AWS SNS Pricing (2026)
Cloud notification services provide managed pub/sub messaging for pushing notifications to subscribers via multiple protocols. They enable fan-out message delivery to distributed systems, mobile devices, and external endpoints. SNS supports fan-out to SQS queues, Lambda functions, HTTP endpoints, and mobile push with message filtering. Starting from $0.0000/hr ($0.00/mo) for SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages.
Key Features
- ✓Multi-protocol delivery (HTTP, email, SMS, mobile push)
- ✓Topic-based publish/subscribe messaging
- ✓Message filtering to route events to specific subscribers
- ✓High throughput with automatic scaling
- ✓Dead-letter queues for failed deliveries
Common Use Cases
Application Alerts
Send operational alerts to teams via email, SMS, or webhook when critical events occur in your infrastructure.
Fan-Out Processing
Broadcast a single event to multiple downstream consumers like queues, functions, and databases simultaneously.
Mobile Push Notifications
Deliver push notifications to millions of mobile devices across iOS, Android, and other platforms.
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 SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages.
| Instance | Price/hr | Price/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Requests | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - |
| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 |
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| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
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Pricing by Instance Family
Message Delivery
57 instance types available
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AmazonSNS
40 instance types available
| Instance | Price/hr | Price/mo |
|---|---|---|
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Requests | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | $0.0800 | $58.40 |
| SNS-FIFO-Requests | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| SNS-Publish-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | $0.0900 | $65.70 |
| SNS-Publish-Payload | $0.0170 | $12.41 |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Requests | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | $0.0900 | $65.70 |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | $0.0900 | $65.70 |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages | $0.0000 | $0.00 |
| SNS-Publish-Payload | - | - |
API Request
3 instance types available
| Instance | Price/hr | Price/mo |
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| API Request | - | - |
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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 |
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| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - | - | - |
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| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 | - | - |
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| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - | - | - |
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| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-AuditReporting | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Storage | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Requests | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages-Payload | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-MDP-Scanning | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-FIFO-ArchiveProcessing | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | $0.0000 | $0.00 | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
| SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filter-Matched | - | - | - | - |
| Message Delivery | - | - | - | - |
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How SNS 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 SNS offers 10 pricing tiers from $0.000000/hr to $0.0900/hr in the US East region.
Compare tiers by specs and price to find the best fit for your workload.
By Instance Family
- ●AmazonSNS: 6 tiers, $0.000000/hr – $0.0900/hr
- ●Message Delivery: 4 tiers, $0.000000/hr – $0.000000/hr
Monthly Cost Examples
Frequently Asked Questions
What is AWS SNS?
AWS SNS 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 SNS cost per month?
Prices range from $0.00/month for SNS-FIFO-Subscription-Messages to $65.70/month for SNS-Standard-Payload-MessageFiltering-Filtered-Out on On-Demand pricing in us-east-1.
Does AWS SNS have a free tier?
AWS offers various free tier options. Check the official AWS pricing page for the most current free tier details for SNS.
How many AWS SNS pricing tiers are available?
There are 100 pricing tiers available for AWS SNS. These range from entry-level configurations to high-performance options for enterprise workloads.
What pricing models does AWS SNS offer?
AWS SNS 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.
When does serverless become more expensive than a dedicated instance?
Serverless is typically cheaper for sporadic or bursty workloads under ~1 million invocations per month. Once sustained utilization exceeds 30-40% of a dedicated instance, a reserved VM or container usually costs less. Profile your actual request patterns before committing to either model.