Users can commit to a defined amount of Redshift Processing Units for three years, receiving up to 45% discounts while maintaining the pay-as-you-go flexibility of serverless analytics. Reservations are shared across AWS accounts under a payer for increased cost efficiency.
The reservations are billed hourly with per-second metering, enabling continuous, predictable billing. Reserved usage applies first, with excess billed at standard rates. Available in all supported regions, this pricing option helps organizations optimize and forecast analytical expenses effectively for workloads that demand steady compute capacity.
Source & further reading
Amazon Redshift Serverless introduces 3-year Serverless Reservations ↗Source published 2026-02-23. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.