Reduce AWS Config costs with these tips
Track resources inventory and changes
AWS Config cost saving tips
Optimize your AWS Config costs with these tips
Choose Appropriate Types
Pick resource types, services, and regions to record according to your compliance needs. Do not record unnecessary resources to avoid increased costs.
Leverage Hourly Pricing
Use AWS Config's hourly pricing and delete unused rules. Reducing the recorded resource types over time will help avoid costs for unevaluated resources.
Use Compliance Features
Automate non-compliant resource remediation using AWS Config's rule compliance features. It helps reduce costs for resources that are no longer required.
Service information & pricing
About AWS Config
- About AWS Config
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AWS Config enables operational troubleshooting and change management by constantly monitoring and logging resource configuration changes. It facilitates auditing of resource compliance as per organizational policies using a compliance-as-code framework. This encompasses automatic configuration assessments and ongoing security auditing. It supports resources on AWS, on-site and other clouds, thus helping reduce costs by optimizing resource usage.
- AWS Config pricing
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AWS Config charges depend on the number of recorded configuration items, rule evaluations, and conformance pack evaluations. Charges per item can be halted monthly, but past records are accessible. Rule evaluation costs fluctuate based on quantity and defined ranges. Conformance pack costs are based on evaluations per tier. Consolidated billing reduces costs through total evaluations. Additional costs include Amazon S3 and SNS standard rates, and AWS Lambda rates for custom rules.