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Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Database is Microsoft’s fully managed relational database service, handling the underlying infrastructure so you can focus on building and scaling applications. It supports standard SQL workloads with automation for performance and reliability, making it a solid choice for developers who need a cloud-native RDBMS without managing servers or patches themselves.
This service suits teams already invested in the Azure ecosystem who need a reliable SQL backend. However, there is no free tier available, which can be a hurdle for hobby projects or early-stage prototyping. Costs are strictly pay-as-you-go, starting at $0.0250 per GB/month, so you pay for storage capacity from the very first byte.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0250 per GB/month
- Regions 12 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
Decision score
57
/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 156
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | $4.99 | per month | eastus |
| Backup ZRS | $0.0250 | per GB/month | eastus |
| JA100 | $0.0310 | per hour | eastus |
| Backup RA-GRS | $0.0500 | per GB/month | eastus |
| JA200 | $0.0620 | per hour | eastus |
| 1 DTU | $0.0725 | per day | eastus |
| Backup - LRS | $0.0800 | per GB/month | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_1 | $0.0913 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_ZR | $0.0913 | per hour | eastus |
| Backup - ZRS | $0.1000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| Backup LRS | $0.1000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| JA400 | $0.1230 | per hour | eastus |
| FSv2Series_vCore | $0.1336 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5 | $0.1522 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen4_1 | $0.1522 | per hour | eastus |
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| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen4 | $0.1522 | per hour | eastus |
| B | $0.1610 | per day | eastus |
| B Secondary Active | $0.1610 | per day | eastus |
| Standard | $0.1700 | per GB/month | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Premium | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HS_Compute_Gen5_1 | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Gen4 | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Gen5 | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HS_Premium Compute_1 | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_2 | $0.1827 | per hour | eastus |
| Backup - RA-GZRS | $0.2000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| Hyperscale | $0.2000 | per 1M | eastus |
| General Purpose | $0.2000 | per 1M | eastus |
| Backup RA-GZRS | $0.2000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| Backup - RA-GRS | $0.2000 | per GB/month | eastus |
| General Purpose Zone Redundancy | $0.2300 | per GB/month | eastus |
| JA800 | $0.2470 | per hour | eastus |
| Business Critical | $0.2500 | per GB/month | eastus |
| SQLDB_HS_Premium Memory Optimized Compute_1 | $0.2557 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Premium_Memory_Optimized | $0.2557 | per hour | eastus |
| SQL_Database_Single_Elastic_Pool_General_Purpose_Compute_DC-Series_vCore | $0.3040 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen4_1 | $0.3044 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5 | $0.3044 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen4 | $0.3044 | per hour | eastus |
| 1 vCore Zone Redundancy | $0.3131 | per hour | eastus |
| Premium | $0.3400 | per GB/month | eastus |
| SQL_Database_SingleDB_Hyperscale_Compute_DC-Series_vCore | $0.3650 | per hour | eastus |
| S0 Secondary | $0.3650 | per day | eastus |
| 1 vCore | $0.3650 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_4 | $0.3653 | per hour | eastus |
| S0 | $0.4839 | per day | eastus |
| 10 DTU | $0.4839 | per day | eastus |
| S0 Secondary Active | $0.4839 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_6 | $0.5480 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_2 | $0.6089 | per hour | eastus |
| SQL_Database_Single_Elastic_Pool_Business_Critical_Compute_DC-Series_vCore | $0.6090 | per hour | eastus |
| 2 vCore | $0.6090 | per hour | eastus |
| S1 Secondary | $0.7300 | per day | eastus |
| S1 | $0.9677 | per day | eastus |
| S1 Secondary Active | $0.9677 | per day | eastus |
| 8 vCore | $1.07 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_12 | $1.10 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_8 | $1.22 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_4 | $1.22 | per hour | eastus |
| 4 vCore | $1.22 | per hour | eastus |
| 10 vCore | $1.34 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_10 | $1.52 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_18 | $1.64 | per hour | eastus |
| ComputeMSeries_vCore | $1.68 | per hour | eastus |
| S2 Secondary | $1.81 | per day | eastus |
