aws-ec2-pricing-tool 0.1.0

CLI tool to compare AWS EC2 pricing and AMIs across regions

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 script is compatible with Python 3.7 and above.

• AWS Credentials Configured
  The tool 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 have to have a default region set in your environment

• Python Dependencies
  Install required Python packages using pip:

  pip install boto3 rich
  

  Or

  pip install -r requirements.txt
  

Installation

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

Usage

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

python ec2-price-checker.py <instance_type> --os <linux|windows> [--distro <distro_name>]

Examples

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

python3 ec2-price-checker.py t2.micro --os linux --distro ubuntu

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

python3 ec2-price-checker.py t3.medium --os windows --distro microsoft

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

python3 ec2-price-checker.py t2.micro --os linux