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Standard_DS4 Windows prices

Standard_DS4 with Windows costs $1.12 per hour on demand in East US ($817.60 a month), $0.504 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is West India, at $0.912 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
West India$0.912$0.544$0.368
Central India$0.932$0.564$0.368
Canada Central$0.965$0.597$0.368
Canada East$0.966$0.598$0.368
UAE North$1.011$0.643$0.368
North Europe$1.032$0.584$0.448
East US 2$1.04$0.536$0.504
South Central US$1.04$0.536$0.504
Mexico Central$1.046$0.678$0.368
South Africa North$1.086$0.718$0.368
Central US$1.12$0.616$0.504
East US$1.12$0.616$0.504
North Central US$1.12$0.616$0.504
West US$1.12$0.616$0.504
West US 3$1.12$0.616$0.504
South India$1.123$0.755$0.368
France Central$1.138$0.77$0.368
UK South$1.138$0.77$0.368
Japan West$1.168$0.768$0.4
UK West$1.175$0.807$0.368
Poland Central$1.187$0.672$0.515
West Europe$1.187$0.672$0.515
UAE Central$1.204$0.836$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.227$0.572$0.655
Australia East$1.248$0.744$0.504
Australia Southeast$1.248$0.744$0.504
Brazil South$1.264$0.76$0.504
South Africa West$1.268$0.9$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.288$0.784$0.504
Japan East$1.343$0.883$0.46
Brazil Southeast$1.356$0.988$0.368
East Asia$1.481$0.902$0.579

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.12––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.