Standard_E8-2ads_v6 Windows prices

Standard_E8-2ads_v6 with Windows costs $0.949 per hour on demand in East US ($692.77 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.743 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.743$0.375$0.368
Jio India Central$0.743$0.375$0.368
Jio India West$0.743$0.375$0.368
East US$0.949$0.581$0.368
East US 2$0.949$0.581$0.368
North Central US$0.949$0.581$0.368
West US 2$0.949$0.581$0.368
West US 3$0.949$0.581$0.368
India South Central$0.976$0.608$0.368
Sweden Central$0.989$0.621$0.368
Mexico Central$1.006$0.638$0.368
Canada Central$1.016$0.648$0.368
Canada East$1.016$0.648$0.368
North Europe$1.016$0.648$0.368
Central US$1.024$0.656$0.368
Indonesia Central$1.024$0.656$0.368
Malaysia West$1.024$0.656$0.368
Korea South$1.035$0.667$0.368
UK South$1.043$0.675$0.368
France Central$1.05$0.682$0.368
Italy North$1.05$0.682$0.368
Spain Central$1.05$0.682$0.368
West US$1.05$0.682$0.368
Taiwan North$1.058$0.69$0.368
South Central US$1.063$0.695$0.368
West Central US$1.063$0.695$0.368
Poland Central$1.07$0.7$0.37
Germany West Central$1.07$0.702$0.368
UK West$1.07$0.702$0.368
West Europe$1.07$0.702$0.368
Korea Central$1.083$0.715$0.368
Qatar Central$1.083$0.715$0.368
UAE North$1.083$0.715$0.368
Australia Central$1.097$0.729$0.368
Australia Central 2$1.097$0.729$0.368
Australia East$1.097$0.729$0.368
New Zealand North$1.097$0.729$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.097$0.729$0.368
US Gov Texas$1.097$0.729$0.368
US Gov Arizona$1.104$0.736$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.104$0.736$0.368
West India$1.11$0.742$0.368
Australia Southeast$1.124$0.756$0.368
Japan East$1.124$0.756$0.368
Japan West$1.124$0.756$0.368
South Africa North$1.144$0.776$0.368
East Asia$1.171$0.803$0.368
Sweden South$1.178$0.81$0.368
South India$1.185$0.817$0.368
Israel Central$1.198$0.83$0.368
Norway East$1.198$0.83$0.368
Switzerland North$1.198$0.83$0.368
France South$1.252$0.884$0.368
Taiwan North West$1.266$0.898$0.368
Germany North$1.279$0.911$0.368
UAE Central$1.298$0.93$0.368
Brazil South$1.299$0.931$0.368
South Africa West$1.374$1.006$0.368
Norway West$1.448$1.08$0.368
Switzerland West$1.448$1.08$0.368
Brazil Southeast$1.576$1.208$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.949––

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