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Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the consistent foundation for the enterprise hybrid cloud - providing the tools needed to deliver services and workloads faster with less effort.
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Overview
* Virtual machine image for North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.
* Direct support from Red Hat
* Enterprise Discount Program (EDP) eligible.
* Red Hat Hybrid Committed Spend eligible
* Flexible pricing options available via Private Offers. Contact your Red Hat account team or partner for more information.
Need to move fast in the cloud? Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) for AWS is your launchpad for building and scaling applications with speed and confidence. Pre-tuned for AWS and deeply integrated with services like AWS CloudWatch and the AWS CLI, it delivers a ready-to-use experience that helps you hit the ground running without extra setup or configuration.
RHEL for AWS is an optimized Red Hat Enterprise Linux offering designed specifically for AWS environments. It includes built-in features and integrations that streamline performance, management, and security, such as:* Pre-configured AWS-specific performance profiles for faster, consistent deployments
* Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) support for enhanced network performance
* AWS CLI (aws-cli) provides command line interface management of RHEL for AWS images and resources
* Red Hat Lightspeed for proactive monitoring and intelligent issue resolution across hybrid environments
* Image mode streamlines cloud operations with container-native tools, enabling bootable RHEL container images and immutable system images for reduced attack surface
* Optional automated updates and rollbacks for faster operations with reduced risk
* Leverage RHEL as a trusted AI foundation with an extensive ecosystem of trusted partners and tools.
For Procurement
* Pay-as-you-go pricing is based on instance size and vCPU quantity. Discounted 1 & 3 year VM software reservation purchase options are also available.
* Flexible pricing options available via Private Offer. Please contact your Red Hat account team or Red Hat partner for more details.
Not ready to buy? Start your no-cost 60-day trial of Red Hat Enterprise Linux for AWS() today and evaluate its performance and reliability for your cloud workloads.
For Developers
Build faster
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for AWS is optimized for speed and developer productivity. Pre-tuned images with AWS-specific performance profiles eliminate the need for manual configuration, so you can spend less time setting up and more time coding. Integrated toolchains, container runtimes, and cloud-native workflows help you build, test, and deploy applications faster directly within your AWS environment.
Save time
Use RHEL for AWS's integrated AWS CLI to manage AWS services directly from your RHEL command line. System roles and automation integration with Red Hat Ansible® Automation Platform help standardize configurations across instances, saving time and reducing manual effort.
Support
Direct support from Red Hat's award-winning support team with 24x7 access for high-severity issues, and access to an extensive Knowledgebase and other tools in the Red Hat Customer Portal.
For System Admins and Corporate IT
Reduce risk
RHEL for AWS comes hardened with built-in security profiles, Secure Boot, and Confidential Compute to help safeguard your workloads from boot to runtime. Benefit from a trusted software supply chain and meet compliance mandates with confidence using a platform certified across major security standards.
Decrease downtime
Integrated analytics and remediation via Red Hat Lightspeed (included) to proactively identify and provide guidance for fixing issues. It delivers continuous vulnerability alerts and targeted assistance to help maximize uptime and avoid security issues, noncompliant settings, unpatched systems, and configuration drift. Red Hat Lightspeed is FedRAMP approved.
Streamline management and automation
With deep integration into AWS services, RHEL for AWS enables you to manage cloud resources and infrastructure from a single interface. Automate patching, updates, and image lifecycle management using Red Hat Satellite and integrated telemetry from Amazon CloudWatch. Access decades of Red Hat's Linux expertise with RHEL Lightspeed, which uses AI to provide proactive guidance on building, deploying, and managing RHEL.
Highlights
- Protect your business with innovative, built-in capabilities. Red Hat Enterprise Linux also provides security technologies, controls, certifications, and the ongoing support of Red Hat to help safeguard your IT infrastructure and business.
- Gain enterprise workload consistency with a unified foundation. Red Hat Enterprise Linux delivers a consistent application and user experience regardless of the underlying infrastructure.
- Simplify management with integrated tools. Red Hat Enterprise Lightspeed offers built-in manageability and integration with Red Hat management and automation products. Every active Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription includes access to Red Hat Lightspeed.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 9.8
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m6g.large Recommended | $0.06 |
c7g.2xlarge | $0.181 |
c7gd.4xlarge | $0.362 |
i4g.16xlarge | $1.254 |
im4gn.xlarge | $0.12 |
r6gd.metal | $1.254 |
x2gd.xlarge | $0.12 |
t4g.nano | $0.00 |
c6g.2xlarge | $0.181 |
r7g.metal | $1.254 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Arm-based (Graviton) EC2 instances. Billing is usage-based, so charges accrue only while an instance runs. Each dimension maps to a specific EC2 instance type and size. Prices scale with instance capacity: smaller sizes like nano, micro, and medium cost less per hour, while larger sizes such as metal, 16xlarge, and 12xlarge cost more. Instance families (t4g, c6g, c7g, m6g, m7g, r6g, r7g, i4g, im4gn, is4gen, g5g, a1, x2gd, and their variants) target different compute, memory, and storage needs. You choose the instance matching your workload.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
Charges accrue only while an instance runs. A stopped or powered-off instance does not accrue Red Hat Enterprise Linux hourly charges. Underlying AWS storage or other AWS resource fees may still apply, but the software meter counts running time only.
