AWS Savings Plans: How to Implement an Effective Chargeback Strategy

This article explains how to implement an effective chargeback strategy for AWS Savings Plans across multiple accounts in an AWS Organization.

• AWS Savings Plans offer discounts in exchange for a consistent usage commitment over 1-3 years
• Discounts can be shared across linked accounts within an AWS Organization
• Uses AWS Cost and Usage Report (CUR) 2.0 to track Savings Plans usage and allocation
• Requires setting up AWS Data Export, AWS Glue, and Amazon Athena to analyze cost data
• Provides a detailed SQL query to identify which accounts benefited from Savings Plans discounts
• Allows fair chargeback by allocating costs based on actual usage across accounts

The strategy helps organizations promote cost transparency and accountability by accurately distributing Savings Plans benefits and costs across different accounts.