Standard_E16-8ds_v4 Windows prices
Standard_E16-8ds_v4 with Windows costs $1.888 per hour on demand in East US ($1,378.24 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Sweden Central, at $1.584 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Central | $1.584 | $1.216 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $1.664 | $1.152 | $0.512 |
| East US | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $1.888 | $1.152 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $1.944 | $1.208 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $1.944 | $1.208 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $1.944 | $1.208 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $1.944 | $1.208 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.989 | $1.253 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $1.989 | $1.253 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $2.00 | $1.264 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $2.00 | $1.264 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $2.003 | $1.267 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $2.016 | $1.28 | $0.736 |
| West US | $2.032 | $1.296 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $2.038 | $1.302 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $2.051 | $1.315 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $2.053 | $1.317 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $2.08 | $1.344 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $2.08 | $1.344 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $2.088 | $1.352 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $2.088 | $1.352 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.118 | $1.382 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $2.118 | $1.382 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $2.12 | $1.384 | $0.736 |
| West India | $2.126 | $1.39 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.128 | $1.392 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $2.13 | $1.394 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $2.136 | $1.40 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.176 | $1.44 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.197 | $1.461 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $2.234 | $1.498 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $2.256 | $1.52 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $2.258 | $1.522 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $2.258 | $1.522 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.26 | $1.524 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.265 | $1.529 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $2.317 | $1.581 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.446 | $1.71 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.487 | $1.751 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.533 | $1.797 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.543 | $1.807 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.56 | $1.824 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $2.671 | $1.935 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $2.715 | $1.979 | $0.736 |
| Brazil Southeast | $2.757 | $2.389 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $2.766 | $2.01 | $0.7557 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.888 | $1.413 | $1.169 |
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