AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 592

A company needs to set a maximum spending limit on AWS services each month. The company also needs to set up alerts for when the company reaches its spending limit.

Which AWS service or tool should the company use to meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. Cost Explorer
• B. AWS Trusted Advisor
• C. Service Quotas
• D. AWS Budgets

Correct answer: D

Explanation

AWS Budgets is the correct tool because it allows users to set custom cost and usage budgets and configure alerts when spending exceeds or is forecasted to exceed the defined threshold. AWS Cost Explorer is designed for visualizing and analyzing historical spending trends rather than setting active limit alerts. AWS Trusted Advisor offers best-practice recommendations, and Service Quotas manages resource limits rather than financial budgets.