AWS CloudFormation Pricing
AWS CloudFormation Pricing Plan Options
AWS CloudFormation has 2 pricing plans(s). Available deployment types include on-premise. Review pricing options and learn more about the product to determine which plan is right for you. A free version and a free trial are available for AWS CloudFormation.
Plans
Free Tier - 1,000 Handler Operations per Month per Account
Handler Operation
Additional Pricing Information
There is no additional charge for using AWS CloudFormation with resource providers in the following namespaces: AWS::*, Alexa::*, and Custom::*. In this case you pay for AWS resources (such as Amazon EC2 instances, Elastic Load Balancing load balancers, etc.) created using AWS CloudFormation as if you created them manually. You only pay for what you use, as you use it; there are no minimum fees and no required upfront commitments. When you use resource providers with AWS CloudFormation outside the namespaces mentioned above, you incur charges per handler operation. Handler operations are create, update, delete, read, or list actions on a resource.
For the latest information on pricing, visit the AWS CloudFormation official pricing page
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Support Options for AWS CloudFormation
Support options are essential to consider when selecting a product because they directly affect issue resolution, team adoption, time-to-value, and lower downtime. Learn more about the support options that AWS CloudFormation offers for its pricing tiers below.
| Feature | Free | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Available | Available | |
| Forum/Community | Available | Available |
| FAQ/Knowledgebase | Available | Available |
| Social Media | Available | Available |
| Video Tutorials / Webinar | Available | Available |
| Phone | Unavailable | Available |