Azure instance · Memory optimized · Prices checked July 2026
Azure Standard_E8s_v5: pricing & specs
Azure Standard_E8s_v5 is a memory optimized instance with 8 vCPU and 64 GiB of memory. It costs $0.5040/hour on-demand — $367.92/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_E8s_v5
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Baseline region
- eastus
- On-demand hourly
- $0.5040
- On-demand monthly
- $367.92
How Azure Standard_E8s_v5 compares across providers
Same 8 vCPU / 64 GiB profile on every provider that offers a like-for-like memory optimized instance, cheapest first. On-demand list price, compute only.
| Provider | Instance | $/hour | $/month | vs Azure Standard_E8s_v5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GCPcheapest | n2-highmem-8 | $0.4192 | $306.05 | $-61.87/mo |
| Azure | Standard_E8s_v5 | $0.5040 | $367.92 | — |
| AWS | r5.2xlarge | $0.5040 | $367.92 | same |
Head-to-head: Azure Standard_E8s_v5 vs GCP n2-highmem-8 · Azure Standard_E8s_v5 vs AWS r5.2xlarge
When to choose it
Pick Azure Standard_E8s_v5 when you are already invested in the Azure ecosystem — existing VPC/networking, IAM, managed services, and team expertise usually outweigh the $61.87/mo gap to the cheapest equivalent (GCP n2-highmem-8). 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_E8s_v5?
Azure Standard_E8s_v5 is a memory optimized instance with 8 vCPU and 64 GiB of memory, priced at $0.5040/hour on-demand in the eastus region.
How much does Azure Standard_E8s_v5 cost per month?
At 730 hours/month (24/7), Azure Standard_E8s_v5 costs $367.92/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_E8s_v5?
GCP n2-highmem-8 is the cheapest equivalent at $306.05/month — $61.87/month less than Azure Standard_E8s_v5, for the same 8 vCPU / 64 GiB profile.
Prices checked July 2026. Azure Standard_E8s_v5 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_E2s_v5 — 2 vCPU / 16 GiB — $91.98/mo
- Azure Standard_E4s_v5 — 4 vCPU / 32 GiB — $183.96/mo
- Azure Standard_E16s_v5 — 16 vCPU / 128 GiB — $735.84/mo
See all instances in the instance directory.