Container Runtime Decision
AWS Fargate vs EC2 Pricing Calculator
Compare monthly container compute spend across Fargate and EC2 assumptions.
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Workload profile
us-east-1 list rates, pricing as of 2026-06-16. Compares Fargate vCPU/GB rates vs EC2 On-Demand equivalent. Source: AWS public pricing .
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Who This Tool Is For
Platform teams deciding between ECS on EC2 and Fargate for production services.
Why We Built This Tool
This tool converts workload requirements to monthly cost using explicit utilization assumptions.
What Problem It Solves
- Runtime choice. Compare serverless containers vs self-managed capacity.
- Idle tax. Model EC2 under-utilization explicitly.
- Budget planning. Get monthly and annual costs in one pass.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which rates are used?
us-east-1 list prices (AWS Fargate pricing and EC2 pricing) as of 2026-06-16.
Does this include networking and storage?
No. Compute only. Add ELB, NAT, EBS, and data transfer separately.
How is EC2 utilization applied?
Required compute is divided by utilization to model idle capacity overhead.
When is Fargate usually cheaper?
When cluster utilization is low or workloads are highly spiky.
When is EC2 usually cheaper?
At high stable utilization and with commitment discounts.
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Cost reviews
25–40%
Savings found
50+
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