AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner — Question 751

A company is planning a migration to the AWS Cloud and wants to examine the costs that are associated with different workloads.

Which AWS tool will meet these requirements?

Answer options

• A. AWS Budgets
• B. AWS Cost Explorer
• C. AWS Pricing Calculator
• D. AWS Cost and Usage Report

Correct answer: C

Explanation

AWS Pricing Calculator is designed to estimate the cost of prospective AWS services and workloads prior to deployment or migration. The other tools, such as AWS Budgets, AWS Cost Explorer, and AWS Cost and Usage Report, are used to monitor, analyze, and manage actual spending after resources have been deployed.