Standard_E2pds_v7 Windows prices

Standard_E2pds_v7 with Windows costs $0.279 per hour on demand in East US ($203.67 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $0.279 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$0.279$0.187$0.092
East US$0.279$0.187$0.092
East US 2$0.279$0.187$0.092
West US 2$0.279$0.187$0.092
West US 3$0.279$0.187$0.092
Mexico Central$0.297$0.205$0.092
Indonesia Central$0.31$0.218$0.092
Malaysia West$0.31$0.218$0.092
Canada Central$0.316$0.224$0.092
Canada East$0.316$0.224$0.092
North Central US$0.316$0.224$0.092
South Central US$0.316$0.224$0.092
West Central US$0.316$0.224$0.092
France Central$0.325$0.233$0.092
UK South$0.325$0.233$0.092
Germany West Central$0.334$0.242$0.092
Italy North$0.334$0.242$0.092
Spain Central$0.334$0.242$0.092
Sweden Central$0.334$0.242$0.092
West US$0.334$0.242$0.092
Korea Central$0.344$0.252$0.092
Australia Southeast$0.353$0.261$0.092
Central India$0.353$0.261$0.092
India South Central$0.353$0.261$0.092
Southeast Asia$0.353$0.261$0.092
North Europe$0.359$0.267$0.092
Switzerland North$0.359$0.267$0.092
UAE North$0.359$0.267$0.092
West Europe$0.359$0.267$0.092
Australia East$0.362$0.27$0.092
Japan East$0.362$0.27$0.092
South Africa North$0.364$0.272$0.092
New Zealand North$0.376$0.284$0.092
East Asia$0.381$0.289$0.092
Brazil South$0.465$0.373$0.092

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.279$0.202$0.1629

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