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We support a wide variety of virtual machine sizes. Virtual machines are billed on per-minute basis.

Virtual Machines are supported in both a Basic and Standard tier. The Basic tier provides an economical option for dev/test workloads, and other applications that don’t require load-balancing, auto-scaling, or memory-intensive virtual machines. The Standard tier is our recommended option for all production workloads.

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General purpose compute: Basic tier

An economical option for development workloads, test servers, and other applications that don't require load balancing, auto-scaling, or memory-intensive virtual machines.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.022/hr $0.019/hr $0.022/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.024/hr $0.024/hr
(~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$14/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$18/mo)
A1 1 1.75 GB 40 GB $0.074/hr $0.077/hr $0.077/hr $0.074/hr $0.075/hr $0.081/hr $0.087/hr $0.087/hr $0.095/hr $0.088/hr $0.089/hr $0.074/hr $0.077/hr $0.077/hr $0.077/hr $0.093/hr $0.093/hr
(~$55/mo) (~$57/mo) (~$57/mo) (~$55/mo) (~$56/mo) (~$60/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$71/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$66/mo) (~$55/mo) (~$57/mo) (~$57/mo) (~$57/mo) (~$69/mo) (~$69/mo)
A2 2 3.5 GB 60 GB $0.148/hr $0.154/hr $0.154/hr $0.148/hr $0.15/hr $0.162/hr $0.174/hr $0.174/hr $0.19/hr $0.176/hr $0.178/hr $0.148/hr $0.154/hr $0.154/hr $0.154/hr $0.186/hr $0.186/hr
(~$110/mo) (~$115/mo) (~$115/mo) (~$110/mo) (~$112/mo) (~$121/mo) (~$129/mo) (~$129/mo) (~$141/mo) (~$131/mo) (~$132/mo) (~$110/mo) (~$115/mo) (~$115/mo) (~$115/mo) (~$138/mo) (~$138/mo)
A3 4 7 GB 120 GB $0.296/hr $0.308/hr $0.308/hr $0.296/hr $0.3/hr $0.324/hr $0.348/hr $0.348/hr $0.38/hr $0.352/hr $0.356/hr $0.296/hr $0.308/hr $0.308/hr $0.308/hr $0.372/hr $0.372/hr
(~$220/mo) (~$229/mo) (~$229/mo) (~$220/mo) (~$223/mo) (~$241/mo) (~$259/mo) (~$259/mo) (~$283/mo) (~$262/mo) (~$265/mo) (~$220/mo) (~$229/mo) (~$229/mo) (~$229/mo) (~$277/mo) (~$277/mo)
A4 8 14 GB 240 GB $0.592/hr $0.616/hr $0.616/hr $0.592/hr $0.6/hr $0.648/hr $0.696/hr $0.696/hr $0.76/hr $0.704/hr $0.712/hr $0.592/hr $0.616/hr $0.592/hr $0.592/hr $0.744/hr $0.744/hr
(~$440/mo) (~$458/mo) (~$458/mo) (~$440/mo) (~$446/mo) (~$482/mo) (~$518/mo) (~$518/mo) (~$565/mo) (~$524/mo) (~$530/mo) (~$440/mo) (~$458/mo) (~$440/mo) (~$440/mo) (~$554/mo) (~$554/mo)
Prices include Windows Server licensing fee but not sales tax. Monthly Pay-As-You-Go estimates based on 744 hours of continuous use. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

General purpose compute: Standard tier

Offers the most flexibility. Supports all virtual machine configurations and features.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.024/hr $0.021/hr $0.024/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.029/hr $0.029/hr
(~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$22/mo) (~$22/mo)
A1 1 1.75 GB 70 GB $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.106/hr $0.095/hr $0.11/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.09/hr $0.113/hr $0.113/hr
(~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$79/mo) (~$71/mo) (~$82/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$67/mo) (~$84/mo) (~$84/mo)
A2 2 3.5 GB 135 GB $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.212/hr $0.19/hr $0.22/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.18/hr $0.226/hr $0.226/hr
(~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$158/mo) (~$141/mo) (~$164/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$134/mo) (~$168/mo) (~$168/mo)
A3 4 7 GB 285 GB $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.424/hr $0.38/hr $0.44/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.36/hr $0.452/hr $0.452/hr
(~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$315/mo) (~$283/mo) (~$327/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$336/mo) (~$336/mo)
A4 8 14 GB 605 GB $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.848/hr $0.76/hr $0.88/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.72/hr $0.904/hr $0.904/hr
(~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$631/mo) (~$565/mo) (~$655/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$673/mo) (~$673/mo)
A5 2 14 GB 135 GB $0.33/hr $0.33/hr $0.33/hr $0.3/hr $0.3/hr $0.34/hr $0.32/hr $0.36/hr $0.35/hr $0.31/hr $0.368/hr $0.3/hr $0.33/hr $0.33/hr $0.33/hr $0.349/hr $0.349/hr
(~$246/mo) (~$246/mo) (~$246/mo) (~$223/mo) (~$223/mo) (~$253/mo) (~$238/mo) (~$268/mo) (~$260/mo) (~$231/mo) (~$274/mo) (~$223/mo) (~$246/mo) (~$246/mo) (~$246/mo) (~$260/mo) (~$260/mo)
A6 4 28 GB 285 GB $0.66/hr $0.66/hr $0.66/hr $0.6/hr $0.6/hr $0.68/hr $0.64/hr $0.72/hr $0.7/hr $0.62/hr $0.736/hr $0.6/hr $0.66/hr $0.66/hr $0.66/hr $0.698/hr $0.698/hr
(~$491/mo) (~$491/mo) (~$491/mo) (~$446/mo) (~$446/mo) (~$506/mo) (~$476/mo) (~$536/mo) (~$521/mo) (~$461/mo) (~$548/mo) (~$446/mo) (~$491/mo) (~$491/mo) (~$491/mo) (~$519/mo) (~$519/mo)
A7 8 56 GB 605 GB $1.32/hr $1.32/hr $1.32/hr $1.2/hr $1.2/hr $1.36/hr $1.28/hr $1.44/hr $1.4/hr $1.24/hr $1.472/hr $1.2/hr $1.32/hr $1.32/hr $1.32/hr $1.396/hr $1.396/hr
(~$982/mo) (~$982/mo) (~$982/mo) (~$893/mo) (~$893/mo) (~$1012/mo) (~$952/mo) (~$1071/mo) (~$1042/mo) (~$923/mo) (~$1095/mo) (~$893/mo) (~$982/mo) (~$982/mo) (~$982/mo) (~$1039/mo) (~$1039/mo)
Prices include Windows Server licensing fee but not sales tax. Monthly Pay-As-You-Go estimates based on 744 hours of continuous use. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Optimized compute: 60% faster CPUs, more memory, and local SSD

