Standard_E16bds_v5 reserved and savings plan prices

A 1-year reservation for Standard_E16bds_v5 with no upfront payment costs $0.7882 per hour in East US, 41% less than on demand ($1.336). The biggest saving is a 3-year reservation paid all upfront, at $0.5077 per hour effective, 62% less.

Every option in East US

Linux prices. Effective price spreads any upfront payment over the term; break-even is the month the commitment starts costing less than on demand.

TermOptionPaymentUpfrontHourlyEffective /hrEffective /moSavingBreak-even
1 yearReservationNo upfront–$0.7882$0.7882$575.4241%–
1 yearReservationAll upfront$6,905.00$0$0.7882$575.4241%month 8
1 yearSavings planNo upfront–$0.9034$0.9034$659.4832%–
3 yearsReservationNo upfront–$0.5077$0.5077$370.6162%–
3 yearsReservationAll upfront$13,342.00$0$0.5077$370.6162%month 14
3 yearsSavings planNo upfront–$0.5657$0.5657$412.9358%–

Reserved prices by region

No upfront, standard, USD per hour.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved3-yr reserved3-yr saving
East US$1.336$0.7882$0.507762%
East US 2$1.336$0.7882$0.507762%
North Central US$1.336$0.7882$0.507762%
West US 2$1.336$0.7882$0.507762%
West US 3$1.336$0.7882$0.507762%
Central India$1.408$0.8307$0.53562%
India South Central$1.408$0.8307$0.53562%
Sweden Central$1.42$0.8378$0.539662%
Indonesia Central$1.447$0.8539$0.549962%
Malaysia West$1.447$0.8539$0.549962%
Mexico Central$1.47$0.867$0.558462%
Canada Central$1.476$0.8709$0.560962%
Canada East$1.476$0.8709$0.560962%
North Europe$1.496$0.8826$0.568562%
Central US$1.51$0.7882$0.507766%
West US$1.512$0.8921$0.574562%
Korea South$1.536$0.9065$0.583862%
France Central$1.58$0.9322$0.600462%
UK South$1.58$0.9322$0.600462%
Germany West Central$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
Italy North$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
Korea Central$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
Poland Central$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
Spain Central$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
West Europe$1.592$0.9393$0.604962%
Japan West$1.60$0.9439$0.60862%
South Central US$1.603$0.9459$0.609262%
West Central US$1.603$0.9459$0.609262%
Australia Central$1.608$0.9487$0.61162%
Australia Central 2$1.608$0.9487$0.61162%
Australia East$1.608$0.9487$0.61162%
Southeast Asia$1.608$0.9487$0.61162%
Taiwan North$1.608$0.9487$0.61162%
US Gov Arizona$1.616$0.9534$0.614162%
US Gov Virginia$1.616$0.9534$0.614162%
UK West$1.617$0.9538$0.614362%
Japan East$1.624$0.9581$0.617162%
Israel Central$1.648$0.9724$0.626362%
Qatar Central$1.648$0.9724$0.626362%
UAE North$1.648$0.9724$0.626362%
US Gov Texas$1.67$0.9853$0.634662%
New Zealand North$1.681$0.9919$0.638862%
West India$1.71$1.009$0.649862%
Australia Southeast$1.737$1.025$0.6662%
East Asia$1.776$1.048$0.674962%
South Africa North$1.776$1.048$0.674962%
Sweden South$1.846$1.089$0.701562%
South India$1.884$1.111$0.715862%
Norway East$1.91$1.127$0.72662%
Switzerland North$1.91$1.127$0.72662%
France South$2.054$1.212$0.780562%
Germany North$2.07$1.221$0.786562%
Brazil South$2.132$1.258$0.810262%
UAE Central$2.142$1.264$0.814162%
Taiwan North West$2.258$1.40$0.970957%
South Africa West$2.309$1.362$0.877462%
Norway West$2.484$1.465$0.943862%
Switzerland West$2.484$1.465$0.943862%
Brazil Southeast$2.772$1.635$1.05362%

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