AWS Glue pricing
AWS Glue is a paid product. ETL price: $0.44 per DPU-hour. Free plan: 1M objects and 1M requests per month.
AWS Glue plans and prices
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AWS Glue pricing facts
3 of 3 verified- ETL price
- $0.44 per DPU-hour
- Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “The price of 1 DPU-hour is $0.44.”
- Billing
- Per second, 1-minute minimum (Glue 2.0+)
- Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “Jobs that use AWS Glue versions 2.0 and later have a 1-minute minimum.”
- Data Catalog free tier
- 1M objects and 1M requests per month
- Checked Nov 8, 2026aws.amazon.com(opens source in a new tab)
- “You can store the first million metadata objects and make a million metadata requests per month for free.”
AWS Glue price history
We've tracked AWS Glue's prices since Nov 8, 2026 and re-check them against aws.amazon.com regularly. No price changes so far.
AWS Glue alternatives by price
Starting prices from each app's own site, ranked by our alternatives score.
| App | Pricing | Price | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|
 Airbyte | Open source | $20/month (cloud) | — |
 Fivetran | Free plan + paid | Usage-based; $5 monthly base charge per standard connection | Yes |
 dbt | Open source | $100 per user/month (Starter) | 1 developer seat, 3,000 models/month |
 Talend (Qlik Talend Cloud) | Paid | — | No |
 Databricks | Paid | — | No |
AWS Glue pricing: common questions
Is AWS Glue free?
AWS Glue has a free plan: 1M objects and 1M requests per month. Paid plans add more.
How much does AWS Glue cost?
ETL price: $0.44 per DPU-hour, according to aws.amazon.com (checked Nov 8, 2026). Prices can vary by country and billing period.
What are free alternatives to AWS Glue?
Free or freemium alternatives include Airbyte, Fivetran and dbt. Open-source options: Airbyte and dbt.