D-series virtual machines feature solid state drives (SSDs) and 60% faster processors than the A-series and are also available for web or worker roles in Azure Cloud Services. This series is ideal for applications that demand faster CPUs, better local disk performance, or higher memories.

We have a new variant of the D-series sizes called “DS” that are specifically targeted for Premium Storage. The pricing and billing meters for the DS sizes are the same as D-series.

Through March 31, 2015 we will charge for D-Series Virtual Machines at US South Central rates for all available regions. Prices listed below will be effective starting April 1, 2015.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
D1 1 3.5 GB 50 GB $0.171/hr $0.171/hr $0.171/hr $0.159/hr $0.159/hr $0.183/hr $0.195/hr $0.224/hr $0.211/hr $0.183/hr $0.193/hr $0.159/hr $0.171/hr $0.159/hr $0.159/hr $0.196/hr $0.196/hr
(~$127/mo) (~$127/mo) (~$127/mo) (~$118/mo) (~$118/mo) (~$136/mo) (~$145/mo) (~$167/mo) (~$157/mo) (~$136/mo) (~$144/mo) (~$118/mo) (~$127/mo) (~$118/mo) (~$118/mo) (~$146/mo) (~$146/mo)
D2 2 7 GB 100 GB $0.342/hr $0.342/hr $0.342/hr $0.318/hr $0.318/hr $0.366/hr $0.39/hr $0.448/hr $0.422/hr $0.366/hr $0.386/hr $0.318/hr $0.342/hr $0.318/hr $0.318/hr $0.393/hr $0.393/hr
(~$254/mo) (~$254/mo) (~$254/mo) (~$237/mo) (~$237/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$290/mo) (~$333/mo) (~$314/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$287/mo) (~$237/mo) (~$254/mo) (~$237/mo) (~$237/mo) (~$292/mo) (~$292/mo)
D3 4 14 GB 200 GB $0.684/hr $0.684/hr $0.684/hr $0.636/hr $0.636/hr $0.732/hr $0.78/hr $0.896/hr $0.844/hr $0.732/hr $0.772/hr $0.636/hr $0.684/hr $0.636/hr $0.636/hr $0.786/hr $0.786/hr
(~$509/mo) (~$509/mo) (~$509/mo) (~$473/mo) (~$473/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$580/mo) (~$667/mo) (~$628/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$574/mo) (~$473/mo) (~$509/mo) (~$473/mo) (~$473/mo) (~$585/mo) (~$585/mo)
D4 8 28 GB 400 GB $1.368/hr $1.368/hr $1.368/hr $1.272/hr $1.272/hr $1.464/hr $1.56/hr $1.792/hr $1.688/hr $1.464/hr $1.544/hr $1.272/hr $1.368/hr $1.272/hr $1.272/hr $1.571/hr $1.571/hr
(~$1018/mo) (~$1018/mo) (~$1018/mo) (~$946/mo) (~$946/mo) (~$1089/mo) (~$1161/mo) (~$1333/mo) (~$1256/mo) (~$1089/mo) (~$1149/mo) (~$946/mo) (~$1018/mo) (~$946/mo) (~$946/mo) (~$1169/mo) (~$1169/mo)
D11 2 14 GB 100 GB $0.403/hr $0.403/hr $0.403/hr $0.366/hr $0.366/hr $0.421/hr $0.394/hr $0.453/hr $0.436/hr $0.378/hr $0.498/hr $0.366/hr $0.403/hr $0.366/hr $0.366/hr $0.394/hr $0.394/hr
(~$300/mo) (~$300/mo) (~$300/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$313/mo) (~$293/mo) (~$337/mo) (~$324/mo) (~$281/mo) (~$371/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$300/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$272/mo) (~$293/mo) (~$293/mo)
D12 4 28 GB 200 GB $0.806/hr $0.806/hr $0.806/hr $0.732/hr $0.732/hr $0.842/hr $0.788/hr $0.906/hr $0.872/hr $0.756/hr $0.996/hr $0.732/hr $0.806/hr $0.732/hr $0.732/hr $0.788/hr $0.788/hr
(~$600/mo) (~$600/mo) (~$600/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$626/mo) (~$586/mo) (~$674/mo) (~$649/mo) (~$562/mo) (~$741/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$600/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$545/mo) (~$586/mo) (~$586/mo)
D13 8 56 GB 400 GB $1.451/hr $1.451/hr $1.451/hr $1.318/hr $1.318/hr $1.516/hr $1.418/hr $1.631/hr $1.57/hr $1.361/hr $1.793/hr $1.318/hr $1.451/hr $1.318/hr $1.318/hr $1.419/hr $1.419/hr
(~$1080/mo) (~$1080/mo) (~$1080/mo) (~$981/mo) (~$981/mo) (~$1128/mo) (~$1055/mo) (~$1213/mo) (~$1168/mo) (~$1013/mo) (~$1334/mo) (~$981/mo) (~$1080/mo) (~$981/mo) (~$981/mo) (~$1056/mo) (~$1056/mo)
D14 16 112 GB 800 GB $2.611/hr $2.611/hr $2.611/hr $2.372/hr $2.372/hr $2.728/hr $2.553/hr $2.935/hr $2.825/hr $2.449/hr $3.227/hr $2.372/hr $2.611/hr $2.372/hr $2.372/hr $2.554/hr $2.554/hr
(~$1943/mo) (~$1943/mo) (~$1943/mo) (~$1765/mo) (~$1765/mo) (~$2030/mo) (~$1899/mo) (~$2184/mo) (~$2102/mo) (~$1822/mo) (~$2401/mo) (~$1765/mo) (~$1943/mo) (~$1765/mo) (~$1765/mo) (~$1900/mo) (~$1900/mo)
Prices include Windows Server licensing fee but not sales tax. Monthly Pay-As-You-Go estimates based on 744 hours of continuous use. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

