Amazon Web Service Price Calculator

AWS Monthly Cost Estimator

Use this calculator to get an estimated monthly cost for common Amazon Web Services (AWS) components. Please note that these are simplified estimates based on on-demand pricing in the US East (N. Virginia) region and do not account for all pricing tiers, reserved instances, spot instances, or specific service features. Actual AWS costs may vary.

EC2 (Compute)

t3.micro ($0.0104/hr) m5.large ($0.096/hr) c5.xlarge ($0.17/hr)

S3 (Storage)

RDS (Managed Database)

db.t3.micro ($0.017/hr) db.m5.large ($0.115/hr)

General Data Transfer Out

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Estimated Monthly Costs:

"; output += "EC2 Cost: $" + ec2Cost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "S3 Storage Cost: $" + s3StorageCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "S3 Data Transfer Out Cost: $" + s3DataTransferCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "RDS Instance Cost: $" + rdsCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "RDS Storage Cost: $" + rdsStorageCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "RDS Data Transfer Out Cost: $" + rdsDataTransferCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "General Data Transfer Out Cost: $" + generalDataTransferCost.toFixed(2) + ""; output += "Total Estimated Monthly Cost: $" + totalCost.toFixed(2) + ""; resultDiv.innerHTML = output; }

Understanding Your AWS Bill: An Introduction to AWS Pricing

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a vast array of cloud computing services, from virtual servers (EC2) and storage (S3) to databases (RDS) and machine learning. While the flexibility and scalability of AWS are immense, understanding its pricing model can often feel like navigating a complex maze. Unlike traditional on-premise infrastructure, AWS operates on a pay-as-you-go model, meaning you only pay for the resources you consume.

Why is AWS Pricing Complex?

The complexity arises from several factors:

  • Hundreds of Services: Each service has its own pricing structure.
  • Multiple Dimensions: Services are often priced based on various dimensions like compute hours, storage capacity, data transfer, I/O operations, requests, and more.
  • Regions: Prices can vary significantly between different AWS geographical regions.
  • Pricing Models: Beyond on-demand (pay-as-you-go), there are Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Spot Instances, and Free Tiers, each offering different cost-saving opportunities.
  • Data Transfer: Data transfer costs are a significant factor, especially data moving out of AWS (egress).

How This Calculator Helps

This AWS Monthly Cost Estimator provides a simplified way to get a ballpark figure for some of the most commonly used AWS services. It focuses on on-demand pricing in the US East (N. Virginia) region for:

  • EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud): Virtual servers, priced by instance type and usage hours.
  • S3 (Simple Storage Service): Object storage, priced by storage amount and data transfer out.
  • RDS (Relational Database Service): Managed databases, priced by instance type, storage, and data transfer out.
  • General Data Transfer Out: Egress data transfer not specifically tied to S3 or RDS.

By adjusting the parameters for each service, you can see how different configurations impact your estimated monthly bill.

Key Pricing Components Explained:

EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud)

EC2 instances are virtual servers. Their cost is primarily determined by:

  • Instance Type: Different instance types (e.g., t3.micro, m5.large) have varying CPU, memory, and network capabilities, and thus different hourly rates.
  • Usage Hours: You pay for the hours your instances are running. This calculator assumes a consistent number of hours per month.
  • Operating System: Linux instances are generally cheaper than Windows instances. This calculator uses Linux pricing.

Example: Running one t3.micro instance for 730 hours (24/7 for a month) at $0.0104/hour would cost approximately $7.59 per month.

S3 (Simple Storage Service)

S3 is object storage for data like backups, media files, and static website content. Its cost is based on:

  • Storage Amount: The total amount of data (in GB) stored per month. Different storage classes (Standard, Infrequent Access, Glacier) have different rates. This calculator uses S3 Standard pricing.
  • Data Transfer Out: The amount of data transferred from S3 to the internet. The first 1 GB/month is typically free.
  • Requests: The number of PUT, GET, LIST requests (not included in this simplified calculator).

Example: Storing 100 GB in S3 Standard at $0.023/GB and transferring 10 GB out (9 GB billable after free tier) at $0.09/GB would cost approximately $2.30 (storage) + $0.81 (data transfer) = $3.11 per month.

RDS (Relational Database Service)

RDS provides managed relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL). Its pricing includes:

  • DB Instance Type: Similar to EC2, the database instance type (e.g., db.t3.micro, db.m5.large) determines the hourly compute cost.
  • Storage: The amount of storage (in GB) provisioned for your database.
  • Data Transfer Out: Data transferred from your RDS instance to the internet. The first 1 GB/month is typically free.
  • I/O Operations: The number of read/write operations (not included in this simplified calculator).

Example: Running a db.t3.micro instance 24/7 ($0.017/hr * 730 hrs = $12.41), with 20 GB storage at $0.115/GB ($2.30), and 5 GB data transfer out (4 GB billable) at $0.09/GB ($0.36) would total approximately $15.07 per month.

General Data Transfer Out

This refers to data transferred from AWS services (other than S3 or RDS, or additional to their specific transfer) to the internet. AWS generally charges for data egress (outbound) but not for data ingress (inbound) or data transfer between services within the same region. The first 1 GB/month of general data transfer out is typically free.

Example: Transferring an additional 20 GB out (19 GB billable after free tier) at $0.09/GB would cost approximately $1.71 per month.

Important Considerations and Disclaimer:

This calculator is for estimation purposes only. Actual AWS costs can vary significantly based on:

  • Specific AWS Region: Prices differ across regions. This calculator uses US East (N. Virginia) rates.
  • Actual Usage Patterns: Your exact usage of CPU, memory, I/O, and network can influence costs.
  • Advanced Pricing Models: Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, and Spot Instances can offer substantial discounts compared to on-demand pricing.
  • Free Tier: AWS offers a generous Free Tier for new accounts, which can cover many basic workloads for the first 12 months.
  • Other Services: This calculator only covers a few core services. Many other services (e.g., Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudFront, VPC, etc.) have their own pricing.
  • Taxes: Applicable taxes are not included in these estimates.

For precise cost planning, always refer to the official AWS Pricing pages and use the AWS Pricing Calculator.

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