Comprehensive AWS Cost Estimation
Our calculator accounts for all AWS pricing components to give you accurate cost estimates.
EKS Cluster Costs
Calculate Amazon EKS cluster pricing including control plane and node group costs.
EC2 Instance Pricing
Estimate costs for various EC2 instance types across all AWS regions.
EBS Storage Costs
Include gp3, io2, and other EBS volume costs in your calculations.
Data Transfer
Account for inter-AZ, inter-region, and internet egress costs.
Spot Instance Savings
See potential savings with Spot Instances for flexible workloads.
Savings Plans
Calculate savings with Compute Savings Plans and Reserved Instances.
AWS Pricing Examples
Sample cost estimates for common AWS configurations, plus optimized pricing.
Small EKS Cluster
3x t3.medium nodes, 100GB gp3, us-east-1
Medium Production Cluster
6x m5.xlarge nodes, 500GB gp3, Multi-AZ
Large Enterprise Cluster
20x m5.2xlarge nodes, 2TB io2, Multi-Region
AWS Pricing Components
Understanding what contributes to your AWS costs helps optimize spending.
EKS Control Plane
$0.10/hour per cluster ($72/month). Same across all regions.
EC2 Compute Costs
Varies by instance type, size, and region. On-demand vs Reserved vs Spot.
EBS Storage
gp3: $0.08/GB, io2: $0.125/GB + IOPS costs. Snapshots add up.
Data Transfer
Same AZ: Free, Cross-AZ: $0.01/GB, Internet: $0.09/GB.
Load Balancers
ALB: $0.0225/hour + LCU. NLB: $0.0225/hour + NLCU.
NAT Gateway
$0.045/hour + $0.045/GB processed. Consider alternatives.
AWS Cost Optimization Techniques
Proven strategies to reduce your AWS costs by up to 60%.
Use Spot Instances
Run stateless workloads on Spot for up to 90% savings. Use Karpenter for intelligent node provisioning.
Compute Savings Plans
Commit to 1 or 3-year compute usage for predictable workloads.
Right-size Instances
Use AWS Compute Optimizer to identify over-provisioned resources.
Graviton Instances
Use ARM-based Graviton instances for better price-performance.
Optimize Data Transfer
Use VPC endpoints, minimize cross-AZ traffic, and use CloudFront.
Use gp3 Volumes
Switch from gp2 to gp3 for lower cost with better performance.
AWS Pricing Options Comparison
Choose the right pricing model for your workload and budget.
On-Demand
- Pay per hour/second
- No upfront commitment
- Full flexibility
Best for: Variable workloads, testing, short-term projects
Savings Plans
Recommended- Up to 72% savings
- 1 or 3 year commitment
- Flexible across instance types
Best for: Predictable production workloads
Spot Instances
- Up to 90% savings
- Can be interrupted
- Great with Karpenter
Best for: Stateless, fault-tolerant workloads