Standard_F8 Windows prices
Standard_F8 with Windows costs $0.766 per hour on demand in East US ($559.18 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Korea Central, at $0.74 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Central | $0.74 | $0.408 | $0.332 |
| Korea South | $0.74 | $0.408 | $0.332 |
| Canada Central | $0.765 | $0.415 | $0.35 |
| Central India | $0.766 | $0.395 | $0.371 |
| Jio India Central | $0.766 | $0.395 | $0.371 |
| Jio India West | $0.766 | $0.395 | $0.371 |
| East US | $0.766 | $0.398 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $0.766 | $0.398 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.766 | $0.398 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $0.766 | $0.398 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $0.766 | $0.398 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $0.772 | $0.404 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.784 | $0.416 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $0.784 | $0.416 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $0.804 | $0.437 | $0.367 |
| Mexico Central | $0.805 | $0.437 | $0.368 |
| West India | $0.807 | $0.439 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $0.816 | $0.452 | $0.364 |
| South Central US | $0.822 | $0.438 | $0.384 |
| West Central US | $0.822 | $0.438 | $0.384 |
| Germany West Central | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $0.822 | $0.454 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $0.824 | $0.456 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.83 | $0.462 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $0.842 | $0.438 | $0.404 |
| UK West | $0.842 | $0.475 | $0.367 |
| Israel Central | $0.846 | $0.478 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $0.846 | $0.478 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $0.846 | $0.478 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.847 | $0.479 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.847 | $0.479 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.847 | $0.479 | $0.368 |
| West US | $0.866 | $0.498 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $0.867 | $0.499 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $0.8674 | $0.4994 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $0.872 | $0.504 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $0.872 | $0.504 | $0.368 |
| South India | $0.887 | $0.483 | $0.404 |
| Brazil South | $0.887 | $0.574 | $0.313 |
| Australia Central | $0.889 | $0.521 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.889 | $0.521 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $0.889 | $0.521 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.889 | $0.521 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $0.901 | $0.533 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $0.915 | $0.547 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $0.958 | $0.59 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $0.959 | $0.591 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $0.961 | $0.593 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.003 | $0.525 | $0.478 |
| Norway West | $1.017 | $0.649 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.023 | $0.6491 | $0.3738 |
| East Asia | $1.036 | $0.578 | $0.458 |
| South Africa West | $1.037 | $0.669 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.115 | $0.747 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.766 | – | – |
More on Standard_F8
Prices in USD, updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM options.