Gen5-8 pricing
Monthly on-demand and reserved price for the Azure SQL Database Gen5-8 instance, across regions. Priced from $889/month on-demand (SQL Server, General Purpose, US East).
Updated July 20, 2026
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 41 GiB
- Category
- General purpose
Monthly price by region
| Region | On-Demand | 1-yr Reserved | 3-yr Reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE Central (uaecentral) | $1,398 | $909 | $672 |
| AE North (uaenorth) | $1,173 | $763 | $528 |
| AP East (eastasia) | $1,325 | $861 | $596 |
| AP Southeast (southeastasia) | $1,058 | $687 | $476 |
| AT East (austriaeast) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| AU Central (australiacentral) | $1,058 | $861 | $596 |
| AU Central 2 (australiacentral2) | $1,058 | $861 | $596 |
| AU East (australiaeast) | $1,058 | $687 | $476 |
| AU Southeast (australiasoutheast) | $1,058 | $687 | $476 |
| BE Central (belgiumcentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| BR South (brazilsouth) | $1,689 | $1,098 | $760 |
| CA Central (canadacentral) | $1,067 | $693 | $480 |
| CA East (canadaeast) | $1,067 | $693 | $480 |
| CH North (switzerlandnorth) | $1,076 | $699 | $484 |
| CH West (switzerlandwest) | $1,525 | $909 | $629 |
| CL Central (chilecentral) | $1,245 | $809 | $560 |
| DE North (germanynorth) | $1,271 | $826 | $572 |
| DE West Central (germanywestcentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| DK East (denmarkeast) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| ES Central (spaincentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| EU North (northeurope) | $907 | $589 | $408 |
| EU West (westeurope) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| FR Central (francecentral) | $1,111 | $722 | $500 |
| FR South (francesouth) | $1,445 | $939 | $650 |
| ID Central (indonesiacentral) | $952 | $619 | $428 |
| IL Central (israelcentral) | $1,173 | — | — |
| IL Northwest (israelnorthwest) | $1,173 | $763 | $528 |
| IN Central (centralindia) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| IN South (southindia) | $1,076 | $699 | $484 |
| IN South Central (indiasouthcentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| IN West (westindia) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| IT North (italynorth) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| JA East (japaneast) | $1,005 | $653 | $452 |
| JA West (japanwest) | $1,102 | $717 | $496 |
| KR Central (koreacentral) | $1,005 | $653 | $452 |
| KR South (koreasouth) | $1,005 | $653 | $452 |
| MX Central (mexicocentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| MY West (malaysiawest) | $952 | $619 | $428 |
| NO East (norwayeast) | $1,076 | $699 | $484 |
| NO West (norwaywest) | $1,398 | $909 | $629 |
| NZ North (newzealandnorth) | $1,111 | $722 | $500 |
| PL Central (polandcentral) | $1,076 | $635 | $440 |
| QA Central (qatarcentral) | $1,173 | $578 | $400 |
| SE Central (swedencentral) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| SE South (swedensouth) | $1,271 | $826 | $572 |
| UK South (uksouth) | $1,111 | $722 | $500 |
| UK West (ukwest) | $1,111 | $722 | $500 |
| US Central (centralus) | $1,067 | $578 | $400 |
| US East (eastus)Cheapest | $889 | $578 | $400 |
| US East 2 (eastus2)Cheapest | $889 | $578 | $400 |
| US Gov AZ (usgovarizona) | $1,111 | $722 | $500 |
| US Gov TX (usgovtexas) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| US Gov Virginia (usgovvirginia) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| US North Central (northcentralus)Cheapest | $889 | $578 | $400 |
| US South Central (southcentralus) | $1,067 | $693 | $480 |
| US West (westus) | $978 | $635 | $440 |
| US West 2 (westus2)Cheapest | $889 | $578 | $400 |
| US West 3 (westus3)Cheapest | $889 | $578 | $400 |
| US West Central (westcentralus) | $1,067 | $693 | $480 |
| ZA North (southafricanorth) | $1,191 | $774 | $536 |
| ZA West (southafricawest) | $1,493 | $971 | $672 |
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.