AWS Direct Connect announces flat-rate pricing for dedicated connections

AWS Direct Connect announces flat-rate pricing for 10G and 100G dedicated connections

AWS Direct Connect provides dedicated network connectivity from on-premises environments to AWS. Customers value the flexibility of AWS Direct Connect's pay-as-you-go pricing, paying only for the port hours and data transfer out (DTO) they use, with no upfront commitment or long-term contracts. For workloads with large, sustained DTO, the per-gigabyte charges vary from month to month, making monthly costs challenging to predict as traffic grows. Flat-rate pricing for 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps dedicated connections introduces a single fixed monthly price that eliminates DTO charges within the selected pricing tier. This pricing model is designed for network architects, enterprise IT teams, and FinOps practitioners who need predictable, fixed-line-item network budgeting. With a fixed monthly price, you can grow your use of AWS without worrying about increasing data transfer bills.

With flat-rate pricing, you pay a single fee based on your connection bandwidth and the geographical scope of your connectivity. With five geographic tiers ranging from same-metro to global coverage, customers can select the scope that matches their traffic patterns and pay one consistent monthly rate regardless of data volume. Flat-rate pricing also introduces the port-pair concept, a new way to provision dedicated connections with inbuilt resiliency. A port-pair is two dedicated connections on different devices or locations that share the same bandwidth and geographical connectivity scope. One connection carries your traffic while the other stands by for redundancy. The second connection is included at no additional charge. Port-pairs are recommended but optional.

Flat-rate pricing is available at all AWS Direct Connect locations across all commercial AWS Regions (China Regions excluded) and applies exclusively to Dedicated Connections. The pricing model is configured per connection and gives customers the flexibility to switch billing mode on connections at any time.

To learn more about flat-rate pricing tiers, port-pair configurations, and eligibility requirements, visit the AWS Direct Connect Flat-Rate Pricing, User Guide and Pricing Guide pages.