Standard_DC8ads_v6 Windows prices

Standard_DC8ads_v6 with Windows costs $0.87 per hour on demand in East US ($635.10 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.693 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.693$0.325$0.368
East US$0.87$0.502$0.368
East US 2$0.87$0.502$0.368
North Central US$0.87$0.502$0.368
West US 2$0.87$0.502$0.368
West US 3$0.87$0.502$0.368
Sweden Central$0.905$0.537$0.368
Mexico Central$0.921$0.553$0.368
Canada Central$0.929$0.561$0.368
Canada East$0.929$0.561$0.368
North Europe$0.929$0.561$0.368
Central US$0.936$0.568$0.368
Korea South$0.945$0.577$0.368
UK South$0.951$0.583$0.368
France Central$0.958$0.59$0.368
Italy North$0.958$0.59$0.368
Spain Central$0.958$0.59$0.368
West US$0.958$0.59$0.368
South Central US$0.969$0.601$0.368
West Central US$0.969$0.601$0.368
Germany West Central$0.975$0.607$0.368
Poland Central$0.975$0.607$0.368
UK West$0.975$0.607$0.368
West Europe$0.975$0.607$0.368
Korea Central$0.987$0.619$0.368
Qatar Central$0.987$0.619$0.368
UAE North$0.987$0.619$0.368
Australia Central$0.998$0.63$0.368
Australia Central 2$0.998$0.63$0.368
Australia East$0.998$0.63$0.368
Southeast Asia$0.998$0.63$0.368
Taiwan North$0.998$0.63$0.368
US Gov Texas$0.998$0.63$0.368
US Gov Arizona$1.004$0.636$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.004$0.636$0.368
West India$1.01$0.642$0.368
Australia Southeast$1.022$0.654$0.368
Japan East$1.022$0.654$0.368
Japan West$1.022$0.654$0.368
South Africa North$1.039$0.671$0.368
East Asia$1.062$0.694$0.368
Sweden South$1.068$0.7$0.368
South India$1.075$0.707$0.368
Israel Central$1.086$0.718$0.368
Norway East$1.086$0.718$0.368
Switzerland North$1.086$0.718$0.368
France South$1.133$0.765$0.368
Germany North$1.156$0.788$0.368
UAE Central$1.172$0.804$0.368
Brazil South$1.173$0.805$0.368
Taiwan North West$1.187$0.819$0.368
South Africa West$1.237$0.869$0.368
Norway West$1.302$0.934$0.368
Switzerland West$1.302$0.934$0.368
Brazil Southeast$1.413$1.045$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.87$0.7693$0.669

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