Standard_F8s_v2 Windows prices
Standard_F8s_v2 with Windows costs $0.708 per hour on demand in East US ($516.84 a month), $0.37 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US 2, at $0.651 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 | $0.651 | $0.338 | $0.313 |
| Indonesia Central | $0.706 | $0.353 | $0.353 |
| Malaysia West | $0.706 | $0.353 | $0.353 |
| East US | $0.708 | $0.338 | $0.37 |
| West US 2 | $0.708 | $0.338 | $0.37 |
| West US 3 | $0.708 | $0.338 | $0.37 |
| Central India | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| West India | $0.708 | $0.34 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $0.739 | $0.371 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $0.739 | $0.371 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $0.74 | $0.372 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $0.74 | $0.384 | $0.356 |
| Germany West Central | $0.74 | $0.388 | $0.352 |
| Italy North | $0.74 | $0.388 | $0.352 |
| Sweden Central | $0.74 | $0.388 | $0.352 |
| West Europe | $0.74 | $0.388 | $0.352 |
| South India | $0.742 | $0.374 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $0.752 | $0.384 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $0.752 | $0.384 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $0.752 | $0.384 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $0.756 | $0.388 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $0.76 | $0.392 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $0.772 | $0.404 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $0.772 | $0.404 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $0.772 | $0.404 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $0.773 | $0.405 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $0.776 | $0.408 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $0.776 | $0.408 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $0.776 | $0.408 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $0.776 | $0.408 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $0.776 | $0.408 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $0.776 | $0.422 | $0.354 |
| Qatar Central | $0.79 | $0.422 | $0.368 |
| West US | $0.792 | $0.424 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $0.7948 | $0.4268 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $0.795 | $0.427 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $0.796 | $0.428 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $0.8 | $0.432 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $0.812 | $0.444 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $0.812 | $0.444 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $0.812 | $0.444 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $0.813 | $0.445 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $0.824 | $0.456 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $0.834 | $0.466 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $0.837 | $0.469 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $0.844 | $0.476 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Arizona | $0.861 | $0.425 | $0.436 |
| Germany North | $0.872 | $0.504 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $0.872 | $0.504 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| France South | $0.892 | $0.524 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $0.9273 | $0.5541 | $0.3732 |
| Norway West | $1.00 | $0.632 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.049 | $0.681 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $0.708 | – | – |
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