Azure instance · Burstable (shared vCPU) · Prices checked July 2026
Azure Standard_B2ms: pricing & specs
Azure Standard_B2ms is a burstable (shared vcpu) instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory. It costs $0.0832/hour on-demand — $60.74/month at 730 hours — in the eastus baseline region, on-demand Linux list price before reserved or committed-use discounts.
Specifications
- Provider
- Azure
- Instance type
- Standard_B2ms
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 8 GiB
- Category
- Burstable (shared vCPU)
- Baseline region
- eastus
- On-demand hourly
- $0.0832
- On-demand monthly
- $60.74
How Azure Standard_B2ms compares across providers
Same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile on every provider that offers a like-for-like burstable (shared vcpu) instance, cheapest first. On-demand list price, compute only.
| Provider | Instance | $/hour | $/month | vs Azure Standard_B2ms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | e2-standard-2 | $0.0670 | $48.92 | $-11.82/mo |
| Azure | Standard_B2ms | $0.0832 | $60.74 | — |
| AWS | t3.large | $0.0832 | $60.74 | same |
Head-to-head: Azure Standard_B2ms vs GCP e2-standard-2 · Azure Standard_B2ms vs AWS t3.large
When to choose it
Pick Azure Standard_B2ms when you are already invested in the Azure ecosystem — existing VPC/networking, IAM, managed services, and team expertise usually outweigh the $11.82/mo gap to the cheapest equivalent (GCP e2-standard-2). Cross-provider migration rarely pays for itself on single-instance compute pricing alone.
This is an on-demand, single-instance list price. Reserved and committed-use discounts (up to ~72%) and your real utilization pattern will move the numbers — model your whole stack with the cloud cost calculator before committing.
Frequently asked questions
What are the specs of Azure Standard_B2ms?
Azure Standard_B2ms is a burstable (shared vcpu) instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, priced at $0.0832/hour on-demand in the eastus region.
How much does Azure Standard_B2ms cost per month?
At 730 hours/month (24/7), Azure Standard_B2ms costs $60.74/month on-demand — before any reserved or committed-use discount, which can cut that by up to ~72%.
What is the cheapest alternative to Azure Standard_B2ms?
GCP e2-standard-2 is the cheapest equivalent at $48.92/month — $11.82/month less than Azure Standard_B2ms, for the same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile.
Does Azure Standard_B2ms have dedicated vCPUs?
No — Azure Standard_B2ms is a burstable, shared-vCPU instance: it gets a baseline CPU allocation and can burst above it, but sustained full-CPU performance is not guaranteed. It suits spiky, low-average-utilization workloads, not steady compute-bound ones, and is only compared here against other burstable instances — never against dedicated-vCPU families.
Prices checked July 2026. Azure Standard_B2ms pricing uses the eastus region, on-demand Linux list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. See our methodology for sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.
Model your full stack, not just one instance
A single instance is one line item. Use the free SpendArk calculator to compare AWS, Azure, GCP, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, and Vultr across compute, database, storage, and networking together.
Open the cloud cost calculator →Other Azure sizes
- Azure Standard_B4ms — 4 vCPU / 16 GiB — $121.18/mo
- Azure Standard_B8ms — 8 vCPU / 32 GiB — $243.09/mo
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