Standard_EC20ads_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_EC20ads_cc_v5 with Windows costs $2.23 per hour on demand in East US ($1,627.90 a month), $0.92 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $1.751 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$1.751$0.831$0.92
Jio India Central$1.751$0.831$0.92
Jio India West$1.751$0.831$0.92
East US$2.23$1.31$0.92
East US 2$2.23$1.31$0.92
North Central US$2.23$1.31$0.92
West US 2$2.23$1.31$0.92
West US 3$2.23$1.31$0.92
Sweden Central$2.31$1.39$0.92
Canada Central$2.36$1.44$0.92
North Europe$2.38$1.46$0.92
Central US$2.40$1.48$0.92
West US$2.40$1.48$0.92
France Central$2.45$1.53$0.92
UK South$2.46$1.54$0.92
South Central US$2.492$1.572$0.92
Germany West Central$2.50$1.58$0.92
Italy North$2.50$1.58$0.92
Korea Central$2.50$1.58$0.92
Poland Central$2.50$1.58$0.92
West Europe$2.50$1.58$0.92
Australia Central$2.51$1.59$0.92
Australia East$2.51$1.59$0.92
Japan East$2.51$1.59$0.92
Japan West$2.51$1.59$0.92
Southeast Asia$2.51$1.59$0.92
Australia Southeast$2.623$1.703$0.92
South Africa North$2.65$1.73$0.92
East Asia$2.655$1.735$0.92
South India$2.767$1.847$0.92
Norway East$2.793$1.873$0.92
Switzerland North$2.793$1.873$0.92
UAE North$2.793$1.873$0.92
France South$2.909$1.989$0.92
Germany North$2.974$2.054$0.92
Brazil South$3.00$2.08$0.92
UAE Central$3.014$2.094$0.92
South Africa West$3.169$2.249$0.92
Norway West$3.355$2.435$0.92

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$2.23––

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Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.