Standard_L8s_v4 Windows prices
Standard_L8s_v4 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 |
| 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 |
| Spain Central | $1.125 | $0.757 | $0.368 |
| Mexico Central | $1.134 | $0.766 | $0.368 |
| Canada Central | $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 |
| France Central | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| UK South | $1.176 | $0.808 | $0.368 |
| Indonesia Central | $1.182 | $0.814 | $0.368 |
| Malaysia West | $1.182 | $0.814 | $0.368 |
| Japan East | $1.186 | $0.818 | $0.368 |
| Korea Central | $1.186 | $0.818 | $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 |
| West Europe | $1.20 | $0.832 | $0.368 |
| Australia Central | $1.202 | $0.834 | $0.368 |
| North Central US | $1.203 | $0.835 | $0.368 |
| South Central US | $1.203 | $0.835 | $0.368 |
| Australia East | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| Southeast Asia | $1.204 | $0.836 | $0.368 |
| Taiwan North | $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 |
| New Zealand North | $1.246 | $0.878 | $0.368 |
| Australia Southeast | $1.275 | $0.907 | $0.368 |
| Norway East | $1.283 | $0.915 | $0.368 |
| South Africa North | $1.284 | $0.916 | $0.368 |
| South India | $1.352 | $0.984 | $0.368 |
| Switzerland North | $1.366 | $0.998 | $0.368 |
| East Asia | $1.447 | $1.079 | $0.368 |
| Brazil South | $1.48 | $1.112 | $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 | $0.7925 | $0.6464 |
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