Standard_D2ps_v6vsStandard_E2ps_v6

Standard_D2ps_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E2ps_v6 on demand in East US, saving $16.06 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
On-demand$0.0702/hr24% less$0.0922/hr
Lowest rate$0.0267/hr24% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.035/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6 vs Standard_D2ps_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted56% off$0.030653% off$0.0429▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.041441% off$0.0545▲ 32%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.026762% off$0.035▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.047732% off$0.0627▲ 31%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.03353% off$0.0433▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ps_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.0702 vs $0.0922 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ps_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

5 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAzure Cobalt 100Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
FamilyDpsv6Epsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6
Seriesdpsv6-seriesepsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ps_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ps_v6Standard_E2ps_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0462$0.0606▲ 31%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$0.0702$0.0922▲ 31%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.0748$0.0982▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.0772$0.101▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.078$0.102▲ 31%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.078$0.102▲ 31%
North Europenortheurope$0.0784$0.103▲ 31%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.0784$0.103▲ 31%
Central UScentralus$0.0792$0.104▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$0.081$0.106▲ 31%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.0816$0.107▲ 31%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.082$0.108▲ 32%
West USwestus$0.082$0.108▲ 32%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.0821$0.108▲ 32%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.0838$0.11▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.0838$0.11▲ 31%
West Europewesteurope$0.0838$0.11▲ 31%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.0842$0.111▲ 32%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.0842$0.111▲ 32%
UK Westukwest$0.0848$0.112▲ 32%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.0856$0.113▲ 32%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.0874$0.115▲ 32%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.0874$0.115▲ 32%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.0878$0.115▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.0882$0.116▲ 32%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.0902$0.119▲ 32%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.0904$0.119▲ 32%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.0912$0.12▲ 32%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.0914$0.12▲ 31%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.0918$0.121▲ 32%
East Asiaeastasia$0.0966$0.127▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.0984$0.129▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.1$0.132▲ 32%
South Indiasouthindia$0.106$0.139▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.109$0.144▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.112$0.147▲ 31%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.119$0.156▲ 31%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.128$0.168▲ 31%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.131$0.171▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.131$0.171▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2ps_v6General purpose, Dpsv6 family
Standard_D2ps_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2ps_v6 with

Standard_D2as_v6Standard_D2s_v6Standard_D2ps_v5Standard_D2ps_v7
Standard_E2ps_v6Memory optimized, Epsv6 family
Standard_E2ps_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Epsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2ps_v6 with

Standard_E2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6Standard_E2ps_v5Standard_E2ps_v7

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