Standard_DS5_v2_Promo Windows prices
Standard_DS5_v2_Promo with Windows costs $2.016 per hour on demand in East US ($1,471.68 a month), $0 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is North Europe, at $1.858 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Europe | $1.858 | $1.858 | $0 |
| East US 2 | $1.872 | $1.872 | $0 |
| South Central US | $1.872 | $1.872 | $0 |
| West Central US | $1.872 | $1.872 | $0 |
| West US 2 | $1.872 | $1.872 | $0 |
| Central US | $2.016 | $2.016 | $0 |
| East US | $2.016 | $2.016 | $0 |
| North Central US | $2.016 | $2.016 | $0 |
| West US | $2.016 | $2.016 | $0 |
| Korea Central | $2.057 | $2.057 | $0 |
| Canada East | $2.059 | $2.059 | $0 |
| Central India | $2.086 | $2.086 | $0 |
| South India | $2.086 | $2.086 | $0 |
| West India | $2.086 | $2.086 | $0 |
| Japan West | $2.102 | $2.102 | $0 |
| Brazil South | $2.106 | $2.106 | $0 |
| West Europe | $2.131 | $2.131 | $0 |
| Japan East | $2.183 | $2.183 | $0 |
| Australia East | $2.246 | $2.246 | $0 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.246 | $2.246 | $0 |
| Canada Central | $2.246 | $2.246 | $0 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.318 | $2.318 | $0 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.34 | $2.34 | $0 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.34 | $2.34 | $0 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.34 | $2.34 | $0 |
| France Central | $2.351 | $1.404 | $0.947 |
| UK South | $2.351 | $2.351 | $0 |
| UK West | $2.351 | $2.351 | $0 |
| East Asia | $2.666 | $2.666 | $0 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $2.016 | – | – |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.