There are no special discounts or introductory offers specifically for new AWS Global Accelerator users mentioned in the official AWS documentation or pricing pages. AWS Global Accelerator pricing is based on a fixed hourly fee per accelerator provisioned and a data transfer premium fee charged per gigabyte of data transferred in the dominant direction through the accelerator. This pricing model is pay-as-you-go, with no long-term commitments or minimum fees required, but also no mention of discounts for new users or free tiers[1][3][6].
To summarize the pricing structure:
- You pay a fixed hourly fee of $0.025 for each accelerator running in your account, whether enabled or disabled.
- You pay a data transfer premium fee per GB of data transferred over the AWS global network through the accelerator. The rate varies depending on the source AWS Region and the destination AWS edge location.
- Charges apply only to the dominant direction of traffic (either inbound or outbound).
- Standard data transfer out fees for your application endpoints still apply in addition to the Global Accelerator fees.
AWS Global Accelerator is a self-service, pay-per-use service without any special discounts or free usage tiers for new customers. If you want to manage costs, you can control traffic distribution and the number of accelerators you run, but no promotional pricing is currently available[1][3][6].
If you are a new AWS customer, you might explore the AWS Free Tier for other services, but Global Accelerator is not included in those free tier offerings. For detailed, up-to-date pricing, always refer to the official AWS Global Accelerator pricing page.
Citations:
[1] https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/pricing/
[2] https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/
[3] https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/faqs/
[4] https://repost.aws/questions/QUJEabjODUQ6extMHjkG_SaQ/limitexceededexception-when-creating-a-global-accelerator-on-brand-new-account
[5] https://repost.aws/questions/QUkO0DusUQSsGFHwvjNSA9Eg/why-is-the-global-accelerator-already-deleted-and-still-charging%EF%BC%9F
[6] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/dg/introduction-pricing.html
[7] https://www.reddit.com/r/aws/comments/iahog4/global_accelerator_vs_cloudfront_for_public_alb/
[8] https://aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/customers/
[9] https://docs.aws.amazon.com/global-accelerator/latest/dg/limits-global-accelerator.html