4 vCPU 14 GiB memory x64 General purpose, D series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 Cheapest | $0.2680 | $195.64 | $0.5200 | $0.1260 −53% |
| South Central US | $0.2680 | $195.64 | $0.5200 | $0.1260 −53% |
| Central India | $0.2820 | $205.86 | $0.4660 | $0.1551 −45% |
| North Europe | $0.2920 | $213.16 | $0.5160 | $0.1606 −45% |
| Canada Central | $0.2990 | $218.27 | $0.4830 | $0.1645 −45% |
| Central US | $0.3080 | $224.84 | $0.5600 | $0.1448 −53% |
| East US | $0.3080 | $224.84 | $0.5600 | $0.1448 −53% |
| West US 3 | $0.3080 | $224.84 | $0.5600 | $0.1448 −53% |
| UAE North | $0.3220 | $235.06 | $0.5060 | $0.1771 −45% |
| Poland Central | $0.3360 | $245.28 | $0.5930 | $0.2297 −31% |
| West Europe | $0.3360 | $245.28 | $0.5930 | $0.1848 −45% |
| Australia East | $0.3720 | $271.56 | $0.6240 | $0.2046 −45% |
| Brazil South | $0.3800 | $277.40 | $0.6320 | $0.2090 −45% |
| France Central | $0.3850 | $281.05 | $0.5690 | $0.2118 −45% |
| UK South | $0.3850 | $281.05 | $0.5690 | $0.2118 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $0.3920 | $286.16 | $0.6440 | $0.2156 −45% |
| Japan East | $0.4420 | $322.66 | $0.6720 | $0.2431 −45% |
| East Asia | $0.4510 | $329.23 | $0.7410 | $0.2481 −45% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_D3 in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_D3 is a general purpose Azure VM size (D series) with 4 vCPU and 14 GiB of memory, a 200 GiB temporary disk and up to 16 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.2680 per hour, about $195.64 per month (730 hours), in East US 2. With Windows Server it is $0.5200 per hour ($379.60 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US 2 at $0.2680 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 18 regions compared is East Asia at $0.4510 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US 2, you save 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.1260/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.