What Is AWS? Core Services, Pricing & Regions (2026)
Amazon's cloud platform explained: core services, pay-as-you-go pricing, and the global Region and Availability Zone footprint.
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The world's most broadly adopted cloud platform, with more than 200 services available on demand. AWS reports a global footprint of Availability Zones grouped into Geographic Regions, so you can run workloads close to your users.
Compute
Amazon EC2 instances and on-demand capacity
Storage
Amazon S3 object storage with tiered pricing
Networking
Amazon VPC for isolated cloud networks
Identity
Amazon Cognito for user identity and access
Pay-as-you-go pricing
No long-term contracts; a Free Tier to get started
Amazon Web Services groups its 200+ services into categories such as compute, storage, networking, and identity, billed on a pay-as-you-go model. These articles break down what AWS is, what its core services do, and how its pricing and global infrastructure work.
AWS offers more than 200 services on demand. Notebook-confirmed flagships include Amazon EC2 for compute, Amazon S3 for object storage, Amazon VPC for networking, and Amazon Cognito for identity. Most workloads are assembled from a handful of these building blocks.
AWS bills pay-as-you-go, with no long-term contracts or termination fees on the standard model. Savings Plans trade a 1- or 3-year commitment for lower rates, some services are tiered (cheaper per unit at scale), and a Free Tier lets you get started without immediate cost.
AWS runs Availability Zones (clusters of isolated data centers) grouped into Geographic Regions worldwide, with expansion announced for new Regions including Saudi Arabia and Chile. Region and Availability Zone counts are vendor-reported and change over time.
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When you run workloads on AWS, your data is processed and stored in Amazon's data centers, in the Region or Regions you choose. Where it physically lives carries legal and regulatory weight under regimes such as GDPR and CCPA. Review AWS's data-handling, residency, and compliance documentation before placing proprietary or regulated data on the platform, and configure access (IAM) and storage deliberately.
AWS is metered, and pricing, Free Tier limits, Region counts, and service definitions change frequently. The figures and service details here reflect AWS documentation checked on June 17, 2026, and the Region and Availability Zone counts are vendor-reported. Before you commit budget or sign a contract, confirm the current pricing, quotas, and terms directly on the AWS site, because the live figures are the only authoritative ones.
This hub is editorially independent, with no affiliate relationship with Amazon, AWS, or any provider named here. Service descriptions are grounded in AWS documentation, and infrastructure counts are vendor-reported and were verified on June 17, 2026. You have data rights under GDPR (EU/UK) and CCPA (California); where those rights apply to AWS-hosted data depends on the Region, the service, and your contract.