D-series is not available in the Brazil South region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast

D-series is not available in the US Gov Virginia region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast

D-series is not available in the US Gov Iowa region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast


Performance optimized compute: unparalleled computational performance with latest CPUs, more memory, and more local SSD

G-series virtual machines feature latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5 v3 family, two times more memory and four times more Solid State Drive storage (SSDs) than the D-series. G-series will provide unparalleled computational performance, more memory and more local SSD storage than any current VM size in the public cloud making it very ideal for your most demanding applications.

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Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
G1 2 28 GB 384 GB $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.61/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr $0.67/hr
(~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo) (~$498/mo)
G2 4 56 GB 768 GB $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.22/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr $1.34/hr
(~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo) (~$997/mo)
G3 8 112 GB 1,536 GB $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.44/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr $2.68/hr
(~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo) (~$1994/mo)
G4 16 224 GB 3,072 GB $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $4.88/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr $5.36/hr
(~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo) (~$3988/mo)
G5 32 448 GB 6,144 GB $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $8.78/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr $9.65/hr
(~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$6532/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo) (~$7180/mo)
GB is represented using 1024^3 bytes sometimes referred to as Gibibyte, or base 2 definition. When comparing sizes that use different base systems, remember that base 2 sizes may appear smaller than base 10 but for any specific size, a base 2 system provides more capacity than a base 10 system, because 1024^3 is greater than 1000^3 The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

G-series is not available in the East US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the North Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the South Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the North Europe region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the West Europe region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Southeast Asia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the East Asia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Japan East region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Japan West region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Brazil South region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the US Gov Virginia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the US Gov Iowa region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Australia East region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Australia Southeast region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.


Network optimized: fast networking with Infiniband support

Available in select data centers. Adds a 40Gbit/s InfiniBand network with remote direct memory access (RDMA) technology. Ideal for Message Passing Interface (MPI) applications, high-performance clusters, modeling and simulations, video encoding, and other compute or network intensive scenarios.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A8 8 56 GB 382 GB $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.891/hr $2.597/hr $2.989/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.45/hr $2.792/hr $2.792/hr
(~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$2151/mo) (~$1932/mo) (~$2224/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$1823/mo) (~$2077/mo) (~$2077/mo)
A9 16 112 GB 382 GB $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $5.782/hr $5.194/hr $5.978/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $4.9/hr $5.584/hr $5.584/hr
(~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$4302/mo) (~$3864/mo) (~$4448/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$3646/mo) (~$4154/mo) (~$4154/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Compute Intensive

Available in select data centers. For Message Passing Interface (MPI) applications, high-performance clusters, modeling and simulations, video encoding, and other compute or network intensive scenarios. Similar to A8 and A9 instance configuration without the InfiniBand network and RDMA technology.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A10 8 56 GB 382 GB $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.89/hr $1.89/hr $1.89/hr $2.13/hr $2.13/hr $1.89/hr $2.21/hr $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.64/hr $1.89/hr $1.89/hr
(~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1406/mo) (~$1406/mo) (~$1406/mo) (~$1585/mo) (~$1585/mo) (~$1406/mo) (~$1644/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1220/mo) (~$1406/mo) (~$1406/mo)
A11 16 112 GB 382 GB $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.5/hr $3.5/hr $3.5/hr $3.95/hr $3.95/hr $3.5/hr $4.1/hr $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.04/hr $3.5/hr $3.5/hr
(~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2604/mo) (~$2604/mo) (~$2604/mo) (~$2939/mo) (~$2939/mo) (~$2604/mo) (~$3050/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2262/mo) (~$2604/mo) (~$2604/mo)
Prices don’t include tax. Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

General purpose compute: Basic tier

An economical option for development workloads, test servers, and other applications that don't require load balancing, auto-scaling, or memory-intensive virtual machines.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.022/hr $0.019/hr $0.022/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.018/hr $0.024/hr $0.024/hr
(~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$14/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$13/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$18/mo)
A1 1 1.75 GB 40 GB $0.044/hr $0.047/hr $0.047/hr $0.044/hr $0.047/hr $0.051/hr $0.058/hr $0.058/hr $0.069/hr $0.061/hr $0.058/hr $0.044/hr $0.047/hr $0.044/hr $0.044/hr $0.058/hr $0.058/hr
(~$33/mo) (~$35/mo) (~$35/mo) (~$33/mo) (~$35/mo) (~$38/mo) (~$43/mo) (~$43/mo) (~$51/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$43/mo) (~$33/mo) (~$35/mo) (~$33/mo) (~$33/mo) (~$43/mo) (~$43/mo)
A2 2 3.5 GB 60 GB $0.088/hr $0.094/hr $0.094/hr $0.088/hr $0.094/hr $0.102/hr $0.116/hr $0.116/hr $0.138/hr $0.122/hr $0.116/hr $0.088/hr $0.094/hr $0.088/hr $0.088/hr $0.116/hr $0.116/hr
(~$65/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$76/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$103/mo) (~$91/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$65/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$86/mo)
A3 4 7 GB 120 GB $0.176/hr $0.188/hr $0.188/hr $0.176/hr $0.188/hr $0.204/hr $0.232/hr $0.232/hr $0.276/hr $0.244/hr $0.232/hr $0.176/hr $0.188/hr $0.176/hr $0.176/hr $0.232/hr $0.232/hr
(~$131/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$131/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$152/mo) (~$173/mo) (~$173/mo) (~$205/mo) (~$182/mo) (~$173/mo) (~$131/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$131/mo) (~$131/mo) (~$173/mo) (~$173/mo)
A4 8 14 GB 240 GB $0.352/hr $0.376/hr $0.376/hr $0.352/hr $0.376/hr $0.408/hr $0.464/hr $0.464/hr $0.552/hr $0.488/hr $0.464/hr $0.352/hr $0.376/hr $0.352/hr $0.352/hr $0.464/hr $0.464/hr
(~$262/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$262/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$304/mo) (~$345/mo) (~$345/mo) (~$411/mo) (~$363/mo) (~$345/mo) (~$262/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$262/mo) (~$262/mo) (~$345/mo) (~$345/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

