Standard_EC8ads_cc_v5 Windows prices

Standard_EC8ads_cc_v5 with Windows costs $0.892 per hour on demand in East US ($651.16 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.7 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.7$0.332$0.368
Jio India Central$0.7$0.332$0.368
Jio India West$0.7$0.332$0.368
East US$0.892$0.524$0.368
East US 2$0.892$0.524$0.368
North Central US$0.892$0.524$0.368
West US 2$0.892$0.524$0.368
West US 3$0.892$0.524$0.368
Sweden Central$0.924$0.556$0.368
Canada Central$0.944$0.576$0.368
North Europe$0.952$0.584$0.368
Central US$0.96$0.592$0.368
West US$0.96$0.592$0.368
France Central$0.98$0.612$0.368
UK South$0.984$0.616$0.368
South Central US$0.997$0.629$0.368
Germany West Central$1.00$0.632$0.368
Italy North$1.00$0.632$0.368
Korea Central$1.00$0.632$0.368
Poland Central$1.00$0.632$0.368
West Europe$1.00$0.632$0.368
Australia Central$1.004$0.636$0.368
Australia East$1.004$0.636$0.368
Japan East$1.004$0.636$0.368
Japan West$1.004$0.636$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.004$0.636$0.368
Australia Southeast$1.049$0.681$0.368
South Africa North$1.06$0.692$0.368
East Asia$1.062$0.694$0.368
South India$1.107$0.739$0.368
Norway East$1.117$0.749$0.368
Switzerland North$1.117$0.749$0.368
UAE North$1.117$0.749$0.368
France South$1.164$0.796$0.368
Germany North$1.19$0.822$0.368
Brazil South$1.20$0.832$0.368
UAE Central$1.206$0.838$0.368
South Africa West$1.268$0.9$0.368
Norway West$1.342$0.974$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.892––

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