AWS MWAA pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.10 per Gigabyte Month (USD 0.10 per GB-month of Airflow consumed standard database storage); $3.96 per hour (USD 3.96 per hour for Airflow 2XL environment); $0.88 per hour (USD 0.88 per hour for Airflow 2XL scheduler). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 3, 2026.
- $0.10 per Gigabyte Month: USD 0.10 per GB-month of Airflow consumed standard database storage
- $3.96 per hour: USD 3.96 per hour for Airflow 2XL environment
- $0.88 per hour: USD 0.88 per hour for Airflow 2XL scheduler
- AWS credits pay for MWAA usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS MWAA cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 3, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow (version 20261103191121), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| USD 0.10 per GB-month of Airflow consumed standard database storage | $0.10 | per Gigabyte Month |
| USD 3.96 per hour for Airflow 2XL environment | $3.96 | per hour |
| USD 0.88 per hour for Airflow 2XL scheduler | $0.88 | per hour |
| USD 0.44 per hour for Airflow 2XL webserver | $0.44 | per hour |
| USD 0.88 per hour for Airflow 2XL worker | $0.88 | per hour |
| USD 1.98 per hour for Airflow XL environment | $1.98 | per hour |
| USD 0.44 per hour for Airflow XL scheduler | $0.44 | per hour |
| USD 0.22 per hour for Airflow XL webserver | $0.22 | per hour |
| USD 0.44 per hour for Airflow XL worker | $0.44 | per hour |
| USD 0.99 per hour for Airflow large environment | $0.99 | per hour |
| USD 0.22 per hour for Airflow large schedulers | $0.22 | per hour |
| USD 0.11 per hour for Airflow large webserver | $0.11 | per hour |
| USD 0.22 per hour for Airflow large workers | $0.22 | per hour |
| USD 0.74 per hour for Airflow medium environment | $0.74 | per hour |
| USD 0.11 per hour for Airflow medium schedulers | $0.11 | per hour |
| USD 0.055 per hour for Airflow medium webserver | $0.055 | per hour |
| USD 0.11 per hour for Airflow medium workers | $0.11 | per hour |
| USD 0.29 per hour for Airflow micro environment | $0.29 | per hour |
| USD 0.49 per hour for Airflow small environment | $0.49 | per hour |
| USD 0.055 per hour for Airflow small schedulers | $0.055 | per hour |
| USD 0.055 per hour for Airflow small webserver | $0.055 | per hour |
| USD 0.055 per hour for Airflow small workers | $0.055 | per hour |
| USD 0.08 per Hour for MWAA Serverless AWS Managed task | $0.08 | per hour |
| USD 0.08 per Hour for MWAA Serverless Customer Managed task | $0.08 | per hour |
IICan AWS credits pay for MWAA?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Managed Workflows for Apache Airflow 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 MWAA, 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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