Purchase Options

Learn about the different purchasing options of EC2 according to your requirements.

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EC2 is a commonly used AWS service. If not used wisely, it could affect deployment and the wallet. The different purchase options are provided to give customers flexibility, help match options to different workload types, and provide mechanisms for customers to reduce their EC2 costs. In this lesson, we will explore different purchase options offered by EC2, such as On-Demand, Reserved, Savings, and many more.

Types of purchase options

It is important to understand the compute requirements to select the best possible purchase option. The lifecycle of an instance determines the expected EC2 usage patterns (steady/variable, interruptible/not) and the choice of a purchasing option. Amazon EC2 offers multiple purchase options, flexibility, hardware control, and cost efficiency. Some of them are mentioned below:

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