| 6 vCore | $1.83 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_14 | $2.13 | per hour | eastus |
| S2 | $2.42 | per day | eastus |
| 50 DTU Pack | $2.42 | per day | eastus |
| S2 Secondary Active | $2.42 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_16 | $2.44 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_8 | $2.44 | per hour | eastus |
| 20 vCore | $2.67 | per hour | eastus |
| PRS1 Secondary | $2.81 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_32 | $2.92 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_20 | $3.04 | per hour | eastus |
| 24 vCore | $3.21 | per hour | eastus |
| S3 Secondary | $3.63 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_24 | $3.65 | per hour | eastus |
| 12 vCore | $3.65 | per hour | eastus |
| PRS1 | $3.75 | per day | eastus |
| PRS1 Secondary Active | $3.75 | per day | eastus |
| 36 vCore | $4.81 | per hour | eastus |
| S3 Secondary Active | $4.84 | per day | eastus |
| S3 | $4.84 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_16 | $4.87 | per hour | eastus |
| 16 vCore | $4.87 | per hour | eastus |
| 18 vCore | $5.48 | per hour | eastus |
| 125 DTU Pack | $5.63 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_40 | $6.09 | per hour | eastus |
| 100 DTU Pack | $7.25 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_24 | $7.31 | per hour | eastus |
| PRS2 Secondary Active | $7.50 | per day | eastus |
| PRS2 | $7.50 | per day | eastus |
| 14 vCore | $8.53 | per hour | eastus |
| 72 vCore | $9.62 | per hour | eastus |
| S4 | $9.68 | per day | eastus |
| 200 DTU Pack | $9.68 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_32 | $9.74 | per hour | eastus |
| 32 vCore | $9.74 | per hour | eastus |
| P1 Secondary | $11.25 | per day | eastus |
| 250 DTU Pack | $11.25 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_80 | $12.18 | per hour | eastus |
| P1 Secondary Active | $15.00 | per day | eastus |
| PRS4 Secondary Active | $15.00 | per day | eastus |
| PRS4 | $15.00 | per day | eastus |
| P1 | $15.00 | per day | eastus |
| S6 | $19.36 | per day | eastus |
| 400 DTU Pack | $19.36 | per day | eastus |
| 300 DTU Pack | $21.75 | per day | eastus |
| P2 Secondary | $22.50 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5_80 | $24.35 | per hour | eastus |
| 40 vCore | $24.36 | per hour | eastus |
| PRS6 | $30.00 | per day | eastus |
| PRS6 Secondary Active | $30.00 | per day | eastus |
| P2 | $30.00 | per day | eastus |
| P2 Secondary Active | $30.00 | per day | eastus |
| S7 | $38.71 | per day | eastus |
| 800 DTU Pack | $38.72 | per day | eastus |
| P4 Secondary | $45.00 | per day | eastus |
| 1200 DTU Pack | $58.08 | per day | eastus |
| P4 | $60.00 | per day | eastus |
| P4 Secondary Active | $60.00 | per day | eastus |
| 1500 DTU Pack | $67.50 | per day | eastus |
| S9 | $77.42 | per day | eastus |
| 500 DTU Pack | $90.00 | per day | eastus |
| P6 Secondary | $90.00 | per day | eastus |
| 1600 DTU Pack | $116.00 | per day | eastus |
| P6 | $120.00 | per day | eastus |
| P6 Secondary Active | $120.00 | per day | eastus |
| 2000 DTU Pack | $145.00 | per day | eastus |
| S12 | $145.17 | per day | eastus |
| 3500 DTU Pack | $157.50 | per day | eastus |
| P11 Secondary | $169.36 | per day | eastus |
| 1000 DTU Pack | $180.00 | per day | eastus |
| 4000 DTU Pack | $180.00 | per day | eastus |
| 3000 DTU Pack | $217.50 | per day | eastus |
| P11 Secondary Active | $225.81 | per day | eastus |
| P11 | $225.81 | per day | eastus |
| P15 Secondary | $387.10 | per day | eastus |
| 2500 DTU Pack | $450.00 | per day | eastus |
| P15 Secondary Active | $516.13 | per day | eastus |
| P15 | $516.13 | per day | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5_ZR · Reserved 1yr | $1080.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_GP_Compute_Gen5 · Reserved 1yr | $1800.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Premium · Reserved 1yr | $2160.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Gen5 · Reserved 1yr | $2160.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_HyperScale_Compute_Premium_Memory_Optimized · Reserved 1yr | $3024.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQL_Database_Single_Elastic_Pool_General_Purpose_Compute_DC-Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $3600.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQLDB_BC_Compute_Gen5 · Reserved 1yr | $3600.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQL_Database_SingleDB_Hyperscale_Compute_DC-Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $4320.00 | per hour | eastus |
| SQL_Database_Single_Elastic_Pool_Business_Critical_Compute_DC-Series_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $7200.00 | per hour | eastus |
| ComputeMSeries_vCore · Reserved 1yr | $19853.00 | per hour | eastus |
| Standard S0 | $14.72 | per month | eastus |
| Standard S1 | $29.43 | per month | eastus |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | global |
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.
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