Australia’s AWS Pricing in 2025: API Gateway Plans, Costs, and Smart Tips

Australian businesses love Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its scale, reliability, and global footprint. But recognizing how AWS charges — and how to keep the bill under control — takes a little work. This guide walks through AWS pricing in Australia, with a practical focus on Amazon API Gateway, plus support plan costs, add-ons, data transfer, and a quick look at the key competitor. You’ll also find smart ways to keep spending predictably.

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AWS pricing overview

AWS uses a pay-as-you-go model, plus optional support plans charged either as a monthly minimum or as a percentage of your AWS usage. Amazon publishes prices in USD. If AWS Australia bills your account, you’ll usually pay in AUD, with 10% GST where applicable. Card payments are charged in AUD; invoice customers can choose AUD or USD. Your seller of record and tax settings determine the invoice currency and GST.

Below is a quick AWS pricing table for support plan options and their minimum monthly USD fees¹. Annual figures show the minimum if your usage is low; at higher usage, a percentage of spend applies.

Plan	Minimum monthly fee (USD)	Annual minimum (USD)	Fee model features
Developer	29	348	Or 3% of monthly AWS charges (greater of the two)
Business	100	1,200	Tiered rates of monthly AWS charges (10%,7%,5%,3%), min USD 100
Enterprise On-Ramp	5,500	66,000	10% of monthly AWS charges, min USD 5,500
Enterprise	15,000	180,000	Tiered rates (10%, 7%, 5%, 3%), min USD 15,000

Details accurate as of 19 October 2025

AWS states these rates and explains how the tiering works on its Support pricing page. All paid plans bill monthly, no long-term contracts.

What is the pricing currency for AWS in Australia?

Service pricing is shown in USD on aws.amazon.com. If your seller-of-record is Amazon Web Services Australia Pty Ltd, you can set AUD as your payment currency in Payment Preferences — availability depends on your seller of record. Invoices include 10% GST where applicable. AWS computes charges in USD and converts them to AUD when you pay in AUD².

Developer plan — pricing

Minimum 29 USD per month or 3% of your AWS charges, whichever is higher. Intended for early-stage and test workloads that still want AWS support response SLAs shorter than Basic.

Developer plan — features

Developer support includes business-hours access to cloud support engineers, general architectural guidance, and case severity-based response times³. It’s designed for non-production or less critical use.

Is Developer right for my business?

Choose Developer if you’re prototyping or running low-risk services and want a human channel to AWS. If your APIs are customer-facing or revenue-impacting, you’ll usually step up to Business.

Business plan — pricing

10% of the first from 0 to 10,000 USD of monthly AWS charges, 7% from 10,000 to 80,000 USD, 5% from 80,000 to 250,000 USD, and 3% above 250,000 USD.

Business plan — features

You get 24/7 access, faster response times, and architectural guidance for production. Includes access to AWS Trusted Advisor checks and broader case support⁴.

Is Business right for my business?

If an API outage would hurt revenue or customer experience, Business is the default starting point. It also unlocks programs like AWS Countdown Premium (extra fee) before major launches.

Enterprise On-Ramp — pricing

Minimum 5,500 USD per month, or 10% of monthly AWS charges — greater of the two. A stepping-stone toward Enterprise.

Enterprise On-Ramp — features

You receive 24/7 concierge-style support and faster SLAs, aimed at critical workloads with growing scale and complexity⁵.

Is Enterprise On-Ramp right for my business?

Pick this when APIs are core to revenue, but you don’t need full Enterprise features, or you’re on the path there.

Enterprise — pricing

Minimum 15,000 USD per month. Above that, tiered rates apply — 10% up to 150k, 7% to 500k, 5% to 1m, 3% above 1m.

Enterprise — features

Highest-touch response, engagement with technical account managers and specialist programs, plus options to add proactive incident services. Best for mission-critical, regulated, or at-scale platforms⁶.

Is Enterprise right for my business?

Choose Enterprise if downtime risk is unacceptable, you need a named TAM and proactive incident/readiness support across multiple critical workloads, or you require compliance and launch support at a global scale.

AWS pricing for Amazon API Gateway (AWS API)

Amazon API Gateway has three modes — HTTP APIs, REST APIs, and WebSocket APIs — and charges per request/message with separate data transfer and optional caching fees. There are no minimum fees for API Gateway itself⁷. Private APIs don’t incur data transfer out charges (DTO) from API Gateway, though AWS PrivateLink charges can apply. A generous Free Tier helps during evaluation.

HTTP APIs — pricing

Here are some more details regarding the pricing of HTTP APIs:

• AWS pricing for HTTP APIs: first 300m requests per month at about 1.00 USD per million; lower per-million price above that volume
• Data transfer: charged at standard EC2 DTO rates when traffic leaves AWS
• Free Tier: 1m requests per month for 12 months for new accounts

Check the Asia Pacific (Sydney) region in the AWS Pricing Calculator before budgeting.

REST APIs — pricing

As for the REST APIs, this is what you need to know:

• Requests: tiered per-million pricing — AWS examples show 3.50 USD per million, scaling down at higher volumes
• Data transfer: charged at EC2 DTO rates for internet egress; Private APIs have no DTO charges from API Gateway
• Caching (optional): hourly cost by cache size at each stage

REST pricing is higher per request than HTTP APIs; many teams switch to HTTP APIs where features allow.

