AWS MSK pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.10 per GB ($0.10 per GB data in for serverless cluster); $0.05 per GB ($0.05 per GB data out for serverless cluster); $0.006 per GB ($0.006 per GB data processed for private connectivity). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 11, 2026.
- $0.10 per GB: $0.10 per GB data in for serverless cluster
- $0.05 per GB: $0.05 per GB data out for serverless cluster
- $0.006 per GB: $0.006 per GB data processed for private connectivity
- AWS credits pay for MSK usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS MSK cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 11, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka (version 20261111002359), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $0.10 per GB data in for serverless cluster in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.10 | per GB |
| $0.05 per GB data out for serverless cluster in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.05 | per GB |
| $0.006 per GB data processed for private connectivity in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.006 | per GB |
| $0.008 per GB for DataChannel-ProcessedBytes-S3Destination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.008 | per GB |
| $0.01 per GB for DataChannel-ProcessedBytes-S3TablesDestination in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.01 | per GB |
| $0.0015 per GB for tiered storage data retrieval in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0015 | per GB |
| $0.01 per GB of data written to an Express broker in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.01 | per GB |
| $0.10 per GB-Mo for serverless cluster storage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.10 | per GB-month |
| $0.06 per GB-Mo for tiered storage in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.06 | per GB-month |
| $0.11 per MCU-hour in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.11 | per hours |
| $0.08 per MiBps-Mo for provisioned storage throughput in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.08 | per MiBps-Mo |
| $0.75 per cluster-hour for serverless cluster in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.75 | per hours |
| $0.30 per hours for MSK Replicator in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.30 | per hours |
| $0.0015 per partition-hour for serverless cluster in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0015 | per hours |
| $0.0225 per private connectivity hour per authentication scheme in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0225 | per hours |
| per GB for MSK Replicator in US East () | $0.08 | per GB |
| per GB-Mo for storage in US East () | $0.10 | per GB-month |
| per broker hour for Express.instance type in US East () | $0.408 to $13.056 | per hours |
| per broker hour for Kafka.instance type in US East () | $0.0456 to $10.08 | per hours |
IICan AWS credits pay for MSK?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Managed Streaming for Apache Kafka 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 MSK, 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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