AWS Business Support pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
AWS Support (Business) is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in aws-other: $0.10 per Dollar (10% of monthly AWS usage for the first $0-$10K); $100.00 per unit (Recurring Fee). Prices from the AWS Price List published October 12, 2026.
- $0.10 per Dollar: 10% of monthly AWS usage for the first $0-$10K
- $100.00 per unit: Recurring Fee
- AWS credits pay for Business Support usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS Business Support cost?
On-demand rates in aws-other, as AWS lists them in the Price List published October 12, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for AWS Support (Business) (version 20261012150501), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10% of monthly AWS usage for the first $0-$10K | $0.10 | per Dollar |
| 3% of monthly AWS usage from $250K+ | $0.03 | per Dollar |
| 5% of monthly AWS usage from $80K-$250K | $0.05 | per Dollar |
| 7% of monthly AWS usage from $10K-$80K | $0.07 | per Dollar |
| Recurring Fee | $100.00 | per unit |
IICan AWS credits pay for Business Support?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and AWS Support (Business) 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 Business Support, 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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Running Business Support on AWS, or about to?
A vetted AWS partner checks which AWS funding fits your workload: MAP, POC or incremental workload funding. We reply within 24 hours; your matched partner reaches out within 5 business days.