Control plane + workers — one estimate
AWS EKS Pricing Calculator
Model your EKS control plane fee plus EC2 managed node groups or Fargate pod vCPU/GB-hours before the container line item grows. us-east-1 list pricing.
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Read the full breakdown — Amazon EKS Pricing covers billing dimensions, traps, and a 30-day cleanup plan.
EKS cluster footprint
us-east-1list rates, pricing as of 2026-10-17. Source: AWS public pricing.
us-east-1 On-Demand rates (2026-10-17): $0.10 per cluster-hour for the Kubernetes control plane (each regional cluster).
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Control plane runs 24/7 unless you delete the cluster — 730 hrs ≈ full month.
Worker capacity
Size node groups or Fargate pod capacity running on the cluster(s).
Use average running tasks × hours for steady-state; scale tasks slider for peak if needed.
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EKS Cost Optimization Tips
- Cluster count: Consolidate non-prod into namespaces or vClusters before paying multiple $0.10/hr control planes.
- Graviton nodes: M7g/C7g node groups often beat x86 m6i/c6i on $/pod — not modeled here.
- Fargate vs EC2: Fargate wins on ops overhead; EC2 wins on steady, dense packing with Savings Plans.
- Extended support: Kubernetes versions past standard support add per-cluster hourly surcharges — upgrade cadence matters.
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FactualMinds modernizes EKS estates with FinOps guardrails — typical container platform reviews cut compute 20–35%.
Talk to EKS Experts →Who This Tool Is For
Platform engineers, SREs, and FinOps leads forecasting Amazon EKS before a migration or a cluster sprawl audit. If Cost Explorer shows climbing Amazon EKS and EC2-Other lines together, control plane hours plus worker nodes are usually both in play.
Why We Built This Tool
EKS bills split across a flat control plane hourly and whatever backs your pods — EC2 Auto Scaling groups or Fargate vCPU/GB. We built this from the us-east-1 rate card we use in Kubernetes cost reviews (pricing as of 2026-10-17).
What Problem It Solves
- Control plane visibility. $0.10/cluster-hour × uptime is easy to forget in pod-level estimates.
- Worker mode toggle. Compare EC2 node groups vs Fargate on the same inputs.
- Multi-cluster math. Scale cluster count before finance approves another regional stack.
- Budget defensibility. Monthly and annual totals for architecture and FinOps reviews.
Pair with cloud cost optimization, the Fargate calculator, or EC2 calculator for the full stack.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do these prices come from?
Amazon EKS control plane and representative EC2 worker On-Demand rates plus Fargate x86 compute for us-east-1 as of 2026-10-17. Confirm in the AWS Pricing Calculator before budgeting.
Is the data plane included?
Worker compute (EC2 or Fargate) is included from your inputs. EBS volumes, load balancers, NAT Gateway, and CloudWatch are separate — add those calculators for a full platform estimate.
How is Fargate on EKS billed?
Each running pod on Fargate bills vCPU-hours and GB-hours for the task size. This calculator multiplies average concurrent tasks × task size × hours — adjust task count for burstier workloads.
Does this include Extended Support?
Yes, when you tick EKS Extended Support: clusters on Kubernetes versions past standard support pay $0.60 per cluster-hour instead of $0.10. Upgrade to a supported version to avoid it.
What is Provisioned Control Plane?
An opt-in EKS scaling tier (XL, 2XL, 4XL, 8XL) that pre-allocates API server, scheduler, and etcd capacity for very large or bursty clusters. It bills $1.65–$13.90 per cluster-hour on top of the standard or Extended Support fee. Most clusters stay on the Standard tier.
What about Spot or Savings Plans?
Rates shown are On-Demand list prices. Spot instances, Compute Savings Plans, and EC2 Instance Savings Plans can cut worker costs 40–70% after right-sizing.
How accurate is this estimate?
Arithmetic matches published us-east-1 rates for the inputs you provide. Real bills add CSI drivers, observability agents, cross-AZ traffic, and IP address charges.
