Standard_DS12-1_v2 Windows prices
Standard_DS12-1_v2 with Windows costs $0.476 per hour on demand in East US ($347.48 a month), $0.105 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.476 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.476 | $0.371 | $0.105 |
| East US 2 | $0.486 | $0.299 | $0.187 |
| West US 2 | $0.486 | $0.299 | $0.187 |
| West US 3 | $0.486 | $0.299 | $0.187 |
| South Central US | $0.486 | $0.332 | $0.154 |
| West Central US | $0.486 | $0.332 | $0.154 |
| North Europe | $0.486 | $0.371 | $0.115 |
| Mexico Central | $0.503 | $0.319 | $0.184 |
| Korea South | $0.525 | $0.359 | $0.166 |
| North Central US | $0.528 | $0.37 | $0.158 |
| West US | $0.528 | $0.37 | $0.158 |
| Central US | $0.528 | $0.371 | $0.157 |
| Italy North | $0.529 | $0.345 | $0.184 |
| Poland Central | $0.529 | $0.345 | $0.184 |
| Spain Central | $0.529 | $0.345 | $0.184 |
| Sweden Central | $0.529 | $0.345 | $0.184 |
| Canada Central | $0.535 | $0.366 | $0.169 |
| Canada East | $0.535 | $0.366 | $0.169 |
| Israel Central | $0.543 | $0.359 | $0.184 |
| Qatar Central | $0.543 | $0.359 | $0.184 |
| UAE North | $0.543 | $0.359 | $0.184 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.555 | $0.316 | $0.239 |
| Malaysia West | $0.555 | $0.371 | $0.184 |
| Germany West Central | $0.557 | $0.332 | $0.225 |
| West Europe | $0.557 | $0.379 | $0.178 |
| Central India | $0.563 | $0.379 | $0.184 |
| Jio India Central | $0.563 | $0.379 | $0.184 |
| Jio India West | $0.563 | $0.379 | $0.184 |
| South India | $0.563 | $0.379 | $0.184 |
| West India | $0.563 | $0.379 | $0.184 |
| Japan West | $0.569 | $0.399 | $0.17 |
| Korea Central | $0.583 | $0.399 | $0.184 |
| South Africa North | $0.585 | $0.401 | $0.184 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.591 | $0.382 | $0.209 |
| Australia Central | $0.591 | $0.399 | $0.192 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.591 | $0.399 | $0.192 |
| Australia East | $0.591 | $0.399 | $0.192 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.591 | $0.399 | $0.192 |
| Switzerland North | $0.5949 | $0.4169 | $0.178 |
| Norway East | $0.601 | $0.417 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.608 | $0.373 | $0.235 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.608 | $0.373 | $0.235 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.608 | $0.373 | $0.235 |
| France Central | $0.615 | $0.469 | $0.146 |
| UK South | $0.615 | $0.469 | $0.146 |
| UK West | $0.615 | $0.469 | $0.146 |
| Germany North | $0.616 | $0.432 | $0.184 |
| Sweden South | $0.633 | $0.449 | $0.184 |
| UAE Central | $0.65 | $0.466 | $0.184 |
| Japan East | $0.654 | $0.459 | $0.195 |
| New Zealand North | $0.68 | $0.496 | $0.184 |
| South Africa West | $0.686 | $0.502 | $0.184 |
| East Asia | $0.704 | $0.459 | $0.245 |
| Switzerland West | $0.7222 | $0.5422 | $0.18 |
| Norway West | $0.726 | $0.542 | $0.184 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.795 | $0.611 | $0.184 |
| France South | $0.8 | $0.608 | $0.192 |
| Brazil South | $0.807 | $0.47 | $0.337 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.476 | – | – |
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