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AWS has announced a major evolution of its Support offerings—introducing new AI-powered capabilities and redesigned Support plans that move customers away from reactive troubleshooting and toward proactive issue prevention. The refreshed portfolio delivers faster response times, intelligent automation, and deeper AWS expertise to help organizations operate and optimize their cloud environments more effectively.
The new lineup consists of three Support plans, each designed to meet different operational needs. Higher tiers inherit all capabilities of the lower tiers while adding more advanced features, tighter SLAs, and enhanced AI-driven intelligence.
Introducing the New AWS Support Plans
Business Support+: AI-Powered Assistance for Developers & SMBs
Business Support+ brings an AI-driven, developer-friendly experience at a lower entry price. Thanks to contextual intelligence, customers can choose to start with automated insights or directly engage AWS experts—who now respond to critical cases within 30 minutes, twice as fast as before.
Key features:
AI-powered recommendations tailored to your environment
Faster support escalation with preserved context across interactions
Low-cost subscription model
Seamless transition between AI guidance and AWS human experts
At $29/month, Business Support+ reduces the previous minimum cost by 71%, making advanced operational support more accessible than ever.
Enterprise Support: Intelligent Operations with Human + AI Expertise
Enterprise Support enhances the traditional AWS support model with integrated AI insights and hands-on AWS expertise. A dedicated Technical Account Manager (TAM) combines knowledge of your workloads with environment-wide insights to identify risks and optimization opportunities before they disrupt operations.
Highlights:
15-minute response time for production-critical incidents
AI-curated context delivered to engineers for faster case resolution
Access to AWS Security Incident Response at no extra cost
Workshops, enablement programs, and continuous operational guidance
With pricing starting at $5,000/month (a 67% savings over prior rates), this tier targets organizations seeking high-quality operational intelligence and faster problem resolution.
Unified Operations Support: The Highest Level of Proactive, Context-Aware Support
Unified Operations Support represents AWS’s most comprehensive support offering, designed for mission-critical workloads that require the highest reliability and continuous oversight.
Customers receive a designated core team including:
A Technical Account Manager
A Domain Engineer
A Senior Billing & Account Specialist
On-demand experts in migration, incident management, and security
Capabilities include:
Real-time infrastructure monitoring
AI-driven operational insights
24/7 proactive risk identification
5-minute response time for critical incidents
Ongoing application reviews and readiness validation
Unified Operations begins at $50,000/month, aimed at large enterprises operating complex, high-stakes cloud environments.
A Shift Toward Proactive Cloud Operations
AWS Support now maintains deep contextual awareness of your environment—including configuration history, past support cases, and operational metadata—so AI and AWS experts collaborate to deliver more accurate, relevant advice.
This evolution signals a broader AWS strategy:
Less firefighting. More prevention. More optimization. More intelligence.
Customers can expect:
Holistic visibility into performance, security, and cost
AI-driven root-cause insights
Recommendations prioritized by business impact
Continuous enhancements as AWS expands its AI operations platform
Transition Timeline
Existing plans remain supported until January 1, 2027, including:
AWS Developer Support
Business Support (classic)
Enterprise On-Ramp
Customers can migrate to the new Support plans anytime via the AWS Console or through their AWS account team. Enterprise Support customers can access new features immediately.
Availability & Pricing Overview
| Plan | Starting Price | Critical Case Response Time | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Support+ | $29/month | 30 min | All commercial regions |
| Enterprise Support | $5,000/month | 15 min | All commercial regions |
| Unified Operations | $50,000/month | 5 min | All commercial regions |
All plans use a tiered pricing model that offers lower marginal prices as usage grows.
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