Cost - Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces
CUDOS DashboardSample cost table: Scenario 1

Cost

You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this solution. The total cost of running this solution depends on the number of WorkSpaces that this solution monitors. As of the latest revision, the cost for running this solution with default settings in the US East (N. Virginia) Region is approximately $5.00 per month for a deployment with 1000 WorkSpaces. This reflects AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Fargate charges and does not include the cost of the individual WorkSpaces (refer to Amazon WorkSpaces Pricing). You will also incur variable charges from Amazon S3. For a detailed cost breakdown, refer to the following examples.

We recommend creating a budget through AWS Cost Explorer to help manage costs. Prices are subject to change. For full details, see the pricing webpage for each AWS service used in this solution.

CUDOS Dashboard

While this solution helps you optimize WorkSpaces costs, to see the actual cost savings, you can also deploy a CUDOS dashboard by following the steps in our CUDOS Dashboard lab and see the metrics for the cost saving. After deploying the CUDOS dashboard, you can navigate to the End User Computing tab to see the graphs for Average Workspaces Cost per region and Workspaces spend per region.

Sample cost table: Scenario 1

The following table provides a sample cost breakdown for deploying this solution with the default parameters in the US East (N. Virginia) Region for one month.

The cost for Scenario 1 is based on the following assumptions:

  • Number of WorkSpaces: 1,000

  • Number of Amazon ECS Task runs per month: 30

  • Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 600

AWS service Dimensions Scenario 1* total cost (per month) [USD]

Amazon CloudWatch

API calls to get metrics

$2.40

Amazon ECS

ECS task

$1.00

Amazon S3

Cost Optimizer Report bucket

$1.00

Amazon DynamoDB

SpokeAccountTable

$3.50

Total

$7.90

The cost for Scenario 2 is based on the following assumptions:

  • Number of WorkSpaces: 5,000

  • Number of Amazon ECS Task runs per month: 30

  • Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 1,200

AWS service Dimensions Scenario 2** total cost (per month) [USD]

Amazon CloudWatch

API calls to get metrics

$12.00

Amazon ECS

ECS task

$2.00

Amazon S3

Cost Optimizer Report bucket

$1.00

Amazon DynamoDB

SpokeAccountTable

$3.50

Total

$18.50

Note

The default values provided in Cost Optimizer for Amazon WorkSpaces for each of the WorkSpaces bundle type should be considered a guidance value only. Review Amazon WorkSpaces pricing for the AWS Region where you deployed the solution to determine the value for your location. Pricing differences between AWS Regions can mean a different billing break-even point between AutoStop and AlwaysOn instances.

Prices are subject to change. For full details, see the pricing webpage for each AWS service you will be using in this solution.