Standard_E8-2ds_v4 Windows prices
Standard_E8-2ds_v4 with Windows costs $0.944 per hour on demand in East US ($689.12 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Sweden Central, at $0.7 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden Central | $0.7 | $0.608 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.74 | $0.576 | $0.164 |
| East US | $0.944 | $0.576 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $0.944 | $0.576 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.944 | $0.576 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $0.944 | $0.576 | $0.368 |
| Central India | $0.972 | $0.604 | $0.368 |
| India South Central | $0.972 | $0.604 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $0.972 | $0.604 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $0.972 | $0.604 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.994 | $0.626 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $0.994 | $0.626 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $1.00 | $0.632 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $1.00 | $0.632 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $1.002 | $0.634 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $1.008 | $0.64 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $1.008 | $0.64 | $0.368 |
| West US | $1.016 | $0.648 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $1.019 | $0.651 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $1.026 | $0.658 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $1.026 | $0.658 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $1.04 | $0.672 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $1.04 | $0.672 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $1.044 | $0.676 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $1.044 | $0.676 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.059 | $0.691 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $1.059 | $0.691 | $0.368 |
| Germany West Central | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $1.06 | $0.692 | $0.368 |
| West India | $1.063 | $0.695 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $1.065 | $0.697 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $1.068 | $0.7 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.088 | $0.72 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $1.098 | $0.73 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $1.117 | $0.749 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $1.128 | $0.76 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $1.129 | $0.761 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $1.129 | $0.7612 | $0.368 |
| South India | $1.13 | $0.762 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $1.132 | $0.764 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $1.158 | $0.79 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.223 | $0.855 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.244 | $0.876 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $1.267 | $0.899 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $1.271 | $0.903 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.28 | $0.912 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.287 | $1.195 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $1.336 | $0.968 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.358 | $0.99 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.383 | $1.005 | $0.3779 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.944 | $0.7067 | $0.5846 |
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