Paid AMIs in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace for Amazon EC2 instances
A paid AMI is an AMI that is listed for sale in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. The
Amazon Web Services Marketplace is an online store where you can buy software that runs on Amazon, including AMIs
that you can use to launch your EC2 instance. The Amazon Web Services Marketplace AMIs are organized into
categories, such as Developer Tools, to enable you to find products to suit your
requirements. For more information about Amazon Web Services Marketplace, see the Amazon Web Services Marketplace
You can purchase AMIs in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace from a third party, including AMIs that come with service contracts from organizations such as Red Hat. You can also create an AMI and sell it in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace to other Amazon EC2 users. Building a safe, secure, usable AMI for public consumption is a fairly straightforward process, if you follow a few simple guidelines. For information about how to create and use shared AMIs, see Understand shared AMI usage in Amazon EC2.
Launching an instance from a paid AMI is the same as launching an instance from any other AMI. No additional parameters are required. The instance is charged according to the rates set by the owner of the AMI, as well as the standard usage fees for the related web services, for example, the hourly rate for running an m5.small instance type in Amazon EC2. Additional taxes might also apply. The owner of the paid AMI can confirm whether a specific instance was launched using that paid AMI.
Important
Amazon DevPay is no longer accepting new sellers or products. Amazon Web Services Marketplace is now the single, unified
e-commerce platform for selling software and services through Amazon. For information about
how to deploy and sell software from Amazon Web Services Marketplace, see Selling in Amazon
Marketplace
Contents
- Sell your AMI in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace
- Find a paid AMI
- Purchase a paid AMI in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace
- Retrieve the Amazon Web Services Marketplace product code from your instance
- Use paid support for supported Amazon Web Services Marketplace offerings
- Bills for paid and supported AMIs
- Manage your Amazon Web Services Marketplace subscriptions
Sell your AMI in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace
You can sell your AMI using Amazon Web Services Marketplace. Amazon Web Services Marketplace offers an organized shopping experience. Additionally, Amazon Web Services Marketplace also supports Amazon features such as Amazon EBS-backed AMIs, Reserved Instances, and Spot Instances.
For information about how to sell your AMI on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace, see Selling in Amazon
Marketplace
Bills for paid and supported AMIs
At the end of each month, you receive an email with the amount your credit card has been charged for using any paid or supported AMIs during the month. This bill is separate from your regular Amazon EC2 bill. For more information, see Paying for products in the Amazon Web Services Marketplace Buyer Guide.