Amazon Elasticsearch Service | Pricing

Question 1

If I set up VPC access for my Amazon Elasticsearch Service domain, how can I access Kibana?

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Answer 1

When VPC access is enabled, the endpoint for Amazon Elasticsearch Service is only accessible within the customer VPC. To use your laptop to access Kibana from outside the VPC, you need to connect the laptop to the VPC using VPN or VPC Direct Connect.

Question 2

How will I be charged and billed for my use of Amazon Elasticsearch Service?

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Answer 2

You pay only for what you use, and there are no minimum or setup fees. You are billed based on:

Amazon Elasticsearch instance hours – Based on the class (e.g. Standard Small, Large, Extra Large) of the Amazon Elasticsearch instance consumed. Partial Amazon Elasticsearch instance hours consumed are billed as full hours.

Storage (per GB per month) – EBS Storage capacity you have provisioned to your Amazon Elasticsearch instance. If you scale your provisioned storage capacity within the month, your bill will be pro-rated.

Provisioned IOPS per month – EBS Provisioned IOPS rate, regardless of IOPS consumed (for Amazon Elasticsearch Service Provisioned IOPS (SSD) Storage only).

Data transfer – Regular AWS data transfer charges apply.

Please refer to the Amazon Elasticsearch Service pricing page for detailed pricing information.

Question 3

When does billing of my Amazon Elasticsearch domain begin and end?

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Answer 3

Billing commences for an Amazon Elasticsearch instance as soon as the instance is available. Billing continues until the Amazon Elasticsearch instance terminates, which would occur upon deletion or in the event of instance failure.