Amazon EBS Pricing: A Comprehensive Guide

Snapshots and Fast Snapshot Restore

Charging Structure

Charges for Amazon EBS snapshots are based on the amount of data stored. Because snapshots are incremental, deleting a snapshot might not immediately reduce your charges.

Data Transfer and Storage Costs

Snapshot pricing comprises two parts: Data transfer fees and storage costs on Amazon S3. These costs are different from standard S3 pricing.

Usage Benefits

EBS Snapshots are a valuable tool for:

• Disaster recovery
• Data migration across regions and accounts
• Improving data durability