AWS Glue Pricing (2026)
Managed ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) services automate data integration pipelines that move and transform data between sources and destinations. They handle schema discovery, job scheduling, and data quality at scale. Glue provides serverless Spark-based ETL with a Data Catalog, crawlers for automatic schema discovery, and Glue Studio visual editor. Starting from $0.0000/hr ($0.00/mo) for AWS Glue.
Key Features
- ✓Visual pipeline design with code-optional interfaces
- ✓Automatic schema discovery and data cataloging
- ✓Built-in data transformation functions
- ✓Job scheduling and dependency management
- ✓Serverless or managed cluster execution
Common Use Cases
Data Lake Ingestion
Extract data from databases, APIs, and files, transform it, and load into a data lake for analytics.
Data Warehouse Loading
Automate regular data loads from operational systems into your data warehouse with incremental processing.
Data Migration
Migrate data between systems with transformation, validation, and error handling at scale.
On-Demand Pricing
Pay-as-you-go pricing with no upfront commitment. You are billed per hour of usage and can start or stop at any time. Hourly rates start at $0.0000/hr ($0.00/mo) for AWS Glue.
| Instance | Price/hr | Price/mo |
|---|---|---|
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.5200 | $379.60 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.0000 | $0.01 |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $1.5000 | $1,095.00 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $1.0000 | $730.00 |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - |
Reserved Instance & Savings Plans Pricing
Commit to 1 or 3 years for lower hourly rates.
| Instance | Price/hr | Price/mo | 1yr RI/hr | 3yr RI/hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.5200 | $379.60 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.0000 | $0.01 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $1.5000 | $1,095.00 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $0.4400 | $321.20 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | $1.0000 | $730.00 | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
| AWS Glue | - | - | - | - |
How Glue Pricing Works
On-Demand
Pay per hour with no long-term commitment. Ideal for variable workloads and development environments.
Reserved / Committed Use
Commit to 1 or 3 years for significant discounts.
Spot / Preemptible
Use spare capacity at steep discounts. Best for fault-tolerant, batch, and stateless workloads.
Pricing Insights
Amazon Glue offers 11 pricing tiers from $0.000001/hr to $1.50/hr in the US East region.
Compare tiers by specs and price to find the best fit for your workload.
By Instance Family
- ●AWS Glue: 11 tiers, $0.000001/hr – $1.50/hr
Cost Optimization Tips
- ✓With 11 available tiers, right-sizing your instance to match actual usage is key to cost optimization.
Monthly Cost Examples
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS Glue?
AWS Glue is a cloud service offered by Amazon Web Services. It provides various configurations (100 pricing tiers available) with pay-as-you-go and committed-use pricing options.
How much does AWS Glue cost per month?
Prices range from $0.00/month for AWS Glue to $1,095.00/month for AWS Glue on On-Demand pricing in us-east-1.
Does AWS Glue have a free tier?
AWS offers various free tier options. Check the official AWS pricing page for the most current free tier details for Glue.
How many AWS Glue pricing tiers are available?
There are 100 pricing tiers available for AWS Glue. These range from entry-level configurations to high-performance options for enterprise workloads.
What pricing models does AWS Glue offer?
AWS Glue offers On-Demand (pay-per-hour, no commitment), Reserved/Committed Use (1-3 year commitments for significant discounts), and in some cases Spot/Preemptible pricing for interruptible workloads at the lowest cost.
How is data warehouse pricing calculated?
Data warehouses typically charge for storage (per TB/month) and query compute (per TB scanned or per slot-hour). Separating storage and compute lets you scale each independently. Partitioning and columnar formats significantly reduce query costs by limiting data scanned.