Microsoft Azure
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Azure Database for MySQL
Azure Database for MySQL is a fully managed service for running standard MySQL workloads on Microsoft Azure. It handles the underlying infrastructure, allowing you to deploy databases quickly and scale them as your application demands grow. The focus is on operational simplicity, taking care of maintenance and security so you can concentrate on schema design and query performance rather than server management.
This setup suits teams already invested in the Azure ecosystem who need a reliable, managed MySQL instance without the overhead of self-hosting. The main friction point is the lack of a free tier; costs begin immediately at $0.0085 per hour under a pay-as-you-go model. You pay from the moment you provision, which requires careful budgeting for development environments where resources might otherwise sit idle.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0085 per hour
- Regions 12 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
Decision score
56
/100
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Compliance
- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
SLA uptime
- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.99%
Global reach
12 regions across 6 continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 78
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0.0085 | per hour | eastus |
| Extd Spprt Free Tier | $0.0100 | per hour | eastus |
| B1MS | $0.0170 | per hour | eastus |
| SSD v2 IOPS | $0.0200 | per month | eastus |
| Additional IOPS | $0.0500 | 1 IOPS/Month | eastus |
| General Purpose | $0.0575 | per GB/month | eastus |
| B2S | $0.0680 | per hour | eastus |
| 2 vCore | $0.0680 | per hour | eastus |
| Extended Support | $0.0700 | per hour | eastus |
| Standard | $0.0742 | per GB/month | eastus |
| SSD v2 Throughput | $0.0800 | per month | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Ddsv5_Series | $0.0855 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Dadsv5_Series | $0.0855 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Ddsv4_Compute | $0.0855 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_General_Purpose_Compute_Gen5 | $0.0876 | per hour | eastus |
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| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| vCore | $0.0876 | per hour | eastus |
| Azure_Database_for_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Dsv6_Series_Compute_vCore | $0.0890 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Dasv6_Series | $0.0890 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Dsv6_Series_vCore | $0.0890 | per hour | eastus |
| Backup Storage | $0.0950 | per GB/month | eastus |
| Backup LRS | $0.1000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Ddsv6_Series | $0.1120 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Dadsv6_Series | $0.1120 | per hour | eastus |
| Azure_Database_for_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Ddsv6_Series_Compute_vCore | $0.1120 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Ddsv6_Series_vCore | $0.1120 | per hour | eastus |
| SSD v2 | $0.1150 | 1 GiB/Month | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv4Series_Compute | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Memory_Optimized_Compute_Gen5 | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| Azure_Database_for_MySQL_Flexible_Server Memory_Optimized_Series_Compute_vCore | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Confidential_Compute_ECadsv6_Series | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Eadsv5_Series | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Business_Critical_Compute | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| 1 vCore | $0.1181 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Esv6_Series | $0.1250 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Esv6_Series_vCore | $0.1250 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Easv6_Series | $0.1250 | per hour | eastus |
| B2MS | $0.1360 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv6_Series_vCore | $0.1490 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv6_Series | $0.1490 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Eadsv6_Series | $0.1490 | per hour | eastus |
| Paid IO | $0.2000 | per 1M | eastus |
| Backup GRS | $0.2000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| Storage | $0.2300 | per GB/month | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_2vCore | $0.2360 | per hour | eastus |
| Paid IO ZRS | $0.2500 | per 1M | eastus |
| B4MS | $0.2720 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_4vCore | $0.4720 | per hour | eastus |
| B8MS | $0.5440 | per hour | eastus |
| B12MS | $0.8160 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_8vCore | $0.9450 | per hour | eastus |
| B16MS | $1.09 | per hour | eastus |
| B20MS | $1.36 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_16vCore | $1.89 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_20vCore | $2.36 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_32vCore | $3.78 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_48vCore | $5.67 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_64vCore | $7.56 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_96vCore | $11.34 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv5Series_Compute_104vCore | $12.28 | per hour | eastus |
| PMD | $60.00 | per GB/month | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_General_Purpose_Compute_Gen5 · Reserved 1yr | $447.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Memory_Optimized_Compute_Gen5 · Reserved 1yr | $567.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Ddsv5_Series · Reserved 1yr | $899.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Dadsv5_Series · Reserved 1yr | $899.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Ddsv4_Compute · Reserved 1yr | $899.00 | per hour | eastus |
| Azure_Database_for_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Dsv6_Series_Compute_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $936.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Dasv6_Series · Reserved 1yr | $936.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Dsv6_Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $936.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_General_Purpose_Compute_Dadsv6_Series · Reserved 1yr | $1177.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Ddsv6_Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $1177.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Confidential_Compute_ECadsv6_Series · Reserved 1yr | $1241.00 | per hour | eastus |
| Azure_Database_for_MySQL_Flexible_Server Memory_Optimized_Series_Compute_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $1241.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Business_Critical_Compute · Reserved 1yr | $1241.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Eadsv5_Series · Reserved 1yr | $1241.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Esv6_Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $1314.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Easv6_Series · Reserved 1yr | $1314.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Eadsv6_Series · Reserved 1yr | $1566.00 | per hour | eastus |
| AzureDB_MySQL_Flexible_Server_Memory_Optimized_Edsv6_Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $1566.00 | per hour | eastus |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.