AWS Free Tier – For AWS Cloud enthusiasts

What is the AWS Free Tier?

The AWS Free Tier provides customers the ability to explore and try out AWS services free of charge up to specified limits for each service. The Free Tier is comprised of three different types of offerings, a 12-month Free Tier, an Always Free offer, and short term trials. Services with a 12-month Free Tier allow customers to use the product for free up to specified limits for one year from the date the account was created. Services with an Always Free offer allow customers to use the product for free up to specified limits as long as they are an AWS customer. Services with a short term trial are free to use for a specified period of time or up to a one-time limit depending on the service selected. Details on the limits and services provided for free are detailed in each card on the Free Tier page. If your application use exceeds the free tier limits, you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.

When does the AWS Free Tier expire?

Services with a 12-month Free Tier allow customers to use the product for free up to specified limits for one year from the date the account was created. Services with an Always Free offer allow you to use the product for free up to specified limits as long as you have a valid AWS account. Services with a short term trial are free to use for a specified period of time or up to a one-time limit depending on the service selected. When your free tier expires or if your application use exceeds the free tier limits, you simply pay standard, pay-as-you-go service rates (see each service page for full pricing details). Restrictions apply; see offer terms for more details.

What do I need to do to qualify for the AWS Free Tier?

The AWS Free Tier is available to all types of customers – students, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and Fortune 500 companies are all welcome to sign up. If you are linked to an Organization (under AWS Organizations), only one account within the organization can benefit from the Free Tier offers. To calculate the Organization’s use of AWS Services under any Offers, we will aggregate the usage across all accounts in the Organization. You will be charged standard rates for use of AWS Services if we determine that you are not eligible for the Free Tier or have exceeded the limits for a particular service.

Q: Are there any limitations to how I use the AWS free usage tier?

AWS’s free usage tier is not limited to specific use cases. This offering provides new AWS customers with free usage tiers for certain AWS services to help you get started. If you have a new idea that you’d like to launch or if you have an existing application you want to run in the cloud, this is a great way to get started for free. Some ideas include, but are not limited to, hosting low traffic websites or blogs, social media applications, development and test projects, proof of concepts, and more. See how other customers are using AWS today in our case study section.

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AWS Bundles – Active Directory Bundle

  • Simplify your Active Directory integration with our pre-packaged AWS resources.
  • It’s a combination package of EC2 pre-installed with Microsoft Active Directory and Domain Controllers.
  • You can either choose to install the Active Directory alone or add the Domain Controller together. The Roles and Services are configured and installed.
  • It is a One-size fits all bundle for most SMB spaces when it comes to Active Directory Deployment.
  • In terms of security, the VM is pre-configured with host-based firewall to allow RDP.
  • When to use this bundle?
  • A new Active Directory Setup in AWS
  • Extending your AD infrastructure into AWS
  • Adding additional Domain Controllers in AD
  • Price starting from USD57/month

Bundle Overview

  • 1 x Virtual Machine (Windows/Ubuntu)
  • You can choose from 3 database server sizes: (Small: 2vCPU’s, 4GB RAM, 50GB / Medium: 2vCPU’s, 8GB RAM, 50GB / Large: 4vCPU’s, 16GB RAM, 50GB.)
  • Pre-configured host-based firewall to allow RDP
  • Deployable in existing networks in AWS or new networks (Network Bundle)
  • ADDS roles and services configured and installed
  • Automatically joined to your AD Domain

AWS Bundles – Web Hosting Bundle

  • Quickly deploy and manage your web applications with our pre-packaged AWS resources.
  • This bundle is designed for new customers just starting their journey on AWS and customers migrating a Windows-based web application to AWS. It is suitable for any workloads that require an application server and MySQL database server.
  • The bundle is pre-configured with subnets, web server and a database in Multi-AZ environment with routing and preconfigured host firewalls.
  • Price starting from USD1,666/month

Bundle Overview

  • 2 x Public Subnet
  • 2 x Private Subnets with no exposure to the internet
  • 1 x Windows WebApp Server
  • 1 x RDS MS SQL
  • 3 available sizes:
    • Small, 2 vCPUs, 4GB RAM,40GB EBS, 2 vCPUs, 8GB RAM, 40GB EBS 
    • Medium, 2 vCPUs, 8GB RAM,80GB EBS, 4 vCPUs, 16GB RAM,80GB EBS 
    • Large, 4 vCPUs, 16GB RAM,120GB EBS, 8 vCPUs, 32GB RAM,120GB EBS
  • Multi-AZ Deployment
  • Preconfigured routing and security group for web server and database

