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Pricing Methodology
Every number in our calculators comes from a verifiable public source. No estimates, no sponsor adjustments, no hidden assumptions. Here's exactly where each price comes from — and what we assume when data is ambiguous.
Last Updated
Q1 2026
February 2026
Update Frequency
Prices reviewed quarterly. AWS, Azure, and GCP rarely change list prices — when they do (spot, savings plans, new SKUs), we update within 30 days.
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Standard Assumptions
Region
All AWS prices use us-east-1 (N. Virginia). Azure uses East US. GCP uses us-east1. These are typically the lowest-cost regions and most commonly used.
Pricing Tier
On-demand / pay-as-you-go pricing only. Reserved instances, savings plans, committed use discounts, and spot pricing are not included unless explicitly labeled.
Operating System
Compute prices use Linux. Windows adds a license surcharge not reflected here.
Data Transfer
Egress pricing reflects internet egress. Data transfer between services within the same region is often free or near-free and may not be modeled.
Storage
First-tier / standard storage tier pricing. Infrequent access, archive/Glacier, and cold storage tiers are not included.
Support Plans
No support plan costs are included. AWS Business Support alone can add 10% of monthly spend.
Free Tier
AWS/Azure/GCP free tier credits are not factored in — calculators assume production workloads beyond free tier limits.
Currency
All prices in USD.
Data Sources by Provider
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
AWS Pricing API ↗Machine-readable JSON bulk pricing
AWS Calculator ↗Official estimate tool for cross-check
EC2 On-Demand Prices ↗us-east-1 on-demand, Linux
S3 Storage Pricing ↗Standard storage tier, us-east-1
RDS Pricing ↗On-demand, Multi-AZ optional
NAT Gateway Pricing ↗Per-hour + per-GB data processed
Microsoft Azure
Azure Pricing Calculator ↗Official tool
Azure Retail Prices API ↗REST API for programmatic access
Virtual Machines Pricing ↗East US, Pay-as-you-go
Blob Storage Pricing ↗LRS, Hot tier
Azure Database for MySQL/PostgreSQL ↗Flexible Server pricing
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Cloud Pricing Calculator ↗Official tool
Cloud Billing API ↗SKU-level pricing
Compute Engine Pricing ↗us-east1, on-demand
Cloud Storage Pricing ↗Standard class, us-east1
Cloud SQL Pricing ↗MySQL/PostgreSQL, on-demand
Cloudflare R2
R2 Pricing Page ↗Storage + operations; zero egress fees
Backblaze B2
B2 Cloud Storage Pricing ↗Storage $0.006/GB; Egress $0.01/GB (reduced)
SIEM Platforms
Splunk Pricing ↗Ingest-based, $150–$300/GB/day (Enterprise Security)
Microsoft Sentinel ↗Pay-as-you-go + commitment tiers
Elastic Security ↗Self-managed or Elastic Cloud; compute-based
Wazuh ↗Open source; cost = compute + storage only
Managed Databases
PlanetScale Pricing ↗Row reads/writes + storage
Neon Pricing ↗Compute hours + storage; branching included
What We Don't Model
The following cost drivers are real and significant but not included in our calculators. Your actual bill will likely be higher:
- Reserved Instances / Savings Plans — can reduce compute by 20–40%; our on-demand numbers represent worst-case
- Support Plans — AWS Business Support alone can add 3–10% of monthly spend
- Data Transfer In — ingress is generally free from the internet but not between regions or services
- Tax / VAT — varies by country and entity type
- Engineering / Migration Cost — switching cloud providers or SIEM platforms requires significant engineering time
- License Fees — OS, database engine, middleware licenses not included
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