AWS Data Transfer Pricing: What Does Moving Data Actually Cost?
AWS data transfer costs can appear when traffic moves to the internet, across Availability Zones or Regions, or through services such as NAT Gateway. Learn how AWS data transfer pricing works and what to check before deploying your architecture.
Amazon EC2 Billing Explained: What Are You Actually Paying For?
Amazon EC2 often looks straightforward when you first estimate the cost. Choose an instance type, check the hourly rate, estimate how many hours it will run, and calculate the monthly cost. But when the AWS bill arrives, the amount associated with running an EC2-based workload can look very different from that original calculation. The reason […]
Amazon RDS Billing Explained: What Are You Actually Paying For?
Understand Amazon RDS billing, including database instance, storage, backup, snapshot, Multi-AZ, I/O and data transfer charges, plus how to investigate an unexpected RDS bill.
AWS Hosting Cost: How Much Does It Cost to Host a Website on AWS?
How much does it cost to host a website on AWS? Compare static sites, WordPress, EC2 and startup applications and understand the costs that make up your monthly AWS hosting bill.
AWS IaaS Pricing Explained: How Much Does AWS Infrastructure Cost?
When people first estimate AWS infrastructure costs, they often start with one question: “How much does an EC2 server cost?” That’s a useful starting point, but it rarely represents the complete bill. A typical AWS application might use EC2 for compute, EBS for storage, RDS for its database, S3 for objects and backups, a load […]
Amazon RDS Pricing Explained: How Much Does RDS Cost?
Amazon RDS makes running a relational database on AWS much easier, but estimating the monthly cost isn’t always as simple as looking at the database instance price. Your RDS bill can include the database instance, storage, backups, I/O, Multi-AZ deployments, read replicas and data transfer. That’s why a database that initially looks inexpensive can cost […]
Amazon S3 Pricing Explained: How Much Does S3 Really Cost?
Learn how AWS S3 pricing works in 2026, including storage classes, request charges, data transfer costs and practical cost optimisation tips to help startups reduce their AWS storage bills.
Amazon EC2 Pricing Explained: How Much Does EC2 Cost?
Amazon EC2 is often one of the first AWS services businesses use—and one of the first places they look when the AWS bill starts growing. At first, EC2 pricing sounds straightforward: choose a virtual machine and pay for the time you use it. In practice, your actual EC2 cost can involve more than the instance […]
AWS vs Azure Pricing: A Practical Cost Comparison
AWS or Azure? The Better Question Is: Which One Fits Your Workload? If you’re planning a Cloud Migration or launching a new Application, chances are you’ve narrowed your options to two major providers: The next question is almost always: “Which one is Cheaper?” Unfortunately, there’s no universal answer. The truth is that AWS isn’t always […]
Understanding the AWS Services That Make Up Your Bill
Now that we’ve covered the basics of AWS pricing, let’s look at the services you’ll most likely use. One thing I tell people is this: Don’t try to learn all of AWS at once. AWS offers more than 200 services, but most websites and applications rely on fewer than ten core services. Once you understand […]