AWS EC2 Instance Pricing Tool

A Python CLI tool to fetch and compare AWS EC2 hourly on-demand pricing and the latest AMI IDs across all available AWS regions.
Supports Linux distributions (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, RHEL, SUSE) and Windows instances.

💡 Ideal for DevOps engineers, cloud architects, and infrastructure teams looking to optimize EC2 costs or automate cloud image selection.

🔖 This tool focuses on on-demand EC2 pricing, making it perfect for dynamic or short-term workloads where flexibility matters.

Requirements

• Python 3.7+
  The package is compatible with Python 3.7 and above.

• AWS Credentials Configured
  It uses boto3 to interact with AWS APIs. Make sure your AWS CLI or environment variables are configured with appropriate credentials and permissions to access EC2 and Pricing APIs.
  Note: You don't need to set a default region in your environment.

Installation

Install from PyPI:

pip install aws-ec2-pricing-tool

Or clone from GitHub and install manually:

git clone https://github.com/spithash/AWS-EC2-Instance-Pricing-Tool.git
cd AWS-EC2-Instance-Pricing-Tool
pip install .

Usage

Run the tool from the command line by specifying the EC2 instance type, operating system, and optionally the distro:

ec2pricing <instance_type> --os <linux|windows> [--distro <distro_name>]

Examples

Fetch pricing and AMI info for a Linux Ubuntu t2.micro instance:

ec2pricing t2.micro --os linux --distro ubuntu

Fetch pricing and AMI info for a Windows t3.medium instance (Microsoft publisher):

ec2pricing t3.medium --os windows --distro microsoft

Fetch pricing and AMI info for a Linux instance across all distros (no distro specified):

ec2pricing t2.micro --os linux

Linux Instances Demo

Windows Instances Demo