General purpose compute: Standard tier

Offers the most flexibility. Supports all virtual machine configurations and features.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A0 1 0.75 GB 20 GB $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.024/hr $0.021/hr $0.024/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.02/hr $0.029/hr $0.029/hr
(~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$16/mo) (~$18/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$15/mo) (~$22/mo) (~$22/mo)
A1 1 1.75 GB 70 GB $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.081/hr $0.073/hr $0.08/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.06/hr $0.071/hr $0.071/hr
(~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$60/mo) (~$54/mo) (~$60/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$45/mo) (~$53/mo) (~$53/mo)
A2 2 3.5 GB 135 GB $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.162/hr $0.146/hr $0.16/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr $0.142/hr $0.142/hr
(~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$121/mo) (~$109/mo) (~$119/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$106/mo) (~$106/mo)
A3 4 7 GB 285 GB $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.324/hr $0.292/hr $0.32/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.24/hr $0.284/hr $0.284/hr
(~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$241/mo) (~$217/mo) (~$238/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$211/mo) (~$211/mo)
A4 8 14 GB 605 GB $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.648/hr $0.584/hr $0.64/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.48/hr $0.568/hr $0.568/hr
(~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$482/mo) (~$434/mo) (~$476/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$423/mo) (~$423/mo)
A5 2 14 GB 135 GB $0.25/hr $0.25/hr $0.25/hr $0.22/hr $0.248/hr $0.27/hr $0.27/hr $0.294/hr $0.281/hr $0.258/hr $0.291/hr $0.22/hr $0.25/hr $0.25/hr $0.25/hr $0.278/hr $0.278/hr
(~$186/mo) (~$186/mo) (~$186/mo) (~$164/mo) (~$185/mo) (~$201/mo) (~$201/mo) (~$219/mo) (~$209/mo) (~$192/mo) (~$217/mo) (~$164/mo) (~$186/mo) (~$186/mo) (~$186/mo) (~$207/mo) (~$207/mo)
A6 4 28 GB 285 GB $0.5/hr $0.5/hr $0.5/hr $0.44/hr $0.496/hr $0.54/hr $0.54/hr $0.588/hr $0.562/hr $0.516/hr $0.582/hr $0.44/hr $0.5/hr $0.55/hr $0.55/hr $0.556/hr $0.556/hr
(~$372/mo) (~$372/mo) (~$372/mo) (~$327/mo) (~$369/mo) (~$402/mo) (~$402/mo) (~$437/mo) (~$418/mo) (~$384/mo) (~$433/mo) (~$327/mo) (~$372/mo) (~$409/mo) (~$409/mo) (~$414/mo) (~$414/mo)
A7 8 56 GB 605 GB $1/hr $1/hr $1/hr $0.88/hr $0.992/hr $1.08/hr $1.08/hr $1.176/hr $1.124/hr $1.032/hr $1.164/hr $0.88/hr $1/hr $1/hr $1/hr $1.112/hr $1.112/hr
(~$744/mo) (~$744/mo) (~$744/mo) (~$655/mo) (~$738/mo) (~$804/mo) (~$804/mo) (~$875/mo) (~$836/mo) (~$768/mo) (~$866/mo) (~$655/mo) (~$744/mo) (~$744/mo) (~$744/mo) (~$827/mo) (~$827/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Optimized compute: 60% faster CPUs, more memory, and local SSD

D-series virtual machines feature solid state drives (SSDs) and faster processors than the A-series and are also available for web or worker roles in Azure Cloud Services. This series is ideal for applications that demand faster CPUs, better local disk performance, or higher memories.

We have a new variant of the D-series sizes called “DS” that are specifically targeted for Premium Storage. The pricing and billing meters for the DS sizes are the same as D-series.

