Pricing Model of AWS CloudWatch Application Signals
Based on the pricing data retrieved via the AWS Pricing MCP, the pricing model for AWS CloudWatch Application Signals is as follows.
Application Signals Signal Pricing
A tiered pay-as-you-go model.
- First 100 million signals: $1.50 / 1 million signals
- Next 900 million signals (100 million to 1 billion): $0.75 / 1 million signals
- Over 1 billion signals: $0.30 / 1 million signals
Application Signals Bytes Data Ingestion Pricing
A tiered model based on data volume.
- First 10TB: $0.35 / GB
- Next 20TB (10TB to 30TB): $0.20 / GB
- Over 30TB: $0.15 / GB
Characteristics of the Pricing Model
- Fully pay-as-you-go
- You are billed only for what you use
- No minimum usage charge
- Tiered discounts
- The unit price decreases as usage grows
- Improved cost efficiency at large scale
- Region-specific pricing
- Prices for the Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
- May differ slightly in other regions
Cost Examples (Monthly Usage)
| Usage Scale | Number of Signals | Data Volume | Estimated Monthly Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 10 million | 100GB | $50-70 |
| Medium | 50 million | 500GB | $250-300 |
| Large | 200 million | 2TB | $900-1,100 |
Additional cost factors when using Application Signals.
- CloudWatch metrics charges
- X-Ray trace charges (if enabled)
- Charges for related services such as Lambda, ECS, and EKS
- Data transfer charges to other regions
Application Signals is a relatively new service that provides powerful capabilities for improving application observability, but keep in mind that costs accumulate in proportion to usage.
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