Azure B20ms Pricing and Specs
Microsoft Azure B20ms is a general-purpose instance with 20 vCPUs and 80.0 GB memory. This page provides comprehensive pricing comparison across all major regions, including on-demand, reserved, and spot pricing options.
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|
| vCPU | 20 |
| Memory | 80.0 GB |
| Storage | Temp disk |
| Network Performance | Moderate |
| EBS Bandwidth | Moderate |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 |
Pricing by Region
On-Demand Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Monthly |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $1.04 | $759.20 |
| US West (Oregon) | $1.09 | $797.16 |
| US Central (Iowa) | $1.06 | $774.38 |
| Canada Central | $1.12 | $819.94 |
| EU West (Ireland) | $1.09 | $797.16 |
Reserved Instance (1-Year No Upfront)
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.6240 | 40% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.6365 | 40% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.6552 | 40% |
Spot Pricing
| Region | Hourly | Savings vs On-Demand |
|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) | $0.3120 | 70% |
| US Central (Iowa) | $0.3182 | 70% |
| EU West (Ireland) | $0.3276 | 70% |
Use Cases
general-purpose instance are ideal for B20ms:
- Web servers and APIs
- Small to medium databases
- Development and test environments
Equivalent Instances
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Price Diff |
|---|
| AWS | m5.large | 2 | 8 | -1% |
| Azure | B20ms | 20 | 80.0 | baseline |
| GCP | e2-standard-2 | 2 | 8 | -1% |
| Alibaba Cloud | ecs.g6-large | 2 | 8 | -13% |
Data Source
- API: Microsoft Azure Official Pricing API
- Fetched: 2026-07-23
- Methodology: Prices retrieved via official API and normalized to USD hourly/monthly rates