Through March 31, 2015 we will charge for D-Series Virtual Machines at US South Central rates for all available regions. Prices listed below will be effective starting April 1, 2015.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
D1 1 3.5 GB 50 GB $0.094/hr $0.094/hr $0.094/hr $0.085/hr $0.094/hr $0.115/hr $0.12/hr $0.138/hr $0.142/hr $0.123/hr $0.116/hr $0.085/hr $0.094/hr $0.094/hr $0.094/hr $0.12/hr $0.12/hr
(~$70/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$63/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$103/mo) (~$106/mo) (~$92/mo) (~$86/mo) (~$63/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$70/mo) (~$89/mo) (~$89/mo)
D2 2 7 GB 100 GB $0.188/hr $0.188/hr $0.188/hr $0.17/hr $0.188/hr $0.23/hr $0.24/hr $0.276/hr $0.284/hr $0.246/hr $0.232/hr $0.17/hr $0.188/hr $0.188/hr $0.188/hr $0.239/hr $0.239/hr
(~$140/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$126/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$171/mo) (~$179/mo) (~$205/mo) (~$211/mo) (~$183/mo) (~$173/mo) (~$126/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$140/mo) (~$178/mo) (~$178/mo)
D3 4 14 GB 200 GB $0.376/hr $0.376/hr $0.376/hr $0.34/hr $0.376/hr $0.46/hr $0.48/hr $0.552/hr $0.568/hr $0.492/hr $0.464/hr $0.34/hr $0.376/hr $0.376/hr $0.376/hr $0.478/hr $0.478/hr
(~$280/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$253/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$342/mo) (~$357/mo) (~$411/mo) (~$423/mo) (~$366/mo) (~$345/mo) (~$253/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$280/mo) (~$356/mo) (~$356/mo)
D4 8 28 GB 400 GB $0.752/hr $0.752/hr $0.752/hr $0.68/hr $0.752/hr $0.92/hr $0.96/hr $1.104/hr $1.136/hr $0.984/hr $0.928/hr $0.68/hr $0.752/hr $0.752/hr $0.752/hr $0.956/hr $0.956/hr
(~$559/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$506/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$684/mo) (~$714/mo) (~$821/mo) (~$845/mo) (~$732/mo) (~$690/mo) (~$506/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$559/mo) (~$711/mo) (~$711/mo)
D11 2 14 GB 100 GB $0.238/hr $0.238/hr $0.238/hr $0.214/hr $0.238/hr $0.273/hr $0.256/hr $0.295/hr $0.295/hr $0.256/hr $0.29/hr $0.214/hr $0.238/hr $0.238/hr $0.238/hr $0.256/hr $0.256/hr
(~$177/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$159/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$203/mo) (~$190/mo) (~$219/mo) (~$219/mo) (~$190/mo) (~$216/mo) (~$159/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$177/mo) (~$190/mo) (~$190/mo)
D12 4 28 GB 200 GB $0.476/hr $0.476/hr $0.476/hr $0.428/hr $0.476/hr $0.546/hr $0.512/hr $0.59/hr $0.59/hr $0.512/hr $0.58/hr $0.428/hr $0.476/hr $0.476/hr $0.476/hr $0.512/hr $0.512/hr
(~$354/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$318/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$406/mo) (~$381/mo) (~$439/mo) (~$439/mo) (~$381/mo) (~$432/mo) (~$318/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$354/mo) (~$381/mo) (~$381/mo)
D13 8 56 GB 400 GB $0.857/hr $0.857/hr $0.857/hr $0.77/hr $0.857/hr $0.983/hr $0.922/hr $1.062/hr $1.062/hr $0.922/hr $1.044/hr $0.77/hr $0.857/hr $0.857/hr $0.857/hr $0.922/hr $0.922/hr
(~$638/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$573/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$731/mo) (~$686/mo) (~$790/mo) (~$790/mo) (~$686/mo) (~$777/mo) (~$573/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$638/mo) (~$686/mo) (~$686/mo)
D14 16 112 GB 800 GB $1.542/hr $1.542/hr $1.542/hr $1.387/hr $1.542/hr $1.769/hr $1.659/hr $1.912/hr $1.912/hr $1.659/hr $1.879/hr $1.387/hr $1.542/hr $1.542/hr $1.542/hr $1.66/hr $1.66/hr
(~$1147/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1032/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1316/mo) (~$1234/mo) (~$1423/mo) (~$1423/mo) (~$1234/mo) (~$1398/mo) (~$1032/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1147/mo) (~$1235/mo) (~$1235/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

D-series is not available in the Brazil South region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast

D-series is not available in the US Gov Virginia region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast

D-series is not available in the US Gov Iowa region. Please select another region.

D-Series is currently available in the following regions: East US, West US, North Central US, South Central US, North Europe, West Europe, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Japan East, Japan West, East US 2, Central US, Australia East, Australia Southeast


Performance optimized compute: unparalleled computational performance with latest CPUs, more memory, and more local SSD

G-series virtual machines feature latest Intel® Xeon® processor E5 v3 family, two times more memory and four times more Solid State Drive storage (SSDs) than the D-series. G-series will provide unparalleled computational performance, more memory and more local SSD storage than any current VM size in the public cloud making it very ideal for your most demanding applications.

Sign up for G-Series access here.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
G1 2 28 GB 384 GB $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.55/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr $0.61/hr
(~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$409/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo) (~$454/mo)
G2 4 56 GB 768 GB $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.1/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr $1.22/hr
(~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$818/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo) (~$908/mo)
G3 8 112 GB 1,536 GB $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.2/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr $2.44/hr
(~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1637/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo) (~$1815/mo)
G4 16 224 GB 3,072 GB $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.4/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr $4.88/hr
(~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3274/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo) (~$3631/mo)
G5 32 448 GB 6,144 GB $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $7.82/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr $8.69/hr
(~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$5818/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo) (~$6465/mo)
GB is represented using 1024^3 bytes sometimes referred to as Gibibyte, or base 2 definition. When comparing sizes that use different base systems, remember that base 2 sizes may appear smaller than base 10 but for any specific size, a base 2 system provides more capacity than a base 10 system, because 1024^3 is greater than 1000^3 The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

G-series is not available in the East US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the North Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the South Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the North Europe region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the West Europe region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Southeast Asia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the East Asia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Japan East region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Japan West region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Brazil South region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Central US region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the US Gov Virginia region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the US Gov Iowa region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Australia East region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.

G-series is not available in the Australia Southeast region. Please select another region.

G-series virtual machines are currently only available in West US and East US 2 regions.


Network optimized: fast networking with Infiniband support

Available in select data centers. Adds a 40Gbit/s InfiniBand network with remote direct memory access (RDMA) technology. Ideal for Message Passing Interface (MPI) applications, high-performance clusters, modeling and simulations, video encoding, and other compute or network intensive scenarios.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A8 8 56 GB 382 GB $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $2.325/hr $2.088/hr $2.403/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $1.97/hr $2.224/hr $2.224/hr
(~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1730/mo) (~$1553/mo) (~$1788/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1466/mo) (~$1655/mo) (~$1655/mo)
A9 16 112 GB 382 GB $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $5.275/hr $4.738/hr $5.453/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.47/hr $4.448/hr $4.448/hr
(~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3925/mo) (~$3525/mo) (~$4057/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3326/mo) (~$3309/mo) (~$3309/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Compute Intensive

Available in select data centers. For Message Passing Interface (MPI) applications, high-performance clusters, modeling and simulations, video encoding, and other compute or network intensive scenarios. Similar to A8 and A9 instance configuration without the InfiniBand network and RDMA technology.

