Amazon Kinesis
Amazon Kinesis handles the ingestion and analysis of real-time data streams, specifically targeting video and general data feeds. It operates on a strict pay-as-you-go model, charging from $0.0140 per 1 million Put Requests. This infrastructure supports continuous processing pipelines where immediate data availability is critical for downstream analytics or monitoring systems.
Teams needing high-throughput stream processing will find this service effective, but the lack of a free tier means every request incurs cost from day one. There is no zero-cost entry point for prototyping or small-scale testing. You pay for every million requests, so budgeting requires precise volume estimates rather than relying on a complimentary allowance to experiment with the service.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0140 per 1M Put Requests
- Regions 15 · 6 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health A
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- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.99%
15 regions across 6 continents
- Africa
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 20
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| PutRequestPayloadUnits | $0.0140 | per 1M Put Requests | us-east-1 |
| USE1-On-demand-Advantage-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3Destination | $0.0110 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| ReadBytes | $0.0130 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| USE1-On-demand-Advantage-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3TablesDestination | $0.0140 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| EnhancedFanoutHour | $0.0150 | Consumer Shard Hour | us-east-1 |
| Storage-ShardHour | $0.0150 | Shard Hour | us-east-1 |
| Advantage-BilledOutgoingBytes | $0.0160 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Extended-ShardHour | $0.0200 | Shard Hour | us-east-1 |
| LongTermRetention-ReadBytes | $0.0210 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| OnDemand-LongTermRetention-ByteHrs | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| Advantage-RetentionByteHrs | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| LongTermRetention-ByteHrs | $0.0230 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
| USE1-On-demand-Standard-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3Destination | $0.0275 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| Advantage-BilledIncomingBytes | $0.0320 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| USE1-On-demand-Standard-Channel-ProcessedBytes-S3TablesDestination | $0.0350 | per GB | us-east-1 |
Show all 20 pricing rows (5 more)
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnDemand-BilledOutgoingBytes | $0.0400 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| OnDemand-StreamHour | $0.0400 | Stream Hr | us-east-1 |
| OnDemand-BilledOutgoingEFOBytes | $0.0500 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| OnDemand-BilledIncomingBytes | $0.0800 | per GB | us-east-1 |
| OnDemand-ExtendedRetention-ByteHrs | $0.1000 | per GB/month | us-east-1 |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.
Alternatives on other providers
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- Google Cloud Platform Dataflow $54.00 per 1M GB/hours Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Stream Analytics no price Compare