Azure Bs VM sizes

Bs is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines family with 10 VM sizes, from 1 – 20 vCPUs and 0.5 GiB – 80 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon. Linux on demand starts at $0.0052 per hour.

general purposex86-64burstableprevious generation
sizes
10
vCPUs
1 – 20
memory
0.5 GiB – 80 GiB
processor
Intel Xeon
on-demand from
$0.0052

per hour · 59 regions

Bs sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, East US (other regions on each size's page)

SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
B1ls10.5 GiB4 GB SSD$0.0052$3.796
B1s11 GiB4 GB SSD$0.0104$7.592
B1ms12 GiB4 GB SSD$0.0207$15.11
B2s24 GiB8 GB SSD$0.0416$30.37
B2ms28 GiB16 GB SSD$0.0832$60.74
B4ms416 GiB32 GB SSD$0.166$121
B8ms832 GiB64 GB SSD$0.333$243
B12ms1248 GiB96 GB SSD$0.499$364
B16ms1664 GiB128 GB SSD$0.666$486
B20ms2080 GiB160 GB SSD$0.832$607

Bs equivalents on other clouds

closest match to B2ms (2 vCPU, 8 GiB)

AWSt3a.largeT3a family · 2 vCPU · 8 GiB$0.0752/hr · US East (N. Virginia)T3a family →
Google Cloude2-standard-2E2 family · 2 vCPU · 8 GiB$0.067/hr · IowaE2 family →
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 8x2Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 2 vCPU · 8 GiB$0.11/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →
Vultrvx1-g-2c-8g-120sVX1: General Purpose family · 2 vCPU · 8 GiB$0.076/hr · New JerseyVX1: General Purpose family →

Other general purpose families on Azure

Bs FAQ

What sizes does the Azure Bs family have?

Bs has 10 VM sizes, from B1ls (1 vCPU, 0.5 GiB) to B20ms (20 vCPU, 80 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon.

What is the cheapest Bs VM size?

B1ls at $0.0052 per hour (Linux, on demand) in East US, about $3.796 per month.

What is Bs best for?

Bs is a general purpose family. Balanced CPU and memory (about 4 GiB per vCPU) for web apps, services and most workloads.