How Much Does
Amazon Redshift Cost in 2026?
Amazon Redshift offers provisioned clusters and serverless RPU-based compute. Storage, Spectrum and other services have separate billing entries in the April 2026 snapshot.
Confirm current plans and terms on the vendor site.
Check the vendor pricing source. Pricing record dated 2026-04-21; current terms may differ.
Listed prices are in USD. Confirm the billing unit, commitment, and current regional terms with the vendor.
Plans & Pricing
Provisioned Cluster (On-Demand)
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- startingPerHour 0.543
- scope RA3 nodes recommended. Dense Compute (DC) + Dense Storage (DS) previous generations at lower rates.
Serverless (Per RPU-Hour)
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- startingPerRPUHour 1.5
- baseCapacity 4-1024 RPUs (1 RPU = 16 GB memory)
- minimumBillingUnit Per second with 60-second minimum
Reserved Instances (3-year)
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- discount Up to 45% off on-demand
- scope 3-year commitment
Reserved Instances (1-year)
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- discount Up to 24% off on-demand
- scope 1-year commitment
Serverless Reservations
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- discountOneYear Up to 24%
- discountThreeYear Up to 45%
RA3 Storage
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- perGBMonth 0.024
- region US East (N. Virginia)
- scope RA3 nodes bill compute + storage independently
Spectrum (Query S3 Data)
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- perTBScanned 5
- minimumPerQuery 10 MB
Concurrency Scaling
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- free 1 hour daily per cluster
- overage Per-second on-demand rates
Redshift ML
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- freeTier 2 CREATE MODEL requests/month
- additionalTraining $20 per million cells (first 10M)
Free Trial
This record does not establish a standalone free subscription; the row is excluded from free-plan comparisons. A limited trial or demo is not a recurring free plan.
Annual terms not recorded in this snapshot.
- serverless $300 credit (90-day expiration)
- provisioned 2-month trial
- pricing-review This record does not establish a standalone free subscription; the row is excluded from free-plan comparisons. A limited trial or demo is not a recurring free plan.
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Features
Comparison notes
Compare Redshift when the data and integrations you need are in AWS. Size provisioned nodes or serverless capacity against a representative workload, then account for storage, scans, concurrency and transfer charges. An RPU-hour is a unit price, not the total cost of running a serverless workload for an hour. Check reservation eligibility and minimum billing behavior before committing. Trial credits expire and should not be treated as a permanent free plan.
Pros
- Integrations with AWS data services
- Provisioned and serverless compute choices
- Spectrum can query data in S3
Cons
- Compute, storage and related services have separate costs
- Regional rates and capacity assumptions need verification
- Trials and commitment discounts have conditions
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How much does Amazon Redshift cost?
- Amazon Redshift: Price unavailable in the recorded pricing snapshot. Check each plan's billing unit, included usage and commitment length. Current vendor terms may differ.
- Does Amazon Redshift list a free plan or trial?
- No free plan is recorded. A trial is recorded for 60 days. Confirm availability, payment-card requirements and cancellation terms on the vendor site.
- What should I confirm before buying Amazon Redshift?
- Confirm the total for your required seats or usage, the billing commitment, any setup or add-on charges, renewal terms and cancellation rules. Missing prices or future rates are unknown, not zero or a guarantee of stable pricing.