Azure
Standard_EC2ads_v5
x86 · standardECADSv5FamilyAzure 2 vCPU / 16 GiB · x86 · in 11 regions.
Specs & pricing
Total /mo $65/mo
Compute /mo $61/mo
40G disk $4.0/mo
per vCPU/mo $30 per GiB/mo $3.8 Reserved saves up to 40% Spot saves up to 81.3%
vCPU2
Memory16 GiB
Archx86
40G diskSSD · +$4.0/mo
Regions11
FamilystandardECADSv5Family
Total · incl. 40G disk
| By billing type | Min/mo | Avg/mo | Max/mo | Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $65 | $113 | $140 | 11 |
| Spot | $15 | $24 | $29 | 11 |
| Reserved | $40 | $69 | $86 | 11 |
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
| 🇮🇳 Pune centralindia | $65 | — | $15 | $40 |
| 🇺🇸 N. Virginia eastus | $100 | — | $24 | $61 |
| 🇮🇪 Dublin northeurope | $111 | — | $24 | $68 |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt germanywestcentral | $112 | — | $24 | $69 |
| 🇮🇹 Milan italynorth | $112 | — | $24 | $69 |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam westeurope | $112 | — | $24 | $69 |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo japaneast | $120 | — | $25 | $74 |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore southeastasia | $120 | — | $25 | $74 |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai uaenorth | $121 | — | $26 | $74 |
| 🇨🇳 Hong Kong eastasia | $131 | — | $27 | $80 |
| 🇨🇭 Zurich switzerlandnorth | $140 | — | $29 | $86 |
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_EC2ads_v5 cost on Azure?
Standard_EC2ads_v5 runs from about $65/mo (Linux on-demand + a 40G system disk), based on its cheapest of 11 regions.
Is Standard_EC2ads_v5 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.