Instance Cores RAM Disk sizes Price
A10 8 56 GB 382 GB $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.33/hr $1.33/hr $1.33/hr $1.51/hr $1.51/hr $1.33/hr $1.57/hr $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.16/hr $1.33/hr $1.89/hr
(~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$990/mo) (~$990/mo) (~$990/mo) (~$1123/mo) (~$1123/mo) (~$990/mo) (~$1168/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$863/mo) (~$990/mo) (~$1406/mo)
A11 16 112 GB 382 GB $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.39/hr $2.39/hr $2.39/hr $2.7/hr $2.7/hr $2.39/hr $2.81/hr $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.08/hr $2.39/hr $2.39/hr
(~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1778/mo) (~$1778/mo) (~$1778/mo) (~$2009/mo) (~$2009/mo) (~$1778/mo) (~$2091/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1548/mo) (~$1778/mo) (~$1778/mo)
Prices don’t include tax. Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Linux support

Support for certain Linux virtual machine images in the Azure Marketplace is available from the publisher. In some cases, it’s provided by the publisher for free. In other cases, we charge by the minute for the right to receive support. The total charge for running a Linux VM is the support rate (if applicable) plus the Linux compute rate. Microsoft does not provide support for Linux images in the Azure Marketplace.

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) images

Azure Virtual Machines can be deployed from SLES Basic and SLES Premium images available in the Azure Marketplace. Customers who deploy SLES Basic images are entitled to receive patching from SUSE for those VMs at no additional charge over the compute rates. Customers who deploy SLES Premium images are entitled to receive both patching and telephone and email support from SUSE for those VMs at the support rates listed below.

Compute Instance Name Virtual Cores RAM SLES Premium
(Price per hour)
A0 1 0.75 GB $0.1/hr
A1 1 1.75 GB $0.1/hr
A2 2 3.5 GB $0.2/hr
A3 4 7 GB $0.2/hr
A4 8 14 GB $0.32/hr
A5 2 14 GB $0.32/hr
A6 4 28 GB $0.32/hr
A7 8 56 GB $0.32/hr
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Canonical Ubuntu Server Linux images

Customers who deploy VMs from Canonical Ubuntu Server Linux images available in the Azure Marketplace are entitled to receive patching from Canonical for those VMs at no additional charge over the compute rates.

OpenLogic CentOS-Based Linux Images

Customers who deploy VMs from OpenLogic CentOS-based Linux images available in the Azure Marketplace will be entitled to receive patching from OpenLogic for those VMs at no additional charge over the compute rates.

The prices below apply to all versions of SQL Server. Per-minute rates for SQL Server images don’t include the cost of the Windows Server virtual machine it runs on. See the Windows Server rates..

Learn more about features supported by the different editions of SQL Server 2014.

SQL Server for A-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores SQL Web SQL Standard1 SQL Enterprise1
A0, A1 Basic or Standard
1 core $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
A2 Basic or Standard
A5 Standard
2 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
A3 Basic or Standard
A6 Standard
4 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
A4 Basic or Standard
A7, A8, A10 Standard
8 cores $0.064/hr
(~$48/mo)
$0.8/hr
(~$595/mo)
$3/hr
(~$2232/mo)
A9, A11 Standard
16 cores $0.128/hr
(~$95/mo)
$1.6/hr
(~$1190/mo)
$6/hr
(~$4464/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above do not include tax.
1 We recommend at least Standard A3 for SQL Enterprise or Standard A2 for SQL Standard. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

SQL Server for D-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores SQL Web SQL Standard1 SQL Enterprise1
D1 Standard
1 core $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
D2, D11 Standard
2 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
D3, D12 Standard
4 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
D4, D13 Standard
8 cores $0.064/hr
(~$48/mo)
$0.8/hr
(~$595/mo)
$3/hr
(~$2232/mo)
D14 Standard
16 cores $0.128/hr
(~$95/mo)
$1.6/hr
(~$1190/mo)
$6/hr
(~$4464/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above do not include tax.
1 We recommend at least Standard D3 for SQL Enterprise or Standard D2 for SQL Standard. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

SQL Server for G-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores SQL Web SQL Standard1 SQL Enterprise1
G1 2 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
G2 4 cores $0.032/hr
(~$24/mo)
$0.4/hr
(~$298/mo)
$1.5/hr
(~$1116/mo)
G3 8 cores $0.064/hr
(~$48/mo)
$0.8/hr
(~$595/mo)
$3/hr
(~$2232/mo)
G4 16 cores $0.128/hr
(~$95/mo)
$1.6/hr
(~$1190/mo)
$6/hr
(~$4464/mo)
G5 32 cores $0.256/hr
(~$190/mo)
$3.2/hr
(~$2381/mo)
$12/hr
(~$8928/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above do not include tax.
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Per minute rates for BizTalk Server images don’t include the cost of the Windows Server virtual machine it runs on. See the Windows Server rates.

BizTalk Server for A-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Biztalk Standard Biztalk Enterprise
A0, A1 Basic or Standard
1 core $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
A2 Basic or Standard
A5 Standard
2 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
A3 Basic or Standard
A6 Standard
4 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
A4 Basic or Standard
A7, A8, A10 Standard
8 cores $0.96/hr
(~$714/mo)
$4.2/hr
(~$3125/mo)
A9, A11 Standard
16 cores $1.92/hr
(~$1428/mo)
$8.4/hr
(~$6250/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above are exclusive of tax.
1 We do not recommend running BizTalk server on A0 or A1 for performance reasons because BizTalk server requires a minimum of 2 GB of RAM. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

BizTalk Server for D-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Biztalk Standard Biztalk Enterprise
D1 Standard
1 core $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
D2, D11 Standard
2 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
D3, D12 Standard
4 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
D4, D13 Standard
8 cores $0.96/hr
(~$714/mo)
$4.2/hr
(~$3125/mo)
D14 Standard
16 cores $1.92/hr
(~$1428/mo)
$8.4/hr
(~$6250/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above are exclusive of tax.
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

