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Amazon Redshift costs $0.54 to $1.50 per month as of March 2026. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.

Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.

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+3025% above list price

Amazon Redshift true cost runs 3025% above the listed $0.543-$1.5/month price as of March 2026. For a 25-person team, expect ~$9,375 in year-one costs vs the $300 base license. Key hidden costs: redshift spectrum queries against s3 cost $5/tb scanned, billed separately from cluster compute, concurrency scaling beyond 1 free hour/day costs the same per-second rate as your provisioned cluster, cross-region data sharing incurs data transfer fees ($0.01-$0.02/gb). Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.

Hidden Costs Breakdown

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Redshift Spectrum queries against S3 cost $5/TB scanned, billed separately from cluster compute

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Concurrency Scaling beyond 1 free hour/day costs the same per-second rate as your provisioned cluster

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Cross-region data sharing incurs data transfer fees ($0.01-$0.02/GB)

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DC2 nodes bundle storage, so you pay for unused storage capacity if your data is small

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RA3 managed storage costs ($0.024/GB) add up quickly for multi-TB datasets

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Cluster snapshots stored in S3 incur additional storage costs beyond the free automated backup period

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Provisioned clusters are billed 24/7 even during periods of no query activity unless paused

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Elastic resize operations cause brief downtime and may incur additional compute during the transition

Example: True Cost for 25 Users

License (25 × $1 × 12) $300/yr
Implementation (one-time) +$15,000–$50,000
Premium Support (20%) +$60/yr
Training (25 × $500) +$12,500
Admin (part-time) +$15,000–$25,000/yr
Estimated Year 1 Total ~$9,375
That's roughly 31.3× the advertised license price.

Frequently Asked Questions

01 What hidden costs should I budget for with Amazon Redshift?

Beyond the license fee, budget for implementation ($5K-$100K+), training ($500-$2K per user), premium support (15-20% of license), and admin costs. Most companies see 40-60% higher total cost than the listed price.

02 Does Amazon Redshift charge for implementation?

Amazon Redshift doesn't include implementation in the license cost. Implementation is typically done by partners and costs range from $5,000 for basic setup to $100,000+ for enterprise deployments with customization.

03 How much does Amazon Redshift support cost?

Basic support is included, but premium support (faster response times, 24/7 availability) typically adds 15-20% to your annual contract. This can be thousands of dollars per year for larger deployments.

04 Are there storage costs with Amazon Redshift?

Most Amazon Redshift plans include limited storage. Once you exceed the included amount, you'll pay overage fees which can range from $50-$500+ per month depending on data volume.

05 What add-ons cost extra with Amazon Redshift?

Many features marketed as part of Amazon Redshift are actually add-ons: advanced reporting, API access, integrations, and specialized modules. Each can add $10-$100+ per user per month.

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