Amazon Direct Connect pricing
Important
Amazon pricing is subject to change. For current pricing, see the Amazon Direct Connect pay-as-you-go pricing
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How Amazon Direct Connect pricing works
With Amazon Direct Connect, you pay only for what you use. There is no minimum fee and no up-front commitment. You pay as you go for the resources that you provision and the data that you transfer.
Your Amazon Direct Connect charges fall into the following categories, which are described in this chapter:
For current rates in each Amazon Region and Amazon Direct Connect location, see the Amazon Direct Connect pay-as-you-go pricing
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Capacity (port-hour) charges
Capacity charges, also called port-hour charges, are billed for each hour that a connection is provisioned, from the time you create the connection until you delete it. Port-hour charges apply whether or not you send traffic over the connection.
The port-hour rate varies by the port speed of the connection and by the type of connection, such as a dedicated connection or a hosted connection. For more information about the difference between dedicated and hosted connections, see Dedicated and hosted connection billing.
For current port-hour rates, see the Amazon Direct Connect pay-as-you-go pricing
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Data transfer out (DTO)
Data transfer out (DTO) refers to data that is sent from Amazon to your network over an Amazon Direct Connect connection. DTO over Amazon Direct Connect is priced based on the Amazon Direct Connect location where the data is sent and the source or destination Amazon Region.
Data transfer into Amazon over Amazon Direct Connect is not charged.
Example Illustrative data transfer out charge
Suppose you transfer data out from Amazon to your network through an Amazon Direct Connect
location in the Contiguous United States. In this example, data transfer out is
billed at an illustrative rate of $0.02 per GB. This rate is provided only as an
example, is subject to change, and might not reflect current pricing. For the
full per-Region and per-location data transfer out rates, see the Amazon Direct Connect pay-as-you-go pricing
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Cross-connect and colocation fees
To use Amazon Direct Connect, you establish a cross-connect at an Amazon Direct Connect location. The cross-connect and any associated colocation fees are billed by the colocation provider or Amazon Direct Connect Partner that operates the facility, not by Amazon. Contact the facility operator for information about these charges.
Dedicated and hosted connection billing
Amazon Direct Connect offers dedicated connections and hosted connections, and the way each is billed differs at a high level:
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A dedicated connection is a physical connection that you request through Amazon. Amazon bills the port-hour charge for a dedicated connection directly to your Amazon account.
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A hosted connection is provisioned by an Amazon Direct Connect Partner on your behalf. Port-hour billing arrangements for hosted connections can involve the Partner. Contact your Amazon Direct Connect Partner for details about how your hosted connection is billed.
For current port-hour rates for dedicated and hosted connections, see the Amazon Direct Connect pay-as-you-go pricing
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