Standard_E8bds_v6 Windows prices

Standard_E8bds_v6 with Windows costs $1.15 per hour on demand in East US ($839.50 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central US, at $1.15 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central US$1.15$0.782$0.368
East US$1.15$0.782$0.368
East US 2$1.15$0.782$0.368
North Central US$1.15$0.782$0.368
West US 2$1.15$0.782$0.368
West US 3$1.15$0.782$0.368
Sweden Central$1.196$0.828$0.368
Mexico Central$1.228$0.86$0.368
Germany West Central$1.299$0.931$0.368
Italy North$1.299$0.931$0.368
Poland Central$1.299$0.931$0.368
Spain Central$1.299$0.931$0.368
UK West$1.299$0.931$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.304$0.936$0.368
Canada Central$1.306$0.938$0.368
Canada East$1.306$0.938$0.368
South Central US$1.306$0.938$0.368
West Central US$1.306$0.938$0.368
Japan East$1.318$0.95$0.368
Japan West$1.318$0.95$0.368
Australia Central$1.323$0.955$0.368
Australia Central 2$1.323$0.955$0.368
Australia East$1.323$0.955$0.368
Australia Southeast$1.323$0.955$0.368
France Central$1.345$0.977$0.368
UK South$1.345$0.977$0.368
New Zealand North$1.37$1.002$0.368
West US$1.384$1.016$0.368
North Europe$1.392$1.024$0.368
West Europe$1.392$1.024$0.368
Korea Central$1.42$1.052$0.368
Korea South$1.42$1.052$0.368
Sweden South$1.445$1.077$0.368
Central India$1.462$1.094$0.368
Jio India Central$1.462$1.094$0.368
Jio India West$1.462$1.094$0.368
South Africa North$1.462$1.094$0.368
South Africa West$1.462$1.094$0.368
West India$1.462$1.094$0.368
Israel Central$1.486$1.118$0.368
Norway East$1.486$1.118$0.368
Qatar Central$1.486$1.118$0.368
Switzerland North$1.486$1.118$0.368
UAE Central$1.486$1.118$0.368
UAE North$1.486$1.118$0.368
East Asia$1.557$1.189$0.368
South India$1.572$1.204$0.368
Germany North$1.579$1.211$0.368
France South$1.638$1.27$0.368
Norway West$1.821$1.453$0.368
Switzerland West$1.821$1.453$0.368
Brazil South$1.931$1.563$0.368
Brazil Southeast$2.40$2.032$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$1.15$0.8292$0.6416

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