AWS Extended Support Detection
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Finout’s CostGuard automatically detects AWS Extended Support fees—extra charges applied by AWS for running legacy or outdated services like RDS or EKS. These hidden fees can quietly inflate your cloud bill, and are often missed until they add up significantly.
This helps identify which resources are incurring extended support costs and estimates how much could be saved by upgrading to supported versions. No manual tagging or setup is needed, as outdated services are automatically flagged with clear indications of unsupported versions, helping teams reduce waste and avoid unnecessary costs.
Daily Billing Scan CostGuard automatically scans your latest AWS billing data every day, ensuring up-to-date visibility into any new or ongoing support charges.
Identification of Extended Support Charges It identifies line items in the billing data that are associated with AWS Extended Support, specifically for services like:
Amazon RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora)
Amazon EKS
No Manual Setup Needed No tagging, configuration, or permissions are required from your side. The detection is based purely on your cloud billing data, making setup effortless.
Flagging and Recommendations Once outdated resources are identified, CostGuard flags them and provides actionable upgrade paths, helping your team prioritize and reduce waste.
Estimated Savings For each flagged resource, CostGuard calculates and displays potential yearly savings if upgraded, giving you a clear financial incentive to act.
In Finout, navigate to CostGuard.
Click Idle. All of the idle scans appear.
Choose RDS - Extended Support or EKS - Extended Support. The All Resources list appears, including all the resources of the chosen scan.
Click on a Resource to see more details. The resource details appears.
Which AWS services are currently supported for Extended Support detection?
Finout currently detects Extended Support fees for AWS RDS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Aurora) and Amazon EKS . Support for additional services will be added in future updates.
Does this feature require any additional permissions?
No. Detection is based solely on your existing cloud billing data, so there’s no need to grant extra permissions.
Do I need to manually tag or configure anything for this to work?
No manual tagging or user input is required. Finout automatically flags outdated services and provides upgrade recommendations.
What data is used to detect Extended Support fees?
Finout uses cloud billing data to detect services incurring Extended Support charges with no additional configuration or data sources needed.
Can I upgrade from a deprecated service to a supported version?
Yes. For every deprecated or Extended Support service, there is a compatible, up-to-date version that you can migrate to in order to avoid additional fees.
