AWS Cloud Computing Cloud Computing: From Zero to Production Cost Module 2 — AWS Fundamentals

AWS Free Tier — Complete Guide to Free Services

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R Ram Pothuraju October 01, 2026 Reading…

What You Will Learn

Beginner

Which AWS services are free
The difference between 12-month and always-free
How to track free tier usage

Service	Free tier	Duration
EC2 (t2.micro)	750 hrs/month	12 months
S3	5 GB + 20K GET/2K PUT	12 months
RDS	750 hrs/month	12 months
Lambda	1M requests + 400K GB-sec	Always free
DynamoDB	25 GB storage	Always free
CloudWatch	10 custom metrics	Always free

12-month limit

After 12 months, the 12-month free tier services start charging. Always-free services (Lambda, DynamoDB) continue forever.

Practical Exercise

Go to Billing -> Free Tier Usage

Check which free tier services you have used

Set up a billing alert for $5

Identify always-free services you can use long-term

Key Takeaways

12-month free: EC2, S3, RDS (750 hrs/month, 5GB).
Always free: Lambda (1M req), DynamoDB (25GB), CloudWatch.
Track usage in Billing -> Free Tier Usage.
Set billing alerts before using any service.

Previously: Lesson 15 covered regions.
Today: You learned: Every free tier service and its limits.
Next: Module 2 complete! Module 3 begins with lesson 17.

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