Before deploying anything, a team wants an estimate of what a proposed architecture would cost per month. Which AWS tool provides this?
A.AWS Cost Explorer
Cost Explorer analyzes money already spent, not pre-deployment estimates.
B.AWS Pricing Calculator
Correct. Calculator = estimate before you build.
C.AWS Budgets
Budgets alerts on actual or forecasted spend — it doesn't model hypothetical architectures.
D.Cost and Usage Report
CUR reports real usage/costs after the fact.
Why this answer
The Pricing Calculator models future costs BEFORE deployment — you configure services and get monthly estimates. Cost Explorer analyzes actual spend; Budgets alerts on thresholds; CUR is raw billing data.
Correct answer: B · Last reviewed 2026-10-27
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