Standard_D2alds_v6vsStandard_D2alds_v7

Standard_D2alds_v6 and Standard_D2alds_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.0952 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
On-demand$0.0952/hr$0.0952/hr
Lowest rate$0.0201/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0185/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2alds_v7 vs Standard_D2alds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0952$0.0952Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.020181% off$0.0185▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.056241% off$0.0562Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.036262% off$0.0362Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.063833% off$0.0638Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.041956% off$0.0419Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2alds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2alds_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
Memory (GiB)44
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
FamilyDaldsv6Daldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7
Seriesdaldsv6-seriesdaldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2alds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2alds_v6Standard_D2alds_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0616$0.0616Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0616$0.0616Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0952$0.0952Same
East US 2eastus2$0.0952$0.0952Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0952$0.0952Same
West US 2westus2$0.0952$0.0952Same
West US 3westus3$0.0952$0.0952Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.102Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.105$0.105Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.106$0.106Same
North Europenortheurope$0.106$0.106Same
Central UScentralus$0.108$0.0952▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.111$0.111Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.112Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.112Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.112$0.112Same
West USwestus$0.112$0.112Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.114$0.114Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.115Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.115Same
West Europewesteurope$0.115$0.115Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.117$0.117Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.117$0.117Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.118$0.12▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.12$0.12Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.12$0.12Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.121$0.121Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.124$0.124Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.124$0.124Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.127Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.132Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.136$0.136Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.136$0.136Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.153$0.153Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2alds_v6General purpose, Daldsv6 family
Standard_D2alds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2alds_v6 with

Standard_D2lds_v6Standard_D2plds_v6
Standard_D2alds_v7General purpose, Daldsv7 family
Standard_D2alds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Daldsv7 family

Compare Standard_D2alds_v7 with

Standard_D2lds_v7Standard_D2plds_v7Standard_F2alds_v7

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