Standard_F72s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_F72s_v2 with Windows costs $5.86 per hour on demand in East US ($4,277.80 a month), $2.815 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $5.86 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $5.86 | $3.045 | $2.815 |
| East US 2 | $5.86 | $3.045 | $2.815 |
| West US 2 | $5.86 | $3.045 | $2.815 |
| West US 3 | $5.86 | $3.045 | $2.815 |
| Indonesia Central | $6.35 | $3.175 | $3.175 |
| Malaysia West | $6.35 | $3.175 | $3.175 |
| Southeast Asia | $6.35 | $3.528 | $2.822 |
| Central India | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| Jio India Central | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| Jio India West | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| North Central US | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| South Africa West | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| West India | $6.372 | $3.06 | $3.312 |
| Canada Central | $6.647 | $3.335 | $3.312 |
| Canada East | $6.647 | $3.335 | $3.312 |
| Mexico Central | $6.662 | $3.35 | $3.312 |
| Spain Central | $6.662 | $3.456 | $3.206 |
| Germany West Central | $6.662 | $3.492 | $3.17 |
| Italy North | $6.662 | $3.492 | $3.17 |
| Sweden Central | $6.662 | $3.492 | $3.17 |
| West Europe | $6.662 | $3.492 | $3.17 |
| South India | $6.678 | $3.366 | $3.312 |
| Korea Central | $6.768 | $3.456 | $3.312 |
| North Europe | $6.768 | $3.456 | $3.312 |
| Korea South | $6.77 | $3.458 | $3.312 |
| Poland Central | $6.804 | $3.492 | $3.312 |
| France Central | $6.948 | $3.636 | $3.312 |
| Israel Central | $6.948 | $3.636 | $3.312 |
| UK South | $6.948 | $3.636 | $3.312 |
| UK West | $6.953 | $3.641 | $3.312 |
| Central US | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| South Central US | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| UAE North | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| US Gov Texas | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| US Gov Virginia | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| West Central US | $6.984 | $3.672 | $3.312 |
| Qatar Central | $7.114 | $3.802 | $3.312 |
| West US | $7.128 | $3.816 | $3.312 |
| US Gov Arizona | $7.137 | $3.825 | $3.312 |
| Switzerland North | $7.153 | $3.841 | $3.312 |
| Norway East | $7.157 | $3.845 | $3.312 |
| Japan East | $7.164 | $3.852 | $3.312 |
| East Asia | $7.20 | $3.888 | $3.312 |
| Australia Central | $7.308 | $3.996 | $3.312 |
| Australia Central 2 | $7.308 | $3.996 | $3.312 |
| Australia East | $7.308 | $3.996 | $3.312 |
| Australia Southeast | $7.321 | $4.009 | $3.312 |
| South Africa North | $7.412 | $4.10 | $3.312 |
| New Zealand North | $7.51 | $4.198 | $3.312 |
| Japan West | $7.535 | $4.223 | $3.312 |
| Sweden South | $7.596 | $4.284 | $3.312 |
| Germany North | $7.852 | $4.54 | $3.312 |
| UAE Central | $7.852 | $4.54 | $3.312 |
| France South | $8.024 | $4.712 | $3.312 |
| Brazil South | $8.028 | $4.716 | $3.312 |
| Switzerland West | $8.353 | $4.995 | $3.358 |
| Norway West | $9.001 | $5.689 | $3.312 |
| Brazil Southeast | $9.443 | $6.131 | $3.312 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $5.86 | – | – |
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