Ddsv4vsEdsv4

Size for size, Ddsv4 is on average 21% cheaper than Edsv4 on demand in East US, across 7 shared sizes. Same size and generation, tuned for different work (general, compute or memory).

At a glanceDdsv4Edsv4
Sizes here717
From$0.113/hr$0.144/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 64
Memory8 to 256 GiB16 to 504 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDdsv4Edsv4Edsv4 vs Ddsv4
2Standard_D2ds_v4 $0.113Standard_E2ds_v4 $0.144▲ 27%
4Standard_D4ds_v4 $0.226Standard_E4ds_v4 $0.288▲ 27%
8Standard_D8ds_v4 $0.452Standard_E8ds_v4 $0.576▲ 27%
16Standard_D16ds_v4 $0.904Standard_E16ds_v4 $1.152▲ 27%
32Standard_D32ds_v4 $1.808Standard_E32ds_v4 $2.304▲ 27%
48Standard_D48ds_v4 $2.712Standard_E48ds_v4 $3.456▲ 27%
64Standard_D64ds_v4 $3.616Standard_E64ds_v4 $4.608▲ 27%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Ddsv4 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 7 of 7 shared sizes
21% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 7 of 7 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Edsv4 leads
Sizes17 sizes here vs 7
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