Standard_D2pds_v5vsStandard_E2pds_v5

Standard_D2pds_v5 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E2pds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $17.96 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
On-demand$0.0904/hr21% less$0.115/hr
Lowest rate$0.0191/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0243/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAmpere Altra [ARM-64]
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5 vs Standard_D2pds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.019179% off$0.0243▲ 27%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.053341% off$0.0679▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.034462% off$0.0438▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.061932% off$0.0782▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.041553% off$0.054▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.0904 vs $0.115 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E2pds_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAmpere Altra [ARM-64]
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
Storage75 GiB temp SSD75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk75 GiB75 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s85 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
FamilyDpdsv5Epdsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
Seriesdpdsv5-seriesepdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2pds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0604$0.082▲ 36%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.0604$0.082▲ 36%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0604$0.082▲ 36%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$0.0904$0.115▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.096$0.122▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.101$0.127▲ 26%
North Europenortheurope$0.101$0.128▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$0.102$0.13▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$0.104$0.135▲ 30%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.106$0.135▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.106$0.13▲ 23%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.108$0.138▲ 28%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.108$0.138▲ 28%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.109$0.138▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.109$0.138▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.113$0.139▲ 23%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.114$0.139▲ 22%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.117$0.139▲ 19%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.12$0.153▲ 28%
East Asiaeastasia$0.125$0.141▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D2pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

Compare Standard_D2pds_v5 with

Standard_D2ads_v5Standard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
Standard_E2pds_v5Memory optimized, Epdsv5 family
Standard_E2pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv5 family

Compare Standard_E2pds_v5 with

Standard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6

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