Standard_EC2ads_v6 Windows prices
Standard_EC2ads_v6 with Windows costs $0.252 per hour on demand in East US ($183.96 a month), $0.092 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.195 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central India | $0.195 | $0.103 | $0.092 |
| East US | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| East US 2 | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| North Central US | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| West US 2 | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| West US 3 | $0.252 | $0.16 | $0.092 |
| Sweden Central | $0.263 | $0.171 | $0.092 |
| Mexico Central | $0.268 | $0.176 | $0.092 |
| Canada Central | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Canada East | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| North Europe | $0.27 | $0.178 | $0.092 |
| Central US | $0.272 | $0.18 | $0.092 |
| Korea South | $0.275 | $0.183 | $0.092 |
| UK South | $0.278 | $0.186 | $0.092 |
| France Central | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| Italy North | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| Spain Central | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| West US | $0.279 | $0.187 | $0.092 |
| South Central US | $0.283 | $0.191 | $0.092 |
| West Central US | $0.283 | $0.191 | $0.092 |
| Germany West Central | $0.285 | $0.193 | $0.092 |
| Poland Central | $0.285 | $0.193 | $0.092 |
| UK West | $0.285 | $0.193 | $0.092 |
| West Europe | $0.285 | $0.193 | $0.092 |
| Korea Central | $0.289 | $0.197 | $0.092 |
| Qatar Central | $0.289 | $0.197 | $0.092 |
| UAE North | $0.289 | $0.197 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| Australia East | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.292 | $0.2 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.294 | $0.202 | $0.092 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.294 | $0.202 | $0.092 |
| West India | $0.296 | $0.204 | $0.092 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.3 | $0.208 | $0.092 |
| Japan East | $0.3 | $0.208 | $0.092 |
| Japan West | $0.3 | $0.208 | $0.092 |
| South Africa North | $0.305 | $0.213 | $0.092 |
| East Asia | $0.313 | $0.221 | $0.092 |
| Sweden South | $0.315 | $0.223 | $0.092 |
| South India | $0.317 | $0.225 | $0.092 |
| Israel Central | $0.32 | $0.228 | $0.092 |
| Norway East | $0.32 | $0.228 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland North | $0.32 | $0.228 | $0.092 |
| France South | $0.335 | $0.243 | $0.092 |
| Germany North | $0.343 | $0.251 | $0.092 |
| Brazil South | $0.348 | $0.256 | $0.092 |
| UAE Central | $0.348 | $0.256 | $0.092 |
| Taiwan North West | $0.353 | $0.261 | $0.092 |
| South Africa West | $0.369 | $0.277 | $0.092 |
| Norway West | $0.389 | $0.297 | $0.092 |
| Switzerland West | $0.389 | $0.297 | $0.092 |
| Brazil Southeast | $0.424 | $0.332 | $0.092 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.252 | $0.2197 | $0.1878 |
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