What is the AWS Free Usage Tier?

The Amazon Web Services (AWS) free usage tier gives you an unprecedented opportunity to test drive several key AWS products. By following the guidelines of the offer, you can gain experience with working in the cloud at no charge for an entire year. When your free usage expires or if your application use exceeds the free usage tier, you simply pay the standard, pay-as-you-go service rates. For full pricing information, go to AWS Service Pricing Overview. Restrictions apply. For more information, go to offer terms.

This article provides tips for getting started with the free usage tier, and how to make the best use of this opportunity. For more information on launching Amazon EC2 instances, deploying web applications, tracking your account usage and cleaning up your AWS resources, see the following topics:

If you are new to AWS and are looking for more information about AWS, go to Getting Started with AWS.