WebSocket APIs — pricing

AWS pricing for WebSocket APIs is per message and per connection minute:

• Messages: charged per million messages — metered in 32 KB increments
• Connection minutes: charged per million connection minutes — AWS examples show 0.25 USD per million connection minutes
• Free Tier: 1m messages and 750,000 connection minutes per month for 12 months

Data transfer and the Free Tier

• Data transfer out to the internet across AWS services includes 100 GB/month free, aggregated per account (ex-China/GovCloud)
• Using Amazon CloudFront in front of your APIs unlocks an “Always Free” 1 TB of data transfer out from CloudFront per month, plus free origin fetches from AWS origins

Combining these can materially lower your DTO line item.

How much do AWS add-ons cost?

Two common add-ons for high-stakes launches and critical workloads:

• AWS Incident Detection and Response: greater of 7,000 USD per month or a 2% uplift over the aggregated AWS charges of onboarded workloads
• AWS Countdown Premium: 10,000 USD per month for proactive guidance and troubleshooting ahead of major events

Other add-ons like “AWS re:Post Private” may carry extra fees.

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How to save on your AWS API bill next month

To cut your API Gateway bill, pick the right mode, cut needless calls, and reduce DTOs. Start here:

Pick the right API type

Opt for HTTP APIs where features allow — they’re priced lower per request than REST. Map out features you need; if you can meet them with HTTP APIs, switch.

Right-size data transfer

Put CloudFront in front of public APIs to tap the 1 TB “Always Free” data transfer from edge to internet and free origin fetches from AWS origins. You’ll often move DTO from EC2/S3 to CloudFront’s free tier.

Use Private APIs for internal traffic inside your VPC to avoid API Gateway DTO to the internet — note that PrivateLink hourly and data processing charges may apply.

Cache smartly

AWS charges API Gateway caching hourly by cache size, and it isn’t part of the Free Tier. Use it when it will offset higher request volumes or database reads; avoid over-provisioning.

Trim wasted calls

Remove unused stages, enable compression where it helps, set timeouts conservatively, and review rate limits. AWS’ examples show how per-million pricing scales; fewer calls = less cost.

Audit DTO monthly

EC2/S3 DTO includes 100 GB/month free across services; separate your internet egress, inter-AZ, and inter-region traffic in Cost Explorer to see what you can cache or localize.

Use the Free Tier deliberately

New AWS accounts get 1m API Gateway requests/month per API type for 12 months. Plan dev/test to stay within it. As of 15 July 2025, new customers also receive up to 200 USD in AWS Free Tier credits that can be applied to API Gateway.

When it’s time to pay, aim to keep costs predictable.

The Wise Business account lets you create and pay invoices in multiple currencies, streamline payments, and centralise cash management. Pay your AWS bill with the Wise Business debit card to avoid paying foreign transaction fees on card spending. You can convert at the mid-market rate with a low conversion fee when you don’t hold a sufficient amount of the currency in question.

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AWS pricing vs Microsoft Azure

AWS API Gateway and Azure API Management take different tacks on pricing and packaging. Here’s the quick view:

Pricing model

AWS API Gateway is pure pay-as-you-go for requests and messages, plus data transfer and any caching. HTTP APIs are the lower-cost option; REST APIs are richer but pricier; WebSockets add message/connection-minute metering. Free Tier covers 1m requests/month for HTTP and REST, 1m messages, and 750k connection minutes for WebSockets.

Azure API Management offers both a serverless Consumption SKU — billed per API operation — and provisioned Basic/Standard/Premium tiers that include a set volume of API requests per month — for example, tables on the Azure pricing page show included request quotas and cache amounts per tier. You can select AUD on the pricing page and calculator for region-specific estimates⁸.

Data transfer

Both providers bill cloud egress separately. On AWS, combine API Gateway with CloudFront to use the 1 TB “Always Free” edge egress and free origin fetches.

When to choose which

Pick AWS API Gateway if you’re all-in on AWS and want tight Lambda/PrivateLink/CloudWatch integration with per-request economics

Pick Azure API Management if you’re mainly on Azure and prefer fixed units or a consumption SKU with a built-in developer portal.

Overall, AWS pricing favors variable, usage-based economics, while Azure mixes serverless consumption with fixed tiers.

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Manage your AWS bill with Wise Business

For Australian businesses, AWS pricing blends flexible, usage-based charges with optional support plans and launch add-ons. For APIs, start with HTTP APIs if they meet your needs — they’re simpler and cheaper per request — and put CloudFront in front to capture the “Always Free” egress. Keep a close eye on data transfer out and cache only where it pays back.

If your team pays AWS in USD or another currency, invoice currency and exchange rates can shift your total cost and make things unpredictable. Use a Wise Business account to hold and convert currencies at the mid-market rate, and pay with the Wise Business card. Wise Business also gives you the ability to set up local account details to receive money from clients or marketplaces. When you’re ready to scale, connect Wise to your accounting software for smooth reconciliation and check Wise Business pricing to plan your rollout.

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FAQs

Does AWS have a free plan or free trial for APIs?

Yes. New accounts get a Free Tier for Amazon API Gateway for up to 12 months. As of 15 July 2025, new customers may also receive up to USD 200 in time-limited Free Tier credits for eligible services.

Does AWS have an API?

Yes — Amazon API Gateway is AWS’s fully managed API service. You can deploy HTTP, REST, and WebSocket APIs, pay only for usage, and integrate with Lambda and other AWS services.

Are there implementation or onboarding costs?

AWS pricing doesn’t include a separate implementation fee for API Gateway; you pay for usage, data transfer out, and any caching.

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Sources

1. AWS—support plan pricing
2. AWS — Australia FAQs
3. AWS — developer support
4. AWS — business support
5. AWS — enterprise on-ramp
6. AWS — enterprise support
7. AWS — API gateway pricing
8. Azure — API Management pricing

Sources checked on 19th October 2025