Prices by region
The discount barely moves. The on-demand rate does.
Across 16 AWS regions, the best 3-year Reserved Instance discount stays close to the same. The on-demand rate it applies to does not. See what that means for each region below.
Rank every region
Where a reservation returns most.
Sorted by on-demand premium against this catalog's cheapest priced region. The region at the top returns the most per reservation. It also loses the most per lapsed day.
| Region | Geography | Priced types | Median best 3yr discount | Vs cheapest region | Cost, one lapsed day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | South America | 92 | 60% | +88% | $8 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | Asia Pacific | 92 | 56% | +31% | $5 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | Asia Pacific | 92 | 56% | +29% | $5 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | Asia Pacific | 92 | 61% | +25% | $5 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | Asia Pacific | 90 | 56% | +23% | $5 |
| Europe (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | Europe | 92 | 58% | +20% | $5 |
| Europe (London) eu-west-2 | Europe | 92 | 57% | +17% | $5 |
| Europe (Paris) eu-west-3 | Europe | 88 | 60% | +17% | $5 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | North America | 92 | 57% | +14% | $5 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | Asia Pacific | 92 | 60% | +13% | $5 |
| Europe (Ireland) eu-west-1 | Europe | 92 | 58% | +11% | $5 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | North America | 92 | 60% | +10% | $4 |
| Europe (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | Europe | 89 | 61% | +5% | $4 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | North America | 92 | 61% | cheapest | $4 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | North America | 92 | 61% | cheapest | $4 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | North America | 92 | 61% | cheapest | $4 |
16 regions, one dataset
Pick a region.
North America
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 61%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- cheapest
- Priced instance types
- 92
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 61%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- cheapest
- Priced instance types
- 92
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 61%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- cheapest
- Priced instance types
- 92
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 57%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +14%
- Priced instance types
- 92
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 60%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +10%
- Priced instance types
- 92
Europe
eu-west-1
Europe (Ireland)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 58%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +11%
- Priced instance types
- 92
eu-central-1
Europe (Frankfurt)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 58%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +20%
- Priced instance types
- 92
eu-west-2
Europe (London)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 57%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +17%
- Priced instance types
- 92
eu-west-3
Europe (Paris)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 60%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +17%
- Priced instance types
- 88
eu-north-1
Europe (Stockholm)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 61%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +5%
- Priced instance types
- 89
Asia Pacific
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 56%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +31%
- Priced instance types
- 92
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 56%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +29%
- Priced instance types
- 92
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 60%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +13%
- Priced instance types
- 92
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 61%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +25%
- Priced instance types
- 92
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
- Median best 3yr discount
- 56%
- Premium vs cheapest region
- +23%
- Priced instance types
- 90
Why region matters
Reserve the expensive regions first.
A reservation returns more in a region where on-demand already costs more. A lapsed renewal costs more there too.
Every figure above comes from the committed AWS Price List dataset, computed at build time. Each region's own page shows its full priced matrix. It also shows the on-demand premium finding and the cost of one lapsed day at that region's rates.
One region or a thousand
Built for every fleet size.
Ten reservations in one region read the same table above. So do thousands across many accounts. Only the plan changes.
Watch tells you before it lapses. You click buy. A missed renewal at this size runs about $92. See the Watch plan.
Autopilot checks coverage every day and flags every renewal before it lapses, one flat price. A missed renewal at this size runs about $951. See the Autopilot plan.
One coverage view across every account you connect. Flat software price, never a cut of savings. A missed renewal at this size runs about $6,904. See the Scale plan.
Questions
Regions, answered plainly.
Why does the reserved discount stay about the same in every region?
AWS prices a reserved discount as a percentage off its own on-demand rate in that region. The percentage does not track how expensive the region is.
Why does the on-demand rate change so much between regions?
AWS sets its on-demand rate per region. A newer or more remote region can charge much more per hour for the same instance type.
Should I move a workload to a cheaper region to save money?
Only when latency, data residency, and your architecture allow the move. Reserving it where it already runs avoids a migration.
What does a lapsed reservation cost in an expensive region?
More than the same lapse in a cheap region. The table above prices one lapsed day for each region, from that region's own on-demand rate.
Does running in one region or sixteen change which plan I need?
No. Every plan covers any number of regions. Your connected account count and the automation you want decide which plan fits.
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