Standard_D2alds_v7vsStandard_D2lds_v7

Standard_D2alds_v7 is 32% cheaper than Standard_D2lds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $31.97 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
On-demand$0.0952/hr32% less$0.139/hr
Lowest rate$0.0185/hr28% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0257/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
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_v7Standard_D2lds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7 vs Standard_D2alds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0952$0.139▲ 46%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.018582% off$0.0257▲ 39%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.0562——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.0362——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.063833% off$0.0931▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.041956% off$0.0612▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2alds_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.0952 vs $0.139 per hour
32% cheaper
Where Standard_D2lds_v7 leads
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel Xeon 6 6973PC (Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
Memory (GiB)44
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks1010
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)118 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
FamilyDaldsv7Dldsv7
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7
Seriesdaldsv7-seriesdldsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2alds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2alds_v7Standard_D2lds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.0952$0.133▲ 40%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0952$0.139▲ 46%
East US 2eastus2$0.0952$0.139▲ 46%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0952$0.133▲ 40%
West US 2westus2$0.0952$0.139▲ 46%
West US 3westus3$0.0952$0.139▲ 46%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.141▲ 38%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.105$0.147▲ 40%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.106$0.16▲ 51%
North Europenortheurope$0.106$0.16▲ 51%
UK Southuksouth$0.111$0.167▲ 50%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.154▲ 37%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.112$0.154▲ 37%
West USwestus$0.112$0.174▲ 55%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.114$0.166▲ 46%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.16▲ 39%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.16▲ 39%
West Europewesteurope$0.115$0.173▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.117$0.164▲ 40%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.12$0.166▲ 38%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.164▲ 29%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.136$0.176▲ 29%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.153$0.213▲ 39%

Keep exploring

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

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

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