Standard_L8s_v3 Windows prices
Standard_L8s_v3 with Windows costs $1.064 per hour on demand in East US ($776.72 a month), $0.368 per hour more than Linux, for the Windows license. The cheapest region for it is East US, at $1.064 per hour.
Windows prices by region, cheapest first
On-demand, USD per hour, license included.
| Region | Windows | Linux | Windows license |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US | $1.064 | $0.696 | $0.368 |
| East US 2 | $1.066 | $0.698 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $1.066 | $0.698 | $0.368 |
| West US 2 | $1.066 | $0.698 | $0.368 |
| West US 3 | $1.066 | $0.698 | $0.368 |
| Sweden Central | $1.096 | $0.728 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $1.102 | $0.734 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.12 | $0.752 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $1.12 | $0.752 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $1.134 | $0.766 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $1.136 | $0.768 | $0.368 |
| Canada East | $1.136 | $0.768 | $0.368 |
| North Europe | $1.136 | $0.768 | $0.368 |
| West US | $1.136 | $0.768 | $0.368 |
| Central US | $1.154 | $0.786 | $0.368 |
| India South Central | $1.157 | $0.789 | $0.368 |
| Central India | $1.16 | $0.792 | $0.368 |
| Jio India Central | $1.16 | $0.792 | $0.368 |
| Jio India West | $1.16 | $0.792 | $0.368 |
| Korea South | $1.171 | $0.803 | $0.368 |
| Israel Central | $1.173 | $0.805 | $0.368 |
| France Central | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $1.186 | $0.818 | $0.368 |
| Japan West | $1.186 | $0.818 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $1.186 | $0.818 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Virginia | $1.195 | $0.827 | $0.368 |
| Germany West Central | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| Italy North | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| Poland Central | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| Spain Central | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| West Europe | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $1.203 | $0.835 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central 2 | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| West Central US | $1.206 | $0.838 | $0.368 |
| Qatar Central | $1.212 | $0.844 | $0.368 |
| UAE North | $1.212 | $0.844 | $0.368 |
| UK West | $1.213 | $0.845 | $0.368 |
| US Gov Texas | $1.241 | $0.873 | $0.368 |
| New Zealand North | $1.246 | $0.878 | $0.368 |
| West India | $1.261 | $0.893 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.275 | $0.907 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $1.284 | $0.916 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $1.288 | $0.92 | $0.368 |
| Sweden South | $1.314 | $0.946 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North West | $1.323 | $0.955 | $0.368 |
| South India | $1.352 | $0.984 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $1.366 | $0.998 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $1.366 | $0.998 | $0.368 |
| France South | $1.418 | $1.05 | $0.368 |
| Germany North | $1.45 | $1.082 | $0.368 |
| UAE Central | $1.465 | $1.097 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.48 | $1.112 | $0.368 |
| South Africa West | $1.559 | $1.191 | $0.368 |
| Norway West | $1.666 | $1.298 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland West | $1.666 | $1.298 | $0.368 |
| Brazil Southeast | $1.814 | $1.446 | $0.368 |
Windows and SQL Server in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | $1.064 | $0.8134 | $0.6603 |
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