Standard_E8bds_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E8bds_v5 with Windows costs $1.036 per hour on demand in East US ($756.28 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.036 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| Central India | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| India South Central | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $1.072 | $0.704 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $1.078 | $0.71 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.092 | $0.724 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $1.092 | $0.724 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $1.103 | $0.735 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $1.106 | $0.738 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $1.106 | $0.738 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $1.116 | $0.748 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $1.123 | $0.755 | $0.368 |
| West US | $1.124 | $0.756 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $1.136 | $0.768 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $1.158 | $0.79 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $1.158 | $0.79 | $0.368 |
| Germany West Central | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $1.168 | $0.8 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $1.17 | $0.802 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $1.17 | $0.802 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $1.172 | $0.804 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.172 | $0.804 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $1.172 | $0.804 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.172 | $0.804 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $1.172 | $0.804 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $1.18 | $0.812 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $1.192 | $0.824 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $1.192 | $0.824 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $1.192 | $0.824 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.203 | $0.835 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $1.209 | $0.841 | $0.368 |
| West India | $1.223 | $0.855 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.236 | $0.868 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $1.256 | $0.888 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $1.256 | $0.888 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $1.291 | $0.923 | $0.368 |
| South India | $1.31 | $0.942 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $1.323 | $0.955 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $1.323 | $0.955 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.395 | $1.027 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $1.403 | $1.035 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.434 | $1.066 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $1.439 | $1.071 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.497 | $1.129 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $1.522 | $1.154 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.61 | $1.242 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.61 | $1.242 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.754 | $1.386 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.036 | $0.7621 | $0.6218 |
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