Standard_E8bs_v5 Windows prices
Standard_E8bs_v5 with Windows costs $0.964 per hour on demand in East US ($703.72 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $0.964 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $0.964 | $0.596 | $0.368 |
| Central India | $0.988 | $0.62 | $0.368 |
| India South Central | $0.988 | $0.62 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $0.988 | $0.62 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $0.988 | $0.62 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $1.006 | $0.638 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.009 | $0.641 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $1.009 | $0.641 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $1.024 | $0.656 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $1.026 | $0.658 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $1.026 | $0.658 | $0.368 |
| West US | $1.036 | $0.668 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $1.04 | $0.672 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $1.041 | $0.673 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $1.053 | $0.685 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $1.074 | $0.706 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $1.074 | $0.706 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Germany West Central | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $1.08 | $0.712 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $1.083 | $0.715 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $1.083 | $0.715 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $1.088 | $0.72 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.088 | $0.72 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $1.089 | $0.721 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $1.092 | $0.724 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $1.108 | $0.74 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $1.108 | $0.74 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $1.108 | $0.74 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.113 | $0.745 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $1.128 | $0.76 | $0.368 |
| West India | $1.131 | $0.763 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.143 | $0.775 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $1.164 | $0.796 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $1.168 | $0.8 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $1.197 | $0.829 | $0.368 |
| South India | $1.208 | $0.84 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $1.22 | $0.852 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $1.22 | $0.852 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.286 | $0.918 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $1.294 | $0.926 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.326 | $0.958 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $1.33 | $0.962 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.375 | $1.007 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $1.408 | $1.04 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.476 | $1.108 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.476 | $1.108 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.613 | $1.245 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.964 | $0.7196 | $0.5766 |
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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.