AWS pricing in 2026
Cloud computing and storage. How AWS charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
- $100,000 startup credits
Plans
AWS plans and prices
1 plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Free plan
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- Up to $200 credits for new accounts
- Up to 6 months
- 30+ always-free services
Pay-as-you-go per service (e.g. S3 Standard $0.023/GB-mo first 50 TB). Savings Plans/Private Pricing for 1-3 yr commitments; no fixed plan fee.
Prices from AWS's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
Discounts
Ways to pay less for AWS
$100,000 in startup credits
Eligibility: Startups through AWS Activate (up to $100K credits).
From Surba's catalog; the vendor decides eligibility.
Alternatives
Alternatives to AWS
Similar tools in Surba's catalog, cheapest first.
FAQ
AWS pricing questions
How does AWS charge?
AWS is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Pay-as-you-go per service (e.g. S3 Standard $0.023/GB-mo first 50 TB). Savings Plans/Private Pricing for 1-3 yr commitments; no fixed plan fee. There is no fixed monthly fee on Free plan.
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