Gen5-16 pricing

Monthly on-demand and reserved price for the Azure SQL Database Gen5-16 instance, across regions. Priced from $1,778/month on-demand (SQL Server, General Purpose, US East).

Updated July 20, 2026

vCPU: 16
Memory: 82 GiB
Category: General purpose

Monthly price by region

SQL Server General Purpose monthly price by region
Region	On-Demand	1-yr Reserved	3-yr Reserved
AE Central (uaecentral)	$2,797	$1,817	$1,344
AE North (uaenorth)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
AP East (eastasia)	$2,649	$1,721	$1,192
AP Southeast (southeastasia)	$2,116	$1,375	$952
AT East (austriaeast)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
AU Central (australiacentral)	$2,116	$1,721	$1,192
AU Central 2 (australiacentral2)	$2,116	$1,721	$1,192
AU East (australiaeast)	$2,116	$1,375	$952
AU Southeast (australiasoutheast)	$2,116	$1,375	$952
BE Central (belgiumcentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
BR South (brazilsouth)	$3,378	$2,196	$1,520
CA Central (canadacentral)	$2,133	$1,387	$960
CA East (canadaeast)	$2,133	$1,387	$960
CH North (switzerlandnorth)	$2,151	$1,399	$968
CH West (switzerlandwest)	$3,051	$1,817	$1,259
CL Central (chilecentral)	$2,489	$1,619	$1,120
DE North (germanynorth)	$2,542	$1,652	$1,144
DE West Central (germanywestcentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
DK East (denmarkeast)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
ES Central (spaincentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
EU North (northeurope)	$1,813	$1,179	$816
EU West (westeurope)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
FR Central (francecentral)	$2,222	$1,444	$1,000
FR South (francesouth)	$2,889	$1,877	$1,300
ID Central (indonesiacentral)	$1,904	$1,237	$857
IL Central (israelcentral)	$2,347	—	—
IL Northwest (israelnorthwest)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
IN Central (centralindia)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
IN South (southindia)	$2,151	$1,399	$968
IN South Central (indiasouthcentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
IN West (westindia)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
IT North (italynorth)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
JA East (japaneast)	$2,009	$1,305	$904
JA West (japanwest)	$2,205	$1,433	$992
KR Central (koreacentral)	$2,009	$1,305	$904
KR South (koreasouth)	$2,009	$1,305	$904
MX Central (mexicocentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
MY West (malaysiawest)	$1,904	$1,237	$857
NO East (norwayeast)	$2,151	$1,399	$968
NO West (norwaywest)	$2,797	$1,817	$1,259
NZ North (newzealandnorth)	$2,221	$1,444	$1,000
PL Central (polandcentral)	$2,151	$1,271	$880
QA Central (qatarcentral)	$2,347	$1,156	$800
SE Central (swedencentral)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
SE South (swedensouth)	$2,542	$1,652	$1,144
UK South (uksouth)	$2,222	$1,444	$1,000
UK West (ukwest)	$2,222	$1,444	$1,000
US Central (centralus)	$2,133	$1,156	$800
US East (eastus)Cheapest	$1,778	$1,156	$800
US East 2 (eastus2)Cheapest	$1,778	$1,156	$800
US Gov AZ (usgovarizona)	$2,222	$1,444	$1,000
US Gov TX (usgovtexas)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
US Gov Virginia (usgovvirginia)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
US North Central (northcentralus)Cheapest	$1,778	$1,156	$800
US South Central (southcentralus)	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US West (westus)	$1,956	$1,271	$880
US West 2 (westus2)Cheapest	$1,778	$1,156	$800
US West 3 (westus3)Cheapest	$1,778	$1,156	$800
US West Central (westcentralus)	$2,133	$1,387	$960
ZA North (southafricanorth)	$2,382	$1,548	$1,072
ZA West (southafricawest)	$2,987	$1,941	$1,344

