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Standard_F8alds_v7 Windows prices

Standard_F8alds_v7 with Windows costs $0.94 per hour on demand in East US ($686.20 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is Central India, at $0.738 per hour.

Windows prices by region, cheapest first

On-demand, USD per hour, license included.

RegionWindowsLinuxWindows license
Central India$0.738$0.37$0.368
Jio India West$0.738$0.37$0.368
South Central US$0.907$0.539$0.368
Central US$0.94$0.572$0.368
East US$0.94$0.572$0.368
East US 2$0.94$0.572$0.368
North Central US$0.94$0.572$0.368
West US 2$0.94$0.572$0.368
West US 3$0.94$0.572$0.368
Sweden Central$0.98$0.612$0.368
Mexico Central$0.997$0.629$0.368
Canada Central$1.007$0.639$0.368
North Europe$1.007$0.639$0.368
UK South$1.033$0.665$0.368
France Central$1.04$0.672$0.368
Italy North$1.04$0.672$0.368
Spain Central$1.04$0.672$0.368
West US$1.04$0.672$0.368
Poland Central$1.059$0.691$0.368
Germany West Central$1.06$0.692$0.368
West Europe$1.06$0.692$0.368
Korea Central$1.073$0.705$0.368
UAE North$1.073$0.705$0.368
Australia East$1.086$0.718$0.368
Southeast Asia$1.086$0.718$0.368
Taiwan North$1.086$0.718$0.368
US Gov Virginia$1.093$0.725$0.368
Japan East$1.113$0.745$0.368
Japan West$1.113$0.745$0.368
South Africa North$1.132$0.764$0.368
East Asia$1.16$0.792$0.368
Norway East$1.186$0.818$0.368
Switzerland North$1.186$0.818$0.368
Brazil South$1.286$0.918$0.368

Windows and SQL Server in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Windows$0.94$0.7229$0.5855

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