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AWS solutions documentation change

Service: solutions · 2026-03-25 · Documentation low

File: solutions/latest/cost-optimizer-for-workspaces/cost.md

Summary

Updated cost estimates and breakdown for the solution, including a note about NAT Gateway costs and revised cost tables.

Security assessment

Cost documentation update with no security-related changes.

Diff

diff --git a/solutions/latest/cost-optimizer-for-workspaces/cost.md b/solutions/latest/cost-optimizer-for-workspaces/cost.md
index b0ca8c284..16d662a8f 100644
--- a//solutions/latest/cost-optimizer-for-workspaces/cost.md
+++ b//solutions/latest/cost-optimizer-for-workspaces/cost.md
@@ -9 +9,3 @@ CUDOS DashboardSample cost table: Scenario 1
-You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this solution. The total cost of running this solution depends on the number of WorkSpaces that this solution monitors. As of the latest revision, the cost for running this solution with default settings in the US East (N. Virginia) Region is approximately **$5.00 per month** for a deployment with 1000 WorkSpaces. This reflects AWS Lambda, Amazon CloudWatch, and AWS Fargate charges and does not include the cost of the individual WorkSpaces (refer to [Amazon WorkSpaces Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/pricing)). You will also incur variable charges from Amazon S3. For a detailed cost breakdown, refer to the following examples.
+You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this solution. The total cost of running this solution depends on the number of WorkSpaces that this solution monitors. As of the latest revision, the cost for running this solution with default settings in the US East (N. Virginia) Region is approximately **$42.00 per month** for 1,000 WorkSpaces. This reflects Amazon VPC, Amazon CloudWatch, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon ECS (Fargate), Amazon S3, and AWS Lambda charges and does not include the cost of the individual WorkSpaces (refer to [Amazon WorkSpaces Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/pricing)).
+
+The majority of this cost ($33.08/month) comes from the NAT Gateway. To reduce costs, you can deploy the solution in your existing Amazon VPC by providing your subnet IDs and security group ID during deployment.
@@ -27 +29 @@ The cost for **Scenario 1** is based on the following assumptions:
-  * Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 600
+  * Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 600 (10 minutes)
@@ -32 +34 @@ The cost for **Scenario 1** is based on the following assumptions:
-AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 1* total cost (per month) [USD]  
+AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 1 total cost (per month) [USD]  
@@ -34,5 +36,7 @@ AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 1* total cost (per month) [USD]
-Amazon CloudWatch |  API calls to get metrics |  $2.40  
-Amazon ECS |  ECS task |  $1.00  
-Amazon S3 |  Cost Optimizer Report bucket |  $1.00  
-Amazon DynamoDB |  SpokeAccountTable |  $3.50  
-**Total** |  |  **$7.90**  
+Amazon VPC |  NAT Gateway hourly and data processing charges (only if deploying a new VPC) |  $33.08  
+Amazon CloudWatch |  Logs, metrics, dashboard, and API calls |  $7.77  
+Amazon DynamoDB |  Storage and request units for UsageTable, UserSessionTable, and SpokeAccountTable |  $0.83  
+Amazon ECS (Fargate) |  ECS task (0.25 vCPU, 1 GB memory) |  $0.07  
+Amazon S3 |  Cost Optimizer Report bucket |  $0.01  
+AWS Lambda |  Account registration and UUID generation (within free tier) |  $0.00  
+**Total** |  |  **$41.76**  
@@ -46 +50 @@ The cost for **Scenario 2** is based on the following assumptions:
-  * Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 1,200
+  * Amazon ECS task run time in seconds: 1,200 (20 minutes)
@@ -51 +55 @@ The cost for **Scenario 2** is based on the following assumptions:
-AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 2** total cost (per month) [USD]  
+AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 2 total cost (per month) [USD]  
@@ -53,5 +57,7 @@ AWS service | Dimensions | Scenario 2** total cost (per month) [USD]
-Amazon CloudWatch |  API calls to get metrics |  $12.00  
-Amazon ECS |  ECS task |  $2.00  
-Amazon S3 |  Cost Optimizer Report bucket |  $1.00  
-Amazon DynamoDB |  SpokeAccountTable |  $3.50  
-**Total** |  |  **$18.50**  
+Amazon VPC |  NAT Gateway hourly and data processing charges (only if deploying a new VPC) |  $33.08  
+Amazon CloudWatch |  Logs, metrics, dashboard, and API calls |  $17.21  
+Amazon DynamoDB |  Storage and request units for UsageTable, UserSessionTable, and SpokeAccountTable |  $4.17  
+Amazon ECS (Fargate) |  ECS task (0.25 vCPU, 1 GB memory) |  $0.15  
+Amazon S3 |  Cost Optimizer Report bucket |  $0.01  
+AWS Lambda |  Account registration and UUID generation (within free tier) |  $0.00  
+**Total** |  |  **$54.62**