BizTalk Server for G-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Biztalk Standard Biztalk Enterprise
G1 2 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
G2 4 cores $0.48/hr
(~$357/mo)
$2.1/hr
(~$1562/mo)
G3 8 cores $0.96/hr
(~$714/mo)
$4.2/hr
(~$3125/mo)
G4 16 cores $1.92/hr
(~$1428/mo)
$8.4/hr
(~$6250/mo)
G5 32 cores $3.84/hr
(~$2857/mo)
$16.8/hr
(~$12499/mo)
* Monthly price estimates are based on 744 hours of usage per month.
** Prices listed above are exclusive of tax.
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

You need a license to run SharePoint Server on Azure. See the License Mobility for Software Assurance or Services Provider License Agreement sites for more details. We charge only for the Windows Server VMs that SharePoint Server 2013 runs on. See the Windows Server rates.

Learn more about setting up SharePoint Server on Azure.

The Azure Marketplace offers several options for deploying Oracle software on a Virtual Machine (VM). Pricing depends on the option you choose.

License-included VMs

License-included Oracle virtual machines are Windows Server VMs with Oracle software preinstalled. The license for these VMs is provided by Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc. (MS Open Tech), a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., under agreement with Oracle. When you choose this option, we charge separately for the Oracle software and the Windows Server virtual machines it runs on. The hourly rates shown here are just for the Oracle software license and don’t include the cost of underlying Windows Server VMs. We bill for virtual machines by the minute.

Oracle Software for A-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Java (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (EE) Oracle Database (SE) Oracle Database (EE)
A0, A1 Basic or Standard
1 core $0.08/hr
(~$60/mo)
$0.5/hr
(~$372/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$1.11/hr
(~$826/mo)
$3.16/hr
(~$2351/mo)
A2 Basic or Standard
A5 Standard
2 cores $0.16/hr
(~$119/mo)
$0.5/hr
(~$372/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$1.11/hr
(~$826/mo)
$3.16/hr
(~$2351/mo)
A3 Basic or Standard
A6 Standard
4 cores $0.32/hr
(~$238/mo)
$1/hr
(~$744/mo)
$2.56/hr
(~$1905/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$6.32/hr
(~$4702/mo)
A4 Basic or Standard
A7, A8, A10 Standard
8 cores $0.64/hr
(~$476/mo)
$2/hr
(~$1488/mo)
$5.12/hr
(~$3809/mo)
$2.55/hr
(~$1897/mo)
$12.63/hr
(~$9397/mo)
A9, A11 Standard
16 cores $1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$4/hr
(~$2976/mo)
$10.24/hr
(~$7619/mo)
$5.1/hr
(~$3794/mo)
$25.27/hr
(~$18801/mo)
* Updated February 11, 2014. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Oracle Software for D-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Java (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (EE) Oracle Database (SE) Oracle Database (EE)
D1 Standard
1 core $0.08/hr
(~$60/mo)
$0.5/hr
(~$372/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$1.11/hr
(~$826/mo)
$3.16/hr
(~$2351/mo)
D11, D2 Standard
2 cores $0.16/hr
(~$119/mo)
$0.5/hr
(~$372/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$1.11/hr
(~$826/mo)
$3.16/hr
(~$2351/mo)
D3, D12 Standard
4 cores $0.32/hr
(~$238/mo)
$1/hr
(~$744/mo)
$2.56/hr
(~$1905/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$6.32/hr
(~$4702/mo)
D4, D13 Standard
8 cores $0.64/hr
(~$476/mo)
$2/hr
(~$1488/mo)
$5.12/hr
(~$3809/mo)
$2.55/hr
(~$1897/mo)
$12.63/hr
(~$9397/mo)
D14 Standard
16 cores $1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$4/hr
(~$2976/mo)
$10.24/hr
(~$7619/mo)
$5.1/hr
(~$3794/mo)
$25.27/hr
(~$18801/mo)
* Updated February 11, 2014. The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

Oracle Software for G-series Virtual Machines

Applicable VM instance Number Of Virtual Cores Java (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (SE) Oracle Weblogic Server (EE) Oracle Database (SE) Oracle Database (EE)
G1 2 cores $0.16/hr
(~$119/mo)
$0.5/hr
(~$372/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$1.11/hr
(~$826/mo)
$3.16/hr
(~$2351/mo)
G2 4 cores $0.32/hr
(~$238/mo)
$1/hr
(~$744/mo)
$2.56/hr
(~$1905/mo)
$1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$6.32/hr
(~$4702/mo)
G3 8 cores $0.64/hr
(~$476/mo)
$2/hr
(~$1488/mo)
$5.12/hr
(~$3809/mo)
$2.55/hr
(~$1897/mo)
$12.63/hr
(~$9397/mo)
G4 16 cores $1.28/hr
(~$952/mo)
$4/hr
(~$2976/mo)
$10.24/hr
(~$7619/mo)
$5.1/hr
(~$3794/mo)
$25.27/hr
(~$18801/mo)
G5 32 cores $2.56/hr
(~$1905/mo)
$8/hr
(~$5952/mo)
$20.48/hr
(~$15237/mo)
$10.2/hr
(~$7589/mo)
$50.54/hr
(~$37602/mo)
The Australia Regions are available only to customers with billing addresses in Australia and New Zealand.

If you use an image that contains a combination of Oracle software, we’ll charge you for the combined rate. For example, the hourly cost of Oracle WebLogic Server (Enterprise Edition) and Oracle Database (Enterprise Edition) on a 1-core virtual machine is $4.44 USD ($1.28 + $3.16).

Free trial, MSDN, BizSpark, and Microsoft Partner Network member benefits (monetary credits) don’t apply to license-included Oracle images, which are billed separately. Also, if you are on 6 or 12-Month Purchase Plan, your commitment balance can be used for Oracle license charges until June 30, 2014. Afterwards, license charges for the Oracle software provided by MS Open Tech will be billed separately and won’t be discounted (consistent with all third-party products).

