Standard_D2ads_v7vsStandard_D2pds_v7

Standard_D2ads_v7 is 22% cheaper than Standard_D2pds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $23.36 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
On-demand$0.114/hr22% less$0.146/hr
Lowest rate$0.0221/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0292/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7Standard_D2pds_v7 vs Standard_D2ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.022180% off$0.0292▲ 32%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.067241% off$0.0863▲ 28%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.043362% off$0.0556▲ 28%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.078732% off$0.0993▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.052453% off$0.0686▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.114 vs $0.146 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_D2pds_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

21 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores1–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
Memory (GiB)8–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
Network16,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces2–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD–
Local NVMe110 GiB–
Max data disks10–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)118 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
FamilyDadsv7Dpdsv7
CategoryGeneral purpose–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7
Seriesdadsv7-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ads_v7Standard_D2pds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0738$0.205▲ 178%
Central UScentralus$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
East US 2eastus2$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.114$0.176▲ 54%
West US 2westus2$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
West US 3westus3$0.114$0.146▲ 28%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.122$0.19▲ 56%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.126$0.161▲ 28%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.127$0.176▲ 39%
North Europenortheurope$0.127$0.209▲ 65%
UK Southuksouth$0.133$0.183▲ 38%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.134$0.183▲ 37%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.134$0.19▲ 42%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.134$0.19▲ 42%
West USwestus$0.134$0.19▲ 42%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.137$0.176▲ 28%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.138$0.19▲ 38%
West Europewesteurope$0.138$0.209▲ 51%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.141$0.198▲ 40%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.141$0.209▲ 48%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.143$0.212▲ 48%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.143$0.205▲ 43%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.149$0.212▲ 42%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.153$0.214▲ 40%
East Asiaeastasia$0.158$0.227▲ 44%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.163$0.209▲ 28%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.183$0.293▲ 60%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D2ads_v7General purpose, Dadsv7 family
Standard_D2ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dadsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2ads_v7 with

Standard_D2ds_v7Standard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7Standard_D2ads_v6
Standard_D2pds_v7Dpdsv7 family
Standard_D2pds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2pds_v7 with

Standard_D2ds_v7Standard_E2pds_v7Standard_D2pds_v6

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.