Reduce Amazon Kinesis costs with these tips

Analyze real-time video and data streams

Amazon Kinesis cost saving tips

Optimize your Amazon Kinesis costs with these tips

Right-size Shards

Analyze data stream usage patterns and reduce unused shards. Since Kinesis charges per shard hour, optimizing the number of shards can lower costs.

Use Capacity Modes

Leverage on-demand mode for unpredictable workloads, provisioned mode for steady usage. Provisioned mode provides capacity reservations and can help predict costs.

Configure Retention Opt.

Configure data retention periods based on app needs. Kinesis charges for extended retention beyond 24 hrs. Shortening retention can reduce unnecessary storage fees.

Service information & pricing

About Amazon Kinesis

About Amazon Kinesis

Amazon Kinesis enables the collection, processing, and analysis of real-time video and data streams. It provides solutions via Amazon Kinesis Data Streams, Data Firehose, and Video Streams. It allows building of applications, analytics, IoT device data analysis, and video analytics applications. Kinesis is cost-effective, scalable, and fully managed. Customers including Wyze, Zillow, Nextdoor, and Sonos use Kinesis. To begin, explore its capabilities, contact an expert or create a free account.

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Amazon Kinesis pricing

Amazon Kinesis Data Streams uses a pay-as-you-go model and offers two capacity modes: on-demand and provisioned, each having its own billing system. On-demand charges by GB for data read/written and per data stream hourly. Additional costs apply for extended data retention and enhanced fan-out. Provisioned mode charges are based on the number of shards your app needs, plus charges for fan-out and data retention. Costs vary by region.

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