AWS Cost Estimator
๐ฐ Monthly Estimate
AWS Cost Saving Tips
Commit to 1โ3 year usage for stable workloads and save up to 72% vs on-demand. Works for EC2, RDS, ElastiCache.
Ideal for batch processing and fault-tolerant workloads. Save up to 90% off on-demand pricing.
Commit to a $/hr spend (not tied to instance type) for more flexibility than RIs with similar savings.
Automatically moves infrequently accessed objects to cheaper storage tiers โ no manual lifecycle management needed.
Use AWS Compute Optimizer to analyze actual usage. Many teams waste 30-40% by over-provisioning.
Configure AWS Budgets with monthly thresholds to catch unexpected cost spikes early.
FAQ
New accounts get 12 months of free t2.micro/t3.micro EC2 (750 hrs/mo), 5GB S3 storage, 750 hrs RDS db.t2.micro, 1M Lambda requests, and more.
โ Use Reserved Instances or Savings Plans; โก Use Spot for fault-tolerant workloads; โข Right-size with Compute Optimizer; โฃ Enable Auto Scaling to avoid idle capacity.
EC2โS3 within same region is free. Cross-region is ~$0.01/GB. Internet egress: first 100GB/mo free, then ~$0.09/GB. CloudFront can reduce egress costs.