What is AWS PaidEKSvCPUMonitored?

Last updated: April 10, 2025

Amazon GuardDuty offers Runtime Monitoring for EKS. When GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring is activated for a workload, GuardDuty begins collecting and analyzing runtime events for suspicious or potentially malicious activity. GuardDuty Runtime Monitoring pricing is based on the number and size of protected workloads, measured in vCPUs. EKS Runtime Monitoring also has a tiered pricing model based upon the total number of vCPUs monitored. There is a rate for the first 500 vCPUs monitored, the next 4,500 vCPUs monitored and finally a rate beyond 5,000 vCPUs monitored.

Available Regions The prefix represents the region.
Line Item Region
APN1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Asia Pacific region in Tokyo, Japan
APN2-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Asia Pacific region in Seoul, South Korea
APS1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Asia Pacific region in Singapore
APS2-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Asia Pacific region in Sydney, Australia
CAN1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Canada region in Central Canada
EU-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Europe (Regional Designation)
EUC1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Europe region in Frankfurt, Germany
EUW2-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored Europe region in London, United Kingdom
USE1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored US East region in Northern Virginia
USE2-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored US East region in Ohio
USW1-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored US West region in Northern California
USW2-PaidEKSvCPUMonitored US West region in Oregon