Standard_DS3_v2 Windows prices
Standard_DS3_v2 with Windows costs $0.476 per hour on demand in East US ($347.48 a month), $0.183 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Mexico Central, at $0.435 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Central | $0.435 | $0.251 | $0.184 |
| Italy North | $0.456 | $0.272 | $0.184 |
| Poland Central | $0.456 | $0.272 | $0.184 |
| Spain Central | $0.456 | $0.272 | $0.184 |
| Sweden Central | $0.456 | $0.272 | $0.184 |
| Israel Central | $0.458 | $0.274 | $0.184 |
| Qatar Central | $0.459 | $0.275 | $0.184 |
| UAE North | $0.459 | $0.275 | $0.184 |
| Korea South | $0.463 | $0.297 | $0.166 |
| North Europe | $0.465 | $0.263 | $0.202 |
| East US 2 | $0.468 | $0.229 | $0.239 |
| West US 2 | $0.468 | $0.229 | $0.239 |
| West US 3 | $0.468 | $0.229 | $0.239 |
| South Central US | $0.468 | $0.254 | $0.214 |
| West Central US | $0.468 | $0.254 | $0.214 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.476 | $0.292 | $0.184 |
| Malaysia West | $0.476 | $0.292 | $0.184 |
| East US | $0.476 | $0.293 | $0.183 |
| Norway East | $0.483 | $0.299 | $0.184 |
| South Africa North | $0.491 | $0.307 | $0.184 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.5 | $0.316 | $0.184 |
| West US | $0.504 | $0.279 | $0.225 |
| Central US | $0.504 | $0.293 | $0.211 |
| North Central US | $0.504 | $0.293 | $0.211 |
| Switzerland North | $0.51 | $0.2992 | $0.2108 |
| Korea Central | $0.514 | $0.33 | $0.184 |
| Canada Central | $0.515 | $0.28 | $0.235 |
| Canada East | $0.515 | $0.28 | $0.235 |
| Central India | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| Jio India Central | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| Jio India West | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| South India | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| West India | $0.521 | $0.337 | $0.184 |
| Japan West | $0.526 | $0.365 | $0.161 |
| Brazil South | $0.527 | $0.343 | $0.184 |
| Germany North | $0.532 | $0.348 | $0.184 |
| Germany West Central | $0.533 | $0.266 | $0.267 |
| West Europe | $0.533 | $0.272 | $0.261 |
| Sweden South | $0.537 | $0.353 | $0.184 |
| UAE Central | $0.541 | $0.357 | $0.184 |
| Japan East | $0.546 | $0.409 | $0.137 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.562 | $0.311 | $0.251 |
| Australia Central | $0.562 | $0.336 | $0.226 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.562 | $0.336 | $0.226 |
| Australia East | $0.562 | $0.336 | $0.226 |
| South Africa West | $0.569 | $0.385 | $0.184 |
| Norway West | $0.573 | $0.389 | $0.184 |
| New Zealand North | $0.575 | $0.391 | $0.184 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.585 | $0.285 | $0.3 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.585 | $0.285 | $0.3 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.585 | $0.285 | $0.3 |
| France Central | $0.588 | $0.351 | $0.237 |
| UK South | $0.588 | $0.351 | $0.237 |
| UK West | $0.588 | $0.351 | $0.237 |
| Switzerland West | $0.608 | $0.3891 | $0.2189 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.629 | $0.445 | $0.184 |
| East Asia | $0.667 | $0.428 | $0.239 |
| France South | $0.764 | $0.456 | $0.308 |
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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