Six commit tiers. Six discount thresholds. The EDP discount curve is a step function, not a straight line. The buyer side response is to land the deal at the right band, not the next one up.
The AWS Enterprise Discount Program prices on a step function. Each tier of annual commit unlocks a higher discount band. The thresholds are widely held inside AWS sales but rarely shared as a published rate card.
The buyer side response reads the commit profile, the ramp, the service exclusions, and the shortfall risk in one model.
Read this reference alongside the AWS knowledge hub, the AWS advisory practice, the EDP negotiation guide, and the Vendor Shield subscription.
The six commit tiers cover the EDP buyer base. Each tier reads from the customer's annual AWS spend forecast.
| Tier | Annual commit | Typical customer size | Discount band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry | 1M to 5M | Mid market | 5 to 8 percent |
| Growth | 5M to 10M | Large enterprise | 8 to 12 percent |
| Strategic | 10M to 30M | Strategic enterprise | 12 to 17 percent |
| Major | 30M to 60M | Major enterprise | 17 to 22 percent |
| Top | 60M to 100M | Top tier | 22 to 27 percent |
| Largest | 100M and above | Hyperscale customers | 27 percent and above |
The tier bands are indicative, not contractual. Discounts vary by region, service mix, term length, and ramp profile. The buyer side response is to score the deal against the indicative band, not against the AWS marketing position.
The headline discount moves on five drivers. Each driver carries a specific weight inside the EDP pricing model.
| Annual commit | 1 year term | 3 year term | 5 year term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5M | 6 percent | 10 percent | 12 percent |
| 10M | 10 percent | 15 percent | 17 percent |
| 30M | 15 percent | 20 percent | 22 percent |
| 60M | 20 percent | 25 percent | 27 percent |
| 100M | 25 percent | 28 percent | 30 percent and above |
The ramp profile sets the year one, year two, and year three commit. AWS prefers a ramp because it backs revenue growth. The buyer side trade is a higher headline discount in return for a growth shape.
Match the ramp to the cloud migration plan. Aggressive ramps are appropriate when a major workload migration lands inside the term. Flat ramps fit estates that already run cloud first.
Not every AWS service counts toward the EDP commit. The exclusions list shapes the effective discount.
| Service | Counts toward commit | Receives EDP discount |
|---|---|---|
| EC2, S3, RDS standard | Yes | Yes |
| Savings Plans | Yes | No additional EDP discount |
| Marketplace third party | Yes on most paper | No |
| RDS for Oracle | Yes | No on most paper |
| AWS Outposts | Yes | No |
| Professional Services | No | No |
The buyer side has five specific levers on the EDP deal. Each lever moves either the tier alignment or the effective discount.
Procurement teams sometimes optimize the EDP deal for the headline percent. The buyer side response is to read the deal as the effective discount on the actual spend, after exclusions and shortfall risk. A nineteen percent headline on a clean inclusion list often beats a twenty two percent headline with a long exclusions list.
The EDP carries a hard commit obligation. Falling under commit by ten percent typically costs more than the discount delivered. Shortfall is the structural risk.
| Annual commit | Discount band | 10% shortfall cost | 20% shortfall cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10M | 15 percent | $1.0M | $2.0M |
| 30M | 20 percent | $3.0M | $6.0M |
| 60M | 25 percent | $6.0M | $12.0M |
| 100M | 28 percent | $10.0M | $20.0M |
Commit at the bottom of the tier. Forecast the spend conservatively. Use the rampshape to back into a credible growth number. Negotiate a year end true up clause to absorb the shortfall risk.
The EDP discount curve is a step function. Land the deal at the right band, not the next one up. The headline discount is one number. The effective discount, after exclusions and shortfall risk, is the real number.
The eight step checklist is the buyer side starting position to land an AWS EDP deal at the right commit tier and the right effective discount.
AWS prices on a step function with six broad commit tiers. Entry at one to five million dollars annual. Growth at five to ten million. Strategic at ten to thirty million. Major at thirty to sixty million. Top at sixty to one hundred million. Largest above one hundred million. Each tier unlocks a higher discount band.
Most third party SaaS spend on AWS Marketplace counts toward the EDP commit on most paper. The third party SaaS spend usually does not receive the EDP discount, only the commit credit. The buyer side response is to negotiate the Marketplace third party SaaS into the discount where the annual spend is large enough.
Common exclusions are Marketplace third party SaaS, Reserved Instances on RDS for Oracle, Professional Services, Enterprise Support fees, and AWS Outposts hardware. The exclusions list shapes the effective discount. The buyer side response is to score the deal on the effective number, after exclusions, not on the headline number.
A ten percent shortfall on a thirty million dollar commit costs three million dollars at a twenty percent discount band. On a sixty million dollar commit the shortfall lands at six million dollars. The shortfall cost often runs higher than the discount delivered. The buyer side response is to commit at the bottom of the tier and forecast conservatively.
The five year term adds two to three percentage points of headline discount on most deals. The five year term locks the customer to a single price floor for the entire window. The buyer side response is to pick the term that matches the cloud migration timeline. A three year term fits most enterprises better than the five year term.
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