https://leanercloud.com/tags/savings-plans.htmlRecent content in Savings-Plans on LeanerCloudHugoenThu, 20 Aug 2026 11:15:42 +0200https://leanercloud.com/blog/2026-08-20-savings-plans-vs-reserved-instances-strategy.htmlThu, 20 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0000https://leanercloud.com/blog/2026-08-20-savings-plans-vs-reserved-instances-strategy.html<h2 id="committing-to-spend-without-painting-yourself-into-a-corner">Committing to spend without painting yourself into a corner</h2> <p>Reserved Instances and Savings Plans both trade flexibility for a discount. You promise AWS a certain amount of usage for one or three years, and in return you pay less than on-demand rates. The hard part is sizing that promise: how much to commit, for how long, and with which instrument, without ending up paying for capacity you no longer run.</p>