Dnsv6vsEnsv6

Size for size, Dnsv6 is on average 20% cheaper than Ensv6 on demand in East US, across 9 shared sizes. Same size and generation, tuned for different work (general, compute or memory).

At a glanceDnsv6Ensv6
Sizes here99
From$0.139/hr$0.174/hr
vCPUs2 to 1282 to 128
Memory8 to 512 GiB16 to 1024 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

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

SizeDnsv6Ensv6Ensv6 vs Dnsv6
2Standard_D2ns_v6 $0.139Standard_E2ns_v6 $0.174▲ 25%
4Standard_D4ns_v6 $0.278Standard_E4ns_v6 $0.349▲ 26%
8Standard_D8ns_v6 $0.557Standard_E8ns_v6 $0.697▲ 25%
16Standard_D16ns_v6 $1.114Standard_E16ns_v6 $1.395▲ 25%
32Standard_D32ns_v6 $2.228Standard_E32ns_v6 $2.789▲ 25%
48Standard_D48ns_v6 $3.342Standard_E48ns_v6 $4.184▲ 25%
64Standard_D64ns_v6 $4.455Standard_E64ns_v6 $5.579▲ 25%
96Standard_D96ns_v6 $6.683Standard_E96ns_v6 $8.368▲ 25%
128Standard_D128ns_v6 $8.911Standard_E128ns_v6 $11.157▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dnsv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 9 of 9 shared sizes
20% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 9 of 9 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Ensv6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

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