Azure
Standard_DC2ds_v3
x86 · standardDDCSv3FamilyAzure 2 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 17 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $100/mo
Compute /mo $96/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $48 per GiB/mo $6.1 Reserved saves up to 40.4% Spot saves up to 81.4%
vCPU2
Memory16 GiB
Archx86
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions17
FamilystandardDDCSv3Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $100 | $182 | $251 | 17 |
| Spot | $22 | $37 | $50 | 17 |
| Reserved | $62 | $110 | $152 | 17 |
Same spec on other clouds
Huawei Cloud kx1.2u.12g 2 vCPU · 12 GiB · $40/mo Baidu AI Cloud ma2.c2m16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $40/mo Huawei Cloud Intl kx1.2u.12g 2 vCPU · 12 GiB · $42/mo Alibaba Cloud ecs.u1-c1m8.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $47/mo Alibaba Cloud Intl ecs.u1-c1m8.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $49/mo AWS r6g.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $51/mo Tencent Cloud MA3.MEDIUM16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $52/mo Tencent Cloud Intl MA9.MEDIUM16 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $57/mo Google Cloud n2d-highmem-2 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $58/mo Vultr vx1-m-2c-16g 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo 
UCloud os.c2m16.ampere 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $66/mo
UCloud os.c2m16.ampere 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $62/mo Volcengine ecs.r3a.large 2 vCPU · 16 GiB · $66/mo Price by region · Total · incl. 40G disk
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $100 | — | $22 | $62 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $103 | — | $22 | $64 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $113 | — | $24 | $69 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $169 | — | $39 | $103 |
| 🇺🇸 Seattle westus2 | $169 | — | $34 | $103 |
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $179 | — | $36 | $109 |
| 🇲🇽 Mexico City mexicocentral | $186 | — | $38 | $113 |
| 🇨🇦 Toronto canadacentral | $188 | — | $38 | $114 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $188 | — | $38 | $114 |
| 🇺🇸 Iowa centralus | $190 | — | $38 | $103 |
| 🇬🇧 London uksouth | $195 | — | $39 | $119 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $203 | — | $41 | $123 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $210 | — | $42 | $127 |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney australiaeast | $211 | — | $42 | $128 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $217 | — | $43 | $132 |
| 🇯🇵 Osaka japanwest | $217 | — | $43 | $132 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $251 | — | $50 | $152 |
All are the total monthly price = machine (effective hourly ×730) + a 40G system disk (~$4.0/mo, representative SSD estimate): the lowest total per billing type per region. Normalized to USD — verify on each cloud's official page.
FAQ
How much does Standard_DC2ds_v3 cost on Azure?
Standard_DC2ds_v3 runs from about $100/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 17 regions.
Is Standard_DC2ds_v3 cheaper on another cloud?
The cheapest same-spec instance elsewhere is Huawei Cloud kx1.2u.12g at ~$40/mo. See the full cross-cloud list above.