AWS Kinesis pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Kinesis is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.023 per GB-month (0.023 per GB-month for retention beyond 7 days); $0.04 per GB (0.04 per GB of data read using GetRecords Consumer); $0.04 per StreamHr (0.04 per Stream Hour Used). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 10, 2026.
- $0.023 per GB-month: 0.023 per GB-month for retention beyond 7 days
- $0.04 per GB: 0.04 per GB of data read using GetRecords Consumer
- $0.04 per StreamHr: 0.04 per Stream Hour Used
- AWS credits pay for Kinesis usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS Kinesis cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 10, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Kinesis (version 20261110161953), read on November 14, 2026. Prices differ by Region and change without notice; check the AWS pricing page before you commit.
| Rate | Price (USD) | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| 0.023 per GB-month for retention beyond 7 days | $0.023 | per GB-month |
| 0.04 per GB of data read using GetRecords Consumer | $0.04 | per GB |
| 0.04 per Stream Hour Used | $0.04 | per StreamHr |
| 0.05 per GB of data read using EFO Consumer | $0.05 | per GB |
| 0.08 per GB of data written | $0.08 | per GB |
| 0.10 per GB-month for retention within 1-7 days | $0.10 | per GB-month |
| $0.014 per 1 million payload units | $0.014 | per 1M PutRequest |
| $0.021 per GB for Long-term data retrieval (data older than 7 days) in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.021 | per GB |
| $0.011 per GB for On-demand-Advantage-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3Destination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.011 | per GB |
| $0.014 per GB for On-demand-Advantage-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3TablesDestination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.014 | per GB |
| $0.0275 per GB for On-demand-Standard-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3Destination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0275 | per GB |
| $0.035 per GB for On-demand-Standard-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3TablesDestination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.035 | per GB |
| $0.013 per GB of data retrieved by consumers using enhanced fan-out | $0.013 | per GB |
| $0.023 per GB-month for Long-term data storage (data older than 7 days) in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.023 | per GB-month |
| $0.015 per enhanced fan-out consumer-shard hour | $0.015 | per ConsumerShardHour |
| $0.020 per extended shard-hour | $0.02 | per ShardHour |
| $0.015 per provisioned shard-hour | $0.015 | per ShardHour |
| per GB for Advantage-BilledIncomingBytes in US East () | $0.032 | per GB |
| per GB for Advantage-BilledOutgoingBytes in US East () | $0.016 | per GB |
| per GB-month for Advantage-RetentionByteHrs in US East () | $0.023 | per GB-month |
IICan AWS credits pay for Kinesis?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Kinesis usage is billed on your AWS invoice like any other service. Activate Founders gives $1,000 to start, up to $5,000; you apply for it yourself. AWS promotional credits do not pay Savings Plans or Reserved Instance upfront fees.
For a larger project on Kinesis, a vetted AWS partner can request funding only partners can file: MAP for a migration, POC to test something, incremental workload funding for new work. For startups that is usually $50K to $150K. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.
| Funding | Who files it | Amount | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are not on AWS yet and want to migrate. |
| Proof of concept (POC) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You want to test something, whether or not you are on AWS today. |
| Incremental workload (IW) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are already on AWS and are launching new work: a new AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. |
| AWS Activate Founders | Founder applies | $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 | Self-funded startups with no investor or accelerator behind them. |
| AWS Activate Portfolio | Founder applies | up to $200,000 | Startups backed by a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor that is an AWS Activate Provider. |
| AWS Credits for AI Startups | Invite only (AWS account manager) | $200,000 or more, by invitation | AI startups ready to scale after Activate Portfolio, invited by AWS. |
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