--- title: Azure Cost Estimation: Navigate Database Pricing | daily.dev description: A walkthrough of Azure database cost estimation using the Azure Pricing Calculator, covering Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-cost-estimation-navigate-database-pricing-bohnlzkxf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Azure Cost Estimation: Navigate Database Pricing | daily.dev og:description: A walkthrough of Azure database cost estimation using the Azure Pricing Calculator, covering Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/azure-cost-estimation-navigate-database-pricing-bohnlzkxf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/boHNlzKXf.png og:image:alt: Azure Cost Estimation: Navigate Database Pricing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Azure Cost Estimation: Navigate Database Pricing **[Microsoft Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoftdeveloper)** · 10 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A walkthrough of Azure database cost estimation using the Azure Pricing Calculator, covering Azure SQL Database and Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server. Key configuration decisions that drive monthly costs include purchasing model (DTU vs vCore), compute tier and size, storage, high availability options (zone redundancy, geo-replication), and savings mechanisms like Azure Hybrid Benefit, reservations, and savings plans. The vCore model unlocks more savings options than DTU. The episode demonstrates how to model multiple scenarios side by side in the calculator and export estimates for finance and engineering teams. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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