Monitor Amazon Aurora DSQL costs with the Aurora DSQL console and CloudWatch alarms

This article explains how to monitor Aurora DSQL costs using the Aurora DSQL console's Usage and cost panel and CloudWatch alarms with SNS notifications.

• Aurora DSQL uses request-based pricing measured in Distributed Processing Units (DPUs) with no hourly charges when idle
• View DPU consumption and estimated costs directly in the Aurora DSQL console's built-in Usage and cost panel
• Set up CloudWatch alarms on hourly DPU thresholds with SNS email notifications to alert teams when usage approaches budget limits
• Deploy monitoring infrastructure as code using AWS CloudFormation templates for consistency across single and multi-Region clusters
• Use graduated alerts (70% warning, 90% critical) and combine with AWS Budgets for comprehensive cost governance

Proactive monitoring with the Aurora DSQL console and CloudWatch alarms provides comprehensive visibility into serverless database costs and enables budget governance.