Standard_E16-8ads_v5 Windows prices

Standard_E16-8ads_v5 with Windows costs $1.784 per hour on demand in East US ($1,302.32 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $1.40 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$1.40$0.664$0.736
Jio India Central$1.40$0.664$0.736
Jio India West$1.40$0.664$0.736
East US$1.784$1.048$0.736
East US 2$1.784$1.048$0.736
North Central US$1.784$1.048$0.736
West US 2$1.784$1.048$0.736
West US 3$1.784$1.048$0.736
Sweden Central$1.848$1.112$0.736
Indonesia Central$1.881$1.145$0.736
Malaysia West$1.881$1.145$0.736
Canada Central$1.888$1.152$0.736
Canada East$1.888$1.152$0.736
Mexico Central$1.889$1.153$0.736
North Europe$1.904$1.168$0.736
Central US$1.92$1.184$0.736
West US$1.92$1.184$0.736
Korea South$1.941$1.205$0.736
Taiwan North$1.941$1.205$0.736
India South Central$1.944$1.208$0.736
France Central$1.96$1.224$0.736
UK South$1.968$1.232$0.736
Italy North$1.97$1.234$0.736
Spain Central$1.97$1.234$0.736
South Central US$1.994$1.258$0.736
West Central US$1.994$1.258$0.736
Germany West Central$2.00$1.264$0.736
Korea Central$2.00$1.264$0.736
Poland Central$2.00$1.264$0.736
US Gov Arizona$2.00$1.264$0.736
US Gov Virginia$2.00$1.264$0.736
West Europe$2.00$1.264$0.736
UK West$2.004$1.268$0.736
Australia Central$2.008$1.272$0.736
Australia Central 2$2.008$1.272$0.736
Australia East$2.008$1.272$0.736
Japan East$2.008$1.272$0.736
Japan West$2.008$1.272$0.736
Southeast Asia$2.008$1.272$0.736
Israel Central$2.023$1.287$0.736
Qatar Central$2.023$1.287$0.736
UAE North$2.023$1.287$0.736
US Gov Texas$2.046$1.31$0.736
New Zealand North$2.072$1.336$0.736
West India$2.077$1.341$0.736
Australia Southeast$2.098$1.362$0.736
South Africa North$2.12$1.384$0.736
East Asia$2.124$1.388$0.736
Sweden South$2.182$1.446$0.736
South India$2.214$1.478$0.736
Norway East$2.235$1.499$0.736
Switzerland North$2.235$1.499$0.736
Taiwan North West$2.303$1.567$0.736
France South$2.327$1.591$0.736
Germany North$2.379$1.643$0.736
Brazil South$2.40$1.664$0.736
UAE Central$2.411$1.675$0.736
South Africa West$2.535$1.799$0.736
Norway West$2.684$1.948$0.736
Switzerland West$2.684$1.948$0.736
Brazil Southeast$2.899$2.163$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.784$1.354$1.134

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