💰 AWS Cost Calculator: Ever wonder what your AWS bill will look like *before* you hit deploy? I did — so I built this interactive tool to estimate EC2, S3, RDS, and Lambda costs in real time using live APIs.
This originated from real client needs at Apex Analytix and was later reused at Vectorflow to support budget-aware deployments. I scoped and prototyped the idea, then collaborated with backend and infrastructure teams to productionize it across use cases.
Check out my blog regarding the project- Real-Time AWS Cost Monitor It's a project — built to deliver instant cost visibility, reduce surprises, and make budget checks as easy as clicking a button.
| Category | Tool / Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Cloud Provider | AWS | Primary environment for resource pricing and deployment |
| SDK | Boto3 (Python AWS SDK) | Fetches live AWS resource data (EC2, RDS, S3, Lambda) |
| Pricing Source | Public AWS Pricing API | Used to calculate estimated cost without relying on delayed billing APIs |
| Frontend | HTML, CSS, JavaScript | Interactive UI to input specs and view cost breakdown |
| Backend | AWS Lambda + API Gateway | Processes cost calculations and returns structured results |
| Hosting | Amazon S3 + CloudFront | Static hosting for the cost calculator web app |
| Future Add-ons | Amazon SES, Slack API | For alerting when cost thresholds are crossed |
💻 Try it yourself below — simulate your AWS bill in seconds!