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Amazon RDS pricing
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AWS Free Tier
Credits valid up to 12 months for customers signing up after July 15, 2025
Participating AWS Regions only · Additional $100 may be available for foundational services
Read 21 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
AWS Free Tier for RDS
Free Tier credits are valid for up to 12 months; legacy accounts may receive 750 hours per month for up to 12 months
new sign-ups receive $100 credits plus up to $100 additional credits; legacy offer includes select Single-AZ instances, 20 GB storage, and 20 GB automated backup storage
Read 30 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
On-demand
Per-second instance billing with no long-term commitment; storage, I/O, transfer and optional features billed separately
No minimum fees · No upfront commitment
Read 21 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Reserved Instance
One- or three-year reservation; payment choices are no upfront, partial upfront or all upfront
Up to 69% savings versus on-demand for steady usage
Read 21 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
On-Demand Instances
per second while the DB instance runs; no long-term commitment
compute, storage, backup, and data-transfer charges apply separately
Read 30 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Reserved Instances
1-year or 3-year term; No Upfront, Partial Upfront, or All Upfront payment options
discount applies to hourly instance usage; storage, backup, and I/O are billed separately
Read 30 Sep 2026 · aws.amazon.com