Standard_E96ads_v7 Windows prices

Standard_E96ads_v7 with Windows costs $11.386 per hour on demand in East US ($8,311.78 a month), $4.416 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $8.918 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$8.918$4.502$4.416
Jio India West$8.918$4.502$4.416
Central US$11.386$6.97$4.416
East US$11.386$6.97$4.416
East US 2$11.386$6.97$4.416
North Central US$11.386$6.97$4.416
West US 2$11.386$6.97$4.416
West US 3$11.386$6.97$4.416
Sweden Central$11.866$7.45$4.416
Mexico Central$12.077$7.661$4.416
Canada Central$12.192$7.776$4.416
North Europe$12.192$7.776$4.416
UK South$12.518$8.102$4.416
France Central$12.595$8.179$4.416
Italy North$12.595$8.179$4.416
Spain Central$12.595$8.179$4.416
West US$12.595$8.179$4.416
South Central US$12.758$8.342$4.416
Poland Central$12.816$8.40$4.416
Germany West Central$12.835$8.419$4.416
West Europe$12.835$8.419$4.416
Korea Central$12.998$8.582$4.416
UAE North$12.998$8.582$4.416
Australia East$13.162$8.746$4.416
Southeast Asia$13.162$8.746$4.416
Taiwan North$13.162$8.746$4.416
US Gov Virginia$13.248$8.832$4.416
Japan East$13.488$9.072$4.416
Japan West$13.488$9.072$4.416
South Africa North$13.728$9.312$4.416
East Asia$14.054$9.638$4.416
Norway East$14.381$9.965$4.416
Switzerland North$14.381$9.965$4.416
Brazil South$15.59$11.174$4.416

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$11.386$8.528$7.064

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