Bring-Your-Own-License VMs

Another option in the Azure Marketplace is Bring-Your-Own-License (BYOL) Oracle images, which are Oracle Linux VMs with Oracle software preinstalled.

BYOL Oracle images don’t include a license. If you deploy a BYOL Oracle image, you must have obtained license rights from Oracle or its authorized distributor. We charge only for the BYOL Linux VMs that the Oracle software runs on, not for the Oracle software itself (see pricing details under the "Linux" tab), so the prices shown here don’t apply.

Oracle License Mobility Policy

The prices shown here also don’t apply to Oracle software you install on any virtual machine under the Oracle License Mobility program. Oracle provides license mobility for customers who have already obtained a license from Oracle and want to run that software on Azure. To take advantage of this program, simply deploy a Windows Server or Linux VM and install your licensed Oracle software. For information, see the Oracle Cloud Licensing Policy.

IP address options

Every Azure Virtual Machine is automatically assigned a free Virtual IP (VIP) address. For an additional charge, you can also get:

  • Instance-level Public IP Addresses: Make a virtual machine directly addressable by assigning it a public IP (PIP) address.
  • Reserved IP Addresses: You can also reserve static public IP addresses for your virtual machine.

See IP address pricing

For Azure Government pricing information, contact your Microsoft representative or reseller.

For Azure Government pricing information, contact your Microsoft representative or reseller.

Support & SLA

  • Free billing and subscription management support
  • Flexible support plans starting at $29/month. Find a plan
  • Guaranteed 99.95% connectivity for multiple instances. Read the SLA
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FAQ

General

  • Am I billed separately for local disk storage?

    No. All new virtual machines have an operating system disk and a local disk (or “resource disk”). We don’t charge for local disk storage. The operating system disk is charged at the regular rate for disks. See all virtual machines configurations

  • If my deployed instance says "stopped,” am I still getting billed?

    Maybe. If the status says “Stopped (Deallocated),” you’re not being billed. If it says “Stopped Allocated,” you’re still being billed for allocated virtual cores (not the software license itself).

    State Billed Details
    Starting Yes The initial starting state of VMs as they are going through the boot cycle. This period is billed as the VMs are running.
    Running (Started) Yes The running state of the VM.
    Stopped No If the VM is stopped (whether allocated or de-allocated) the software is not billed. For allocated stopped VMs, the cores are still billed.
    Deleted No The VM has been deleted and no longer is occupying cores.
  • Does the virtual machine instance price include storage costs associated with the running image?

    No, it doesn’t.

  • If my virtual machine ran for less than an hour, how much do I get billed?

    We charge for the number of minutes your virtual machine is running, rounded to the nearest minute, not hour.

  • What is internal load balancing?

    It’s a new preview feature for Azure Virtual Machines with private IP addresses. The internally load balanced endpoint is only accessible within a virtual network (for VMs within a VNET) or cloud service (for VMs outside a VNET). Internal load balancing is useful for multi-tier applications where some of the application tiers aren’t public facing yet require load balancing functionality.

  • How can I check that I have properly stopped a VM and that I am not being billed for it?

    You can check the status of your virtual machines in the Virtual Machines tab and also in the VM Dashboard. If VM status says "Stopped," you’re still being billed. Only "Stopped (Deallocated)" indicates you’re not b.

    To ensure you’re not being billed, always stop virtual machines from the management portal. You can also stop the VM through Powershell by calling ShutdownRoleOperation with "PostShutdownAction" equal to "StoppedDeallocated".

    If you shut down a VM from inside ( using Windows power options) or through PowerShell by calling ShutdownRoleOperation with "PostShutdownAction" equal to "Stopped".

  • How are various instance sizes billed?

    All hours are converted into small instance hours when presented on your bill. Learn more

  • If I have instances in two different regions, how am I charged for data transfers?

    Each instance is charged for its data egress across regions.

  • Is tax included in the pricing above?

    No. Tax will be added separately.

Windows Server

  • If I upload my on-premises Windows Server image to Azure, do I need to provide my license keys?

    No. Microsoft provides the Windows Server license keys for any running instances.

  • If I download an Azure Windows Server image to my datacenter, is the license transferrable?

    No. You’ll need to supply a license for the image.

Oracle Software

  • Can I use my 30-day free trial credits to purchase Oracle software?

    No, you can’t. If you want to use Oracle software during your trial, you need to turn off the default $0 spending limit feature and pay regular pay-as-you-go rates. Otherwise you’ll hit your spending limit and your subscription will be immediately disabled.

  • Can I use my MSDN, Bizspark, or MPN credits to pay for Oracle software?

    No, these Azure credits don’t apply. To buy Oracle software, you’ll need to turn off the default $0 spending limit feature and pay regular pay-as-you-go rates. Otherwise, you’ll hit your spending limit and your subscription will be immediately disabled.

SQL Server

  • When would I use Azure SQL database vs. SQL Server?

    If you have existing applications or workloads you simply want to grab and move to the cloud or extend parts of on-premises application to the cloud, SQL Server in a Virtual Machine is the easiest option. If you’re looking to build new relational applications, SQL Database is probably the best long-term solution. Either way, Azure makes it easy to move applications back and forth between an on-site datacenter and the cloud as business needs change.

  • Which edition of SQL Server 2012 should I pick?

    To help you choose, here’s a detailed feature comparison.

  • What's different about the data warehousing edition of SQL Server enterprise?

    Data warehousing is typically a complex workload to setup, configure, and tune. The specially optimized data warehouse image for Azure Virtual Machines improves performance for these workloads by as much as 20 percent over the regular SQL Server Enterprise virtual machine image. How it works

SharePoint

  • I already have a SharePoint license. Can I use it for Azure?

    It depends. You can use your license if you meet the requirements for License Mobility through Software Assurance, or have a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA).

See more FAQs on virtual machine licensing

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