Azure SQL Database Pricing (2026)
Updated Feb 19, 2026AzureDatabase
Compare Azure SQL Database prices across all instance types and regions. Starting from $0.0250/hr ($18.25/mo) for Backup LRS.
On-Demand Pricing
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup LRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0250 | - | $18.25 |
| 20 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $12.1800 | - | $8,891.40 |
| Hyperscale | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2500 | - | $182.50 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.5218 | - | $380.88 |
| Backup - LRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0800 | - | $58.40 |
| 14 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $5.1170 | - | $3,735.41 |
| Business Critical | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 |
| Backup RA-GRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3650 | - | $266.45 |
| 12 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $7.3080 | - | $5,334.84 |
| JA100 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0310 | - | $22.63 |
| General Purpose | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1150 | - | $83.95 |
| 32 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $19.4880 | - | $14,226.24 |
| Backup ZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0250 | - | $18.25 |
| 16 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $4.8720 | - | $3,556.56 |
| 1 vCore Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0913 | - | $66.67 |
| JA800 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2470 | - | $180.31 |
| 10 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $3.6550 | - | $2,668.15 |
| 18 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $10.9620 | - | $8,002.26 |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3040 | - | $221.92 |
| JA400 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1230 | - | $89.79 |
| Backup RA-GZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0500 | - | $36.50 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1827 | - | $133.34 |
| 1 vCore Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3131 | - | $228.53 |
| Backup - RA-GRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 |
| Backup - RA-GZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 |
| 6 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $1.8270 | - | $1,333.71 |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.6090 | - | $444.57 |
| 4 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $1.2180 | - | $889.14 |
| 40 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $24.3600 | - | $17,782.80 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1522 | - | $111.12 |
| 8 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $2.4350 | - | $1,777.55 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2557 | - | $186.68 |
| 2 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.6090 | - | $444.57 |
| General Purpose Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 |
| JA200 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0620 | - | $45.26 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3044 | - | $222.24 |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1827 | - | $133.34 |
| Premium | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3400 | - | $248.20 |
| Standard | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1700 | - | $124.10 |
| Backup - ZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1000 | - | $73.00 |
| P11 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S0 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P11 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| 1 DTU | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S0 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P2 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P15 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P6 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS4 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P15 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P4 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S3 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS4 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S0 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| B | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S3 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P11 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| B Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S2 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| 10 DTU | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S3 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P4 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S1 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P1 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P15 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P4 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS6 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P6 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| S1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| P6 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
| PRS6 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - |
Reserved Instance & Savings Plans Pricing
| Instance | vCPU | Memory | Linux/hr | Windows/hr | Linux/mo | 1yr RI/hr | 3yr RI/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backup LRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0250 | - | $18.25 | - | - |
| 20 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $12.1800 | - | $8,891.40 | - | - |
| Hyperscale | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2500 | - | $182.50 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.5218 | - | $380.88 | - | - |
| Backup - LRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0800 | - | $58.40 | - | - |
| 14 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $5.1170 | - | $3,735.41 | - | - |
| Business Critical | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 | - | - |
| Backup RA-GRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 | - | - |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3650 | - | $266.45 | - | - |
| 12 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $7.3080 | - | $5,334.84 | - | - |
| JA100 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0310 | - | $22.63 | - | - |
| General Purpose | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1150 | - | $83.95 | - | - |
| 32 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $19.4880 | - | $14,226.24 | - | - |
| Backup ZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0250 | - | $18.25 | - | - |
| 16 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $4.8720 | - | $3,556.56 | - | - |
| 1 vCore Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0913 | - | $66.67 | - | - |
| JA800 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2470 | - | $180.31 | - | - |
| 10 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $3.6550 | - | $2,668.15 | - | - |
| 18 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $10.9620 | - | $8,002.26 | - | - |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3040 | - | $221.92 | - | - |
| JA400 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1230 | - | $89.79 | - | - |
| Backup RA-GZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0500 | - | $36.50 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1827 | - | $133.34 | - | - |
| 1 vCore Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3131 | - | $228.53 | - | - |
| Backup - RA-GRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 | - | - |
| Backup - RA-GZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 | - | - |
| 6 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $1.8270 | - | $1,333.71 | - | - |
| vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.6090 | - | $444.57 | - | - |
| 4 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $1.2180 | - | $889.14 | - | - |
| 40 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $24.3600 | - | $17,782.80 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1522 | - | $111.12 | - | - |
| 8 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $2.4350 | - | $1,777.55 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2557 | - | $186.68 | - | - |
| 2 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.6090 | - | $444.57 | - | - |
| General Purpose Zone Redundancy | 0 | 0 GB | $0.2000 | - | $146.00 | - | - |
| JA200 | 0 | 0 GB | $0.0620 | - | $45.26 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3044 | - | $222.24 | - | - |
| 1 vCore | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1827 | - | $133.34 | - | - |
| Premium | 0 | 0 GB | $0.3400 | - | $248.20 | - | - |
| Standard | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1700 | - | $124.10 | - | - |
| Backup - ZRS | 0 | 0 GB | $0.1000 | - | $73.00 | - | - |
| P11 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S0 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P11 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 DTU | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S0 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P2 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P15 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P6 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS4 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P15 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P4 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S3 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS4 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S0 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| B | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S3 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P11 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| B Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S2 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 DTU | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S3 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P4 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S1 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P1 Secondary | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS1 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P15 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P4 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS6 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P6 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| S1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P2 | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| P6 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS1 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS2 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
| PRS6 Secondary Active | 0 | 0 GB | - | - | - | - | - |
How SQL Database Pricing Works
On-Demand
Pay per hour with no long-term commitment. Ideal for variable workloads and development environments.
Reserved / Committed Use
Commit to 1 or 3 years for significant discounts.
Spot / Preemptible
Use spare capacity at steep discounts. Best for fault-tolerant, batch, and stateless workloads.
Monthly Cost Examples
Small Workload
Backup LRS
0 vCPU, 0 GB RAM
$18.25/mo
Large Workload
40 vCore
0 vCPU, 0 GB RAM
$17,782.80/mo
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