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Jobs Compute pricing on AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud
52 list prices for Jobs Compute across 3 clouds and 50 cloud regions (AWS 1, Azure 48, Google Cloud 1). In each cloud's reference region, Premium is cheapest on AWS at $0.15 per DBU and highest on Azure at $0.30, a 100% gap. Prices vary by region on Azure: on Azure the Premium rate runs from $0.30 in Global to $0.975 in IN Central Jio. Enterprise adds 33% over Premium on AWS ($0.20 vs $0.15).
Data as of Oct 27, 2026 10:15 UTC. Sources: the Azure Retail Prices API and the pricing data behind databricks.com/product/pricing. USD per DBU; list prices only. Jobs Compute Photon is priced the same as Jobs Compute wherever both are listed, so it is covered on this page (with Photon).
Jobs Compute by cloud and tier
Reference region: AWS and Google Cloud one price for all regions (or US East / US Iowa), Azure Global or East US.
| Cloud | Tier | Reference | Lowest | Highest | Regions | Meter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | Enterprise | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 1 | Jobs Compute · history |
| AWS | Premium | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1 | Jobs Compute · history |
| Azure | Premium | $0.30 | $0.30 | $0.975 | 48 | Jobs Compute · history |
| Google Cloud | Enterprise | $0.20 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 1 | Jobs Compute · history |
| Google Cloud | Premium | $0.15 | $0.15 | $0.15 | 1 | Jobs Compute · history |
Jobs Compute regional prices, cheapest first
Regions grouped by identical list price.
| Cloud | Tier | Price | Regions | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Premium | $0.30 | 44 | AE North, AP East, AP Southeast, AU Central, AU Central 2, AU East, AU Southeast, BR South, CA Central, CA East, CH North, CH West, CL Central, DE West Central, EU North, EU West, FR Central, FR South, Global, IL Central, IN Central, IN South, IN West, IT North, JA East, JA West, KR Central, KR South, MX Central, NO East, QA Central, SE Central, UK South, UK West, US Central, US East, US East 2, US North Central, US South Central, US West, US West 2, US West 3, US West Central, ZA North |
| Azure | Premium | $0.375 | 2 | US Gov AZ, US Gov Virginia |
| Azure | Premium | $0.975 | 2 | IN Central Jio, IN West Jio |
Jobs Compute with Photon (Jobs Compute Photon)
Compute with Photon enabled bills under a separate Jobs Compute Photon meter. Its list price per DBU is the same as Jobs Compute at all 52 price points where both are listed, on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. Photon clusters use more DBUs per hour than the same instance without Photon, so the same rate does not mean the same bill: the Photon break-even calculator uses each instance's Photon DBU rate.
Jobs Compute Photon is also listed in 2 regions with no Jobs Compute meter:
| Cloud | Tier | Region | Jobs Compute Photon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Premium | BR Southeast | $0.30 |
| Azure | Premium | US Gov TX | $0.375 |