Standard_E16bds_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E16bds_v5 with Windows costs $2.072 per hour on demand in East US ($1,512.56 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $2.072 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| East US 2 | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| North Central US | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| West US 2 | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| West US 3 | $2.072 | $1.336 | $0.736 |
| Central India | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| India South Central | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| Jio India Central | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| Jio India West | $2.144 | $1.408 | $0.736 |
| Sweden Central | $2.156 | $1.42 | $0.736 |
| Indonesia Central | $2.183 | $1.447 | $0.736 |
| Malaysia West | $2.183 | $1.447 | $0.736 |
| Mexico Central | $2.206 | $1.47 | $0.736 |
| Canada Central | $2.212 | $1.476 | $0.736 |
| Canada East | $2.212 | $1.476 | $0.736 |
| North Europe | $2.232 | $1.496 | $0.736 |
| Central US | $2.246 | $1.51 | $0.736 |
| West US | $2.248 | $1.512 | $0.736 |
| Korea South | $2.272 | $1.536 | $0.736 |
| France Central | $2.316 | $1.58 | $0.736 |
| UK South | $2.316 | $1.58 | $0.736 |
| Germany West Central | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| Italy North | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| Korea Central | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| Poland Central | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| Spain Central | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| West Europe | $2.328 | $1.592 | $0.736 |
| Japan West | $2.336 | $1.60 | $0.736 |
| South Central US | $2.339 | $1.603 | $0.736 |
| West Central US | $2.339 | $1.603 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central | $2.344 | $1.608 | $0.736 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.344 | $1.608 | $0.736 |
| Australia East | $2.344 | $1.608 | $0.736 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.344 | $1.608 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North | $2.344 | $1.608 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.352 | $1.616 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.352 | $1.616 | $0.736 |
| UK West | $2.353 | $1.617 | $0.736 |
| Japan East | $2.36 | $1.624 | $0.736 |
| Israel Central | $2.384 | $1.648 | $0.736 |
| Qatar Central | $2.384 | $1.648 | $0.736 |
| UAE North | $2.384 | $1.648 | $0.736 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.406 | $1.67 | $0.736 |
| New Zealand North | $2.417 | $1.681 | $0.736 |
| West India | $2.446 | $1.71 | $0.736 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.473 | $1.737 | $0.736 |
| East Asia | $2.512 | $1.776 | $0.736 |
| South Africa North | $2.512 | $1.776 | $0.736 |
| Sweden South | $2.582 | $1.846 | $0.736 |
| South India | $2.62 | $1.884 | $0.736 |
| Norway East | $2.646 | $1.91 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland North | $2.646 | $1.91 | $0.736 |
| France South | $2.79 | $2.054 | $0.736 |
| Germany North | $2.806 | $2.07 | $0.736 |
| Brazil South | $2.868 | $2.132 | $0.736 |
| UAE Central | $2.878 | $2.142 | $0.736 |
| Taiwan North West | $2.994 | $2.258 | $0.736 |
| South Africa West | $3.045 | $2.309 | $0.736 |
| Norway West | $3.22 | $2.484 | $0.736 |
| Switzerland West | $3.22 | $2.484 | $0.736 |
| Brazil Southeast | $3.508 | $2.772 | $0.736 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $2.072 | $1.524 | $1.244 |
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