AWS Bundles – Secure Storage Bundle

  • Safeguard your data with our secure storage solution.
  • This One-size-fits all bundle enables you and your customer to build a secured storage environment in AWS.
  • Your AWS S3 will be added with additional securities encompassing storage security such as data loss prevention, scanning malware or malicious files uploaded or backed up in your Cloud storage.
  • It employs AWS’s native security features plus the Cloud market’s best security solutions to make the storage impregnable.
  • When to use this bundle …
    • New Customers Migrating to AWS
    • Storage Offload from on-premise to AWS
    • Application Modernisation

  • Price starting from USD25/month

Bundle Overview

  • 1 x S3 Bucket
  • You can choose from 3 sizes: (Small: 50GB / Medium: 100GB / Large: 150GB)
  • Deployable in existing networks in AWS or new networks (Network Bundle)
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AWS Bundles – AWS WAF Bundle

  • Protect your applications with our pre-packaged AWS WAF solution.
  • This bundle is designed for…
    • A new customer just starting its journey on AWS and is building a web application
    • A customer is migrating a web application to AWS
    • A customer has a workload on AWS (ELB/API Gateway/CloudFront) that they want to secure from web-based attacks.
  • It protects against common application attacks such as XSS attacks, Bots and DDoS, SQL injection, and unwanted malicious traffics. Workloads such as ELB, API Gateway, and CloudFront will be secured with one-click bundle installation.
  • Price starting from USD5/month

Bundle Overview

  • Protection against common application vulnerabilities or other unwanted traffic
  • Protection from malicious traffic that increases resource consumption
  • Protection from XSS attacks.
  • (Optional) Protection from bots and DDoS attacks.
  • (Optional) Protection from SQL Injection attacks
  • Protection from PHP/WordPress attacks
  • Centralised WAF logging and monitoring

AWS Bundle – Network Bundle

  • Set up your network infrastructure easily and securely with our pre-packaged AWS resources.
  • This bundle is designed for the new customer just starting their journey on AWS2 and any new workloads that require their own network.
  • Bolster Your Security Posture
  • The VM is a pre-configured Routing and host-based firewall to allow RDP. The bundle is also pre-configured with host firewalls for web servers and databases.
  • Price starting from USD135/month

Bundle Overview

  • 2 x Public subnets in 2 Data Centers
  • 2 x Private Subnets behind a Router with NAT Capabilities
  • 2 x Private Subnets with no exposure to the internet
  • 1 x Bastion Subnet
  • 1 x Bastion Host/Jump Server
  • Preconfigured Routing
  • Preconfigured host firewalls for web servers and databases
  • Architectural Best Practices included

AWS Bundles – Database Bundle

  • Deploy and easily manage your databases using our pre-packaged AWS resources.
  • This bundle installs the managed database of your choice (MySQL, MSSQL, PostresSQL, Maria) and is easy to deploy on existing networks or new networks
  • Standardised way to deploy databases in AWS
  • The VM is pre-configured with host-based firewall to allow a secured connection to the database.
  • Price starting from USD200/month
 

Bundle Overview

  • 1 x Managed Database Server (MySQL, MSSQL, PostgreSQL, Maria)
  • You can choose from 3 database server sizes: (Small: 2vCPU’s, 4GB RAM, 50GB / Medium: 2vCPU’s, 8GB RAM, 50GB / Large: 2vCPU’s, 16GB RAM, 50GB
  • Pre-configured host based firewall to allow connection on the database
  • Deployable in existing networks in AWS or new networks (Network Bundle)

AWS Bundles – Virtual Machines Bundle

  • Quickly deploy virtual machines with our easy-to-use automation templates for your computing needs
  • Virtual Machines bundle deploys either Windows or Ubuntu Virtual Machines in AWS environment with sizes of your choice.
  • This is a barebone Virtual machine, and the server placement depends on your need – it can be in a Public subnet if you want your server exposed to the internet or a Private subnet if you are using VMs that do not require internet exposure, such as databases.
  • Price starting from USD50/month

Bundle Overview

  • 1 x Virtual Machine (Windows/Ubuntu)
  • You can choose from 3 sizes: (Small: 2vCPU’s, 4GB RAM, 50GB / Medium: 2vCPU’s, 8GB RAM, 50GB / Large: 2vCPU’s, 16GB RAM, 50GB)
  • Pre-configured host based firewall to allow RDP
  • Deployable in existing networks in AWS or new networks (Network Bundle)