4.416 |
| West US 2 | $9.024 | $4.608 | $4.416 |
| West US 3 | $9.024 | $4.608 | $4.416 |
| Central India | $9.264 | $4.848 | $4.416 |
| India South Central | $9.264 | $4.848 | $4.416 |
| Jio India Central | $9.264 | $4.848 | $4.416 |
| Jio India West | $9.264 | $4.848 | $4.416 |
| Sweden Central | $9.312 | $4.896 | $4.416 |
| Mexico Central | $9.485 | $5.069 | $4.416 |
| Canada Central | $9.552 | $5.136 | $4.416 |
| Canada East | $9.552 | $5.136 | $4.416 |
| North Europe | $9.552 | $5.136 | $4.416 |
| Spain Central | $9.552 | $5.136 | $4.416 |
| Indonesia Central | $9.60 | $5.184 | $4.416 |
| Malaysia West | $9.60 | $5.184 | $4.416 |
| Central US | $9.623 | $5.207 | $4.416 |
| Korea South | $9.715 | $5.299 | $4.416 |
| UK South | $9.744 | $5.328 | $4.416 |
| Taiwan North | $9.773 | $5.357 | $4.416 |
| France Central | $9.792 | $5.376 | $4.416 |
| Israel Central | $9.792 | $5.376 | $4.416 |
| Italy North | $9.792 | $5.376 | $4.416 |
| West US | $9.792 | $5.376 | $4.416 |
| Germany West Central | $9.936 | $5.52 | $4.416 |
| Poland Central | $9.936 | $5.52 | $4.416 |
| West Europe | $9.936 | $5.52 | $4.416 |
| South Central US | $9.946 | $5.53 | $4.416 |
| West Central US | $9.946 | $5.53 | $4.416 |
| UK West | $9.992 | $5.576 | $4.416 |
| Qatar Central | $10.066 | $5.65 | $4.416 |
| UAE North | $10.066 | $5.65 | $4.416 |
| Korea Central | $10.08 | $5.664 | $4.416 |
| Australia Central | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| Australia Central 2 | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| Australia East | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| Southeast Asia | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Texas | $10.176 | $5.76 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Arizona | $10.224 | $5.808 | $4.416 |
| US Gov Virginia | $10.224 | $5.808 | $4.416 |
| West India | $10.314 | $5.898 | $4.416 |
| Japan East | $10.368 | $5.952 | $4.416 |
| Japan West | $10.368 | $5.952 | $4.416 |
| Australia Southeast | $10.406 | $5.99 | $4.416 |
| New Zealand North | $10.464 | $6.048 | $4.416 |
| Norway East | $10.488 | $6.072 | $4.416 |
| Switzerland North | $10.488 | $6.072 | $4.416 |
| South Africa North | $10.512 | $6.096 | $4.416 |
| East Asia | $10.752 | $6.336 | $4.416 |
| Sweden South | $10.781 | $6.365 | $4.416 |
| South India | $10.913 | $6.497 | $4.416 |
| Taiwan North West | $11.38 | $6.964 | $4.416 |
| France South | $11.405 | $6.989 | $4.416 |
| Germany North | $11.592 | $7.176 | $4.416 |
| Brazil South | $11.76 | $7.344 | $4.416 |
| UAE Central | $11.76 | $7.344 | $4.416 |
| Norway West | $12.31 | $7.894 | $4.416 |
| South Africa West | $12.341 | $7.925 | $4.416 |
| Switzerland West | $12.399 | $7.885 | $4.514 |
| Brazil Southeast | $13.963 | $9.547 | $4.416 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $9.024 | $7.259 | $6.236 |
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