Help Center

How to Get AWS Credits

Quick Answer

You can get AWS credits through startup programs like AWS Activate, promotional offers, or by buying a verified AWS credit account. Credit accounts come pre-loaded with $1,000 to $100,000 in promotional credit that applies automatically against your AWS usage.

Official ways to get AWS credits

AWS Activate offers credits to eligible startups, and AWS occasionally runs promotional credit offers. However, these programs have eligibility requirements and approval delays, and the credit amounts vary based on your funding stage and partnerships.

Buying an AWS credit account

The fastest way to get AWS credits is to buy a verified credit account. These come pre-loaded with $1,000 to $100,000 in promotional credit and are delivered within hours, with no eligibility requirements or waiting.

How AWS credit is applied

Promotional credit is applied automatically against your AWS bill across nearly all services — EC2, S3, SageMaker, RDS, and more. You spend normally and the credit reduces your invoice until it's exhausted.