Standard_E16s_v7 Windows prices

Standard_E16s_v7 with Windows costs $2.125 per hour on demand in East US ($1,551.25 a month), $0.736 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $2.07 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$2.07$1.334$0.736
East US$2.125$1.389$0.736
East US 2$2.125$1.389$0.736
North Central US$2.125$1.389$0.736
West US 2$2.125$1.389$0.736
West US 3$2.125$1.389$0.736
Sweden Central$2.15$1.414$0.736
Indonesia Central$2.214$1.478$0.736
Mexico Central$2.27$1.534$0.736
Spain Central$2.278$1.542$0.736
Germany West Central$2.336$1.60$0.736
North Europe$2.34$1.604$0.736
Italy North$2.348$1.612$0.736
Australia East$2.403$1.667$0.736
Canada Central$2.403$1.667$0.736
Poland Central$2.403$1.667$0.736
South Central US$2.403$1.667$0.736
UK South$2.412$1.676$0.736
Korea Central$2.448$1.712$0.736
South Africa North$2.448$1.712$0.736
West Europe$2.47$1.734$0.736
West US$2.548$1.812$0.736
Norway East$2.57$1.834$0.736
Brazil South$2.959$2.223$0.736

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.125––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.