SQL Server Business Critical monthly price by region
Region	On-Demand	1-yr Reserved	3-yr Reserved
AE Central (uaecentral)	$5,593	$3,636	$2,516
AE North (uaenorth)	$4,694	$3,051	$2,112
AP East (eastasia)	$5,298	$3,444	$2,384
AP Southeast (southeastasia)	$4,231	$2,751	$1,904
AT East (austriaeast)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
AU Central (australiacentral)	$4,231	$3,444	$2,384
AU Central 2 (australiacentral2)	$4,231	$3,444	$2,384
AU East (australiaeast)	$4,231	$2,751	$1,904
AU Southeast (australiasoutheast)	$4,231	$2,751	$1,904
BE Central (belgiumcentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
BR South (brazilsouth)	$6,756	$4,392	$3,040
CA Central (canadacentral)	$4,267	$2,773	$1,920
CA East (canadaeast)	$4,267	$2,773	$1,920
CH North (switzerlandnorth)	$4,303	$2,796	$1,936
CH West (switzerlandwest)	$6,102	$3,636	$2,517
CL Central (chilecentral)	$4,978	$3,235	$2,240
DE North (germanynorth)	$5,085	$3,305	$2,288
DE West Central (germanywestcentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
DK East (denmarkeast)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
ES Central (spaincentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
EU North (northeurope)	$3,627	$2,357	$1,632
EU West (westeurope)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
FR Central (francecentral)	$4,445	$2,889	$2,000
FR South (francesouth)	$5,778	$3,756	$2,600
ID Central (indonesiacentral)	$3,808	$2,476	$1,714
IL Central (israelcentral)	$4,694	—	—
IL Northwest (israelnorthwest)	$4,694	$3,051	$2,112
IN Central (centralindia)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
IN South (southindia)	$4,303	$2,796	$1,936
IN South Central (indiasouthcentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
IN West (westindia)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
IT North (italynorth)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
JA East (japaneast)	$4,018	$2,612	$1,808
JA West (japanwest)	$4,409	$2,865	$1,984
KR Central (koreacentral)	$4,018	$2,612	$1,808
KR South (koreasouth)	$4,018	$2,612	$1,808
MX Central (mexicocentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
MY West (malaysiawest)	$3,808	$2,476	$1,714
NO East (norwayeast)	$4,303	$2,796	$1,936
NO West (norwaywest)	$5,593	$3,636	$2,517
NZ North (newzealandnorth)	$4,443	$2,888	$2,000
PL Central (polandcentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
QA Central (qatarcentral)	$4,694	$3,051	$2,112
SE Central (swedencentral)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
SE South (swedensouth)	$5,085	$3,305	$2,288
UK South (uksouth)	$4,445	$2,889	$2,000
UK West (ukwest)	$4,445	$2,889	$2,000
US Central (centralus)	$4,267	$2,311	$1,600
US East (eastus)Cheapest	$3,556	$2,311	$1,600
US East 2 (eastus2)Cheapest	$3,556	$2,311	$1,600
US Gov AZ (usgovarizona)	$4,445	$2,889	$2,000
US Gov TX (usgovtexas)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
US Gov Virginia (usgovvirginia)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
US North Central (northcentralus)Cheapest	$3,556	$2,311	$1,600
US South Central (southcentralus)	$4,267	$2,773	$1,920
US West (westus)	$3,911	$2,543	$1,760
US West 2 (westus2)Cheapest	$3,556	$2,311	$1,600
US West 3 (westus3)Cheapest	$3,556	$2,311	$1,600
US West Central (westcentralus)	$4,267	$2,773	$1,920
ZA North (southafricanorth)	$4,765	$3,097	$2,144
ZA West (southafricawest)	$5,974	$3,883	$2,688

SQL Server Hyperscale monthly price by region
Region	On-Demand	1-yr Reserved	3-yr Reserved
AE Central (uaecentral)	$3,356	$1,983	$1,613
AE North (uaenorth)	$2,816	$1,831	$1,267
AP East (eastasia)	$3,179	$2,067	$1,431
AP Southeast (southeastasia)	$2,539	$1,651	$1,143
AT East (austriaeast)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
AU Central (australiacentral)	$2,539	$1,651	$1,143
AU Central 2 (australiacentral2)	$2,539	$1,651	$1,143
AU East (australiaeast)	$2,539	$1,651	$1,143
AU Southeast (australiasoutheast)	$2,539	$1,651	$1,143
BE Central (belgiumcentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
BR South (brazilsouth)	$4,054	$2,635	$1,824
CA Central (canadacentral)	$2,560	$1,664	$1,152
CA East (canadaeast)	$2,560	$1,664	$1,152
CH North (switzerlandnorth)	$2,582	$1,679	$1,161
CH West (switzerlandwest)	$3,661	$2,181	$1,510
CL Central (chilecentral)	$2,987	$1,941	$1,344
DE North (germanynorth)	$3,051	$1,983	$1,373
DE West Central (germanywestcentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
DK East (denmarkeast)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
ES Central (spaincentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
EU North (northeurope)	$2,176	$1,415	$979
EU West (westeurope)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
FR Central (francecentral)	$2,667	$1,733	$1,200
FR South (francesouth)	$3,467	$2,253	$1,560
ID Central (indonesiacentral)	$2,285	$1,485	$1,028
IL Central (israelcentral)	$2,816	$1,831	$1,267
IL Northwest (israelnorthwest)	$2,816	$1,831	$1,267
IN Central (centralindia)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
IN South (southindia)	$2,582	$1,677	$1,162
IN South Central (indiasouthcentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
IN West (westindia)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
IT North (italynorth)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
JA East (japaneast)	$2,411	$1,567	$1,085
JA West (japanwest)	$2,645	$1,720	$1,191
KR Central (koreacentral)	$2,411	$1,567	$1,085
KR South (koreasouth)	$2,411	$1,567	$1,085
MX Central (mexicocentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
MY West (malaysiawest)	$2,285	$1,485	$1,028
NO East (norwayeast)	$2,581	$1,677	$1,162
NO West (norwaywest)	$3,356	$2,181	$1,510
NZ North (newzealandnorth)	$2,666	$1,651	$1,143
PL Central (polandcentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
QA Central (qatarcentral)	$2,816	—	—
SE Central (swedencentral)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
SE South (swedensouth)	$3,051	$1,983	$1,373
UK South (uksouth)	$2,667	$1,733	$1,200
UK West (ukwest)	$2,667	$1,733	$1,200
US Central (centralus)	$2,560	$1,387	$960
US East (eastus)Cheapest	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US East 2 (eastus2)Cheapest	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US Gov AZ (usgovarizona)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
US Gov TX (usgovtexas)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
US Gov Virginia (usgovvirginia)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
US North Central (northcentralus)Cheapest	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US South Central (southcentralus)	$2,560	$1,664	$1,152
US West (westus)	$2,347	$1,525	$1,056
US West 2 (westus2)Cheapest	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US West 3 (westus3)Cheapest	$2,133	$1,387	$960
US West Central (westcentralus)	$2,560	$1,664	$1,152
ZA North (southafricanorth)	$2,859	$1,859	$1,287
ZA West (southafricawest)	$3,584	$2,329	$1,613

Prices are the database instance (compute) only, shown per month. Storage, IOPS, backups, and data transfer are billed separately by the provider. Reserved figures are the effective monthly cost of the cheapest all-upfront term.

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