Amazon Athena pricing
3 plans read from aws.amazon.com
SQL queries with Capacity Reservations$0.30 a month $0.30 per DPU-hour; usage-basedCapacity-based pricing; S3 and other service charges may apply separately Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Apache Spark$0.35 a month $0.35 per DPU-hour; usage-basedS3 charges for storing and reading data and results apply separately Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
SQL queries$5 a month $5 per TB of data scanned; usage-basedS3, Glue Data Catalog, and Lambda charges may apply separately Read 3 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
In short
- Amazon Athena lists no free plan.
- Paid plans published: 3, from $0.30 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Hive | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Drill | — | Yes | No |
| Comunica | — | Yes | No |
| Apache Kylin | — | Yes | No |
| Starburst Enterprise Context Layer | $0.50/mo | Yes | Yes |
| PrestoDB | — | Yes | No |
| IBM Db2 | $630/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Impala | — | Yes | No |