Standard_FX12ms_v2 Windows prices
Standard_FX12ms_v2 with Windows costs $1.88 per hour on demand in East US ($1,372.40 a month), $0.552 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.88 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.88 | $1.328 | $0.552 |
| East US 2 | $1.88 | $1.328 | $0.552 |
| West US 2 | $1.88 | $1.328 | $0.552 |
| West US 3 | $1.88 | $1.328 | $0.552 |
| Central India | $1.922 | $1.37 | $0.552 |
| Canada Central | $2.013 | $1.461 | $0.552 |
| Mexico Central | $2.013 | $1.461 | $0.552 |
| Central US | $2.053 | $1.501 | $0.552 |
| Sweden Central | $2.067 | $1.515 | $0.552 |
| Indonesia Central | $2.106 | $1.554 | $0.552 |
| Malaysia West | $2.106 | $1.554 | $0.552 |
| North Central US | $2.145 | $1.593 | $0.552 |
| South Central US | $2.145 | $1.593 | $0.552 |
| West Central US | $2.145 | $1.593 | $0.552 |
| North Europe | $2.146 | $1.594 | $0.552 |
| Spain Central | $2.146 | $1.594 | $0.552 |
| UK West | $2.159 | $1.607 | $0.552 |
| Qatar Central | $2.186 | $1.634 | $0.552 |
| UAE North | $2.186 | $1.634 | $0.552 |
| US Gov Arizona | $2.212 | $1.66 | $0.552 |
| US Gov Texas | $2.212 | $1.66 | $0.552 |
| US Gov Virginia | $2.212 | $1.66 | $0.552 |
| Canada East | $2.225 | $1.673 | $0.552 |
| France Central | $2.226 | $1.674 | $0.552 |
| UK South | $2.226 | $1.674 | $0.552 |
| Australia Southeast | $2.278 | $1.726 | $0.552 |
| Italy North | $2.278 | $1.726 | $0.552 |
| Poland Central | $2.278 | $1.726 | $0.552 |
| Taiwan North | $2.278 | $1.726 | $0.552 |
| West US | $2.279 | $1.727 | $0.552 |
| Korea South | $2.345 | $1.793 | $0.552 |
| Germany West Central | $2.412 | $1.86 | $0.552 |
| West Europe | $2.412 | $1.86 | $0.552 |
| South India | $2.424 | $1.872 | $0.552 |
| South Africa North | $2.449 | $1.897 | $0.552 |
| Israel Central | $2.451 | $1.899 | $0.552 |
| UAE Central | $2.451 | $1.899 | $0.552 |
| Japan West | $2.477 | $1.925 | $0.552 |
| Australia East | $2.478 | $1.926 | $0.552 |
| Japan East | $2.478 | $1.926 | $0.552 |
| Korea Central | $2.478 | $1.926 | $0.552 |
| Southeast Asia | $2.478 | $1.926 | $0.552 |
| Australia Central | $2.504 | $1.952 | $0.552 |
| Australia Central 2 | $2.504 | $1.952 | $0.552 |
| New Zealand North | $2.574 | $2.022 | $0.552 |
| Switzerland North | $2.598 | $2.046 | $0.552 |
| East Asia | $2.61 | $2.058 | $0.552 |
| Norway East | $2.624 | $2.072 | $0.552 |
| West India | $2.624 | $2.072 | $0.552 |
| Sweden South | $2.796 | $2.244 | $0.552 |
| Germany North | $2.97 | $2.418 | $0.552 |
| France South | $3.022 | $2.47 | $0.552 |
| Norway West | $3.022 | $2.47 | $0.552 |
| South Africa West | $3.022 | $2.47 | $0.552 |
| Switzerland West | $3.022 | $2.47 | $0.552 |
| Brazil South | $3.142 | $2.59 | $0.552 |
| Brazil Southeast | $4.005 | $3.453 | $0.552 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.88 | $1.309 | $0.9105 |
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