Standard_DS5_v2 Windows prices
Standard_DS5_v2 with Windows costs $1.904 per hour on demand in East US ($1,389.92 a month), $0.734 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Mexico Central, at $1.739 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico Central | $1.739 | $1.003 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $1.822 | $1.086 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $1.824 | $1.087 | $0.737 |
| Sweden Central | $1.824 | $1.087 | $0.737 |
| Poland Central | $1.824 | $1.088 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $1.832 | $1.096 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $1.835 | $1.099 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $1.835 | $1.099 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $1.851 | $1.189 | $0.662 |
| North Europe | $1.858 | $1.053 | $0.805 |
| East US 2 | $1.872 | $0.916 | $0.956 |
| West US 2 | $1.872 | $0.916 | $0.956 |
| West US 3 | $1.872 | $0.916 | $0.956 |
| South Central US | $1.872 | $1.017 | $0.855 |
| West Central US | $1.872 | $1.017 | $0.855 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $1.904 | $1.168 | $0.736 |
| East US | $1.904 | $1.17 | $0.734 |
| Norway East | $1.932 | $1.196 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $1.963 | $1.227 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.00 | $1.263 | $0.737 |
| West US | $2.016 | $1.117 | $0.899 |
| Central US | $2.016 | $1.17 | $0.846 |
| North Central US | $2.016 | $1.17 | $0.846 |
| Switzerland North | $2.042 | $1.196 | $0.8463 |
| Korea Central | $2.057 | $1.321 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $2.059 | $1.12 | $0.939 |
| Canada East | $2.059 | $1.12 | $0.939 |
| Central India | $2.086 | $1.35 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $2.086 | $1.35 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $2.086 | $1.35 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.086 | $1.35 | $0.736 |
| West India | $2.086 | $1.35 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.102 | $1.459 | $0.643 |
| Brazil South | $2.106 | $1.37 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.13 | $1.394 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $2.131 | $1.064 | $1.067 |
| West Europe | $2.131 | $1.087 | $1.044 |
| Sweden South | $2.15 | $1.414 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.165 | $1.429 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.183 | $1.636 | $0.547 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.245 | $1.246 | $0.999 |
| Australia Central | $2.245 | $1.345 | $0.9 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.245 | $1.345 | $0.9 |
| Australia East | $2.245 | $1.345 | $0.9 |
| South Africa West | $2.275 | $1.539 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.29 | $1.554 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.299 | $1.563 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.34 | $1.142 | $1.198 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.34 | $1.142 | $1.198 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.34 | $1.142 | $1.198 |
| France Central | $2.351 | $1.404 | $0.947 |
| UK West | $2.351 | $1.404 | $0.947 |
| UK South | $2.351 | $1.405 | $0.946 |
| Switzerland West | $2.433 | $1.554 | $0.8793 |
| Brazil Southeast | $2.516 | $1.78 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $2.666 | $1.714 | $0.952 |
| France South | $3.056 | $1.824 | $1.232 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.904 | – | – |
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