One billed hour covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on one EC2 instance of that exact type and size. The rate reflects that instance's compute, memory, and storage capacity. Each running instance is metered separately, so two instances of the same type bill as two.
Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscription includes access to all supported versions and the Red Hat Customer Portal, with security updates and kernel live patching. AWS infrastructure charges are separate. For cloud infrastructure issues, you consult AWS; Red Hat covers the operating system.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
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- Launch the product via 1-Click or the marketplace listing.
- Access your instance using ssh
- Open an SSH client
- Locate your private key file that was used to launch this instance.
- Use the default username 'ec2-user' and the ssh key registered with AWS. Note that 'root' is disabled by default.
- You should regularly update the OS to apply security fixes and enhancements.
- To do this, run 'sudo yum -y update'
- For more information please see the Deploying Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Amazon Web Services documentation.
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Customer reviews
Madhav B.
Enterprise-Ready OS with Reliable 24/7 Support and Strong Security
Reviewed on Jul 16, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
First thing is as used in a enterprise it provides 24/7 supports and security with increase reliability and as cloud engineer, i think its one of the best OS we can use
What do you dislike about the product?
Only the cost of subscription, its a bit high i think
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I think it provide good ecosystem, performance and reliabilty specially for cloud workloads
Airlines/Aviation
Rock-Solid, Secure, and Enterprise-Ready: RHEL at Its Best
Reviewed on Jul 11, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most about Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is its stability, security, and enterprise-grade reliability. The UI/UX feels clean and consistent, and tools like Cockpit make routine server administration much easier by providing a convenient web-based interface. RHEL also integrates smoothly with enterprise technologies such as Red Hat Satellite, Ansible Automation Platform, OpenShift, Active Directory/LDAP, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud), and container technologies like Podman and Kubernetes, which makes it a strong fit for modern hybrid environments.
Performance is another standout strength. RHEL offers excellent resource utilization, predictable behavior under heavy workloads, and long-term stability, which makes it well suited for production servers and mission-critical applications. From a pricing and ROI standpoint, the subscription model gives access to certified software, security updates, long-term support, and a broad ecosystem of enterprise partners, helping reduce operational risk and lowering maintenance effort and costs over time.
The support and onboarding experience is strong as well. Red Hat provides thorough documentation, a large knowledge base, training resources, and responsive enterprise support, which helps both new and experienced administrators deploy and manage systems efficiently. Lastly, RHEL’s AI and intelligent management capabilities continue to improve through integrations with Red Hat Insights, which can proactively surface security risks, configuration issues, and potential performance optimizations, helping organizations manage infrastructure more effectively.
Performance is another standout strength. RHEL offers excellent resource utilization, predictable behavior under heavy workloads, and long-term stability, which makes it well suited for production servers and mission-critical applications. From a pricing and ROI standpoint, the subscription model gives access to certified software, security updates, long-term support, and a broad ecosystem of enterprise partners, helping reduce operational risk and lowering maintenance effort and costs over time.
The support and onboarding experience is strong as well. Red Hat provides thorough documentation, a large knowledge base, training resources, and responsive enterprise support, which helps both new and experienced administrators deploy and manage systems efficiently. Lastly, RHEL’s AI and intelligent management capabilities continue to improve through integrations with Red Hat Insights, which can proactively surface security risks, configuration issues, and potential performance optimizations, helping organizations manage infrastructure more effectively.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing else to say—it’s the best. I love it so much.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux solves the challenge of running secure, stable, and standardized operating systems across enterprise environments. It provides a consistent platform for hosting business-critical applications, databases, containers, and virtual machines while reducing downtime through regular security patches, long-term support, and predictable release cycles. This has improved system reliability, simplified maintenance, and increased confidence when deploying updates in production.
Its strong integration with automation tools, cloud platforms, virtualization technologies, and DevOps ecosystems streamlines infrastructure management and reduces manual effort. Performance is optimized for demanding workloads, allowing applications to run efficiently with minimal resource overhead. The subscription model delivers good long-term ROI by providing enterprise support, certified software compatibility, and proactive security updates that lower operational risk.
The onboarding experience is backed by excellent documentation, training resources, and responsive technical support, making it easier for teams to adopt and manage RHEL. Additionally, AI-powered capabilities through Red Hat Insights provide intelligent recommendations for security, compliance, performance, and configuration management, enabling proactive issue detection and reducing administrative overhead.
Its strong integration with automation tools, cloud platforms, virtualization technologies, and DevOps ecosystems streamlines infrastructure management and reduces manual effort. Performance is optimized for demanding workloads, allowing applications to run efficiently with minimal resource overhead. The subscription model delivers good long-term ROI by providing enterprise support, certified software compatibility, and proactive security updates that lower operational risk.
The onboarding experience is backed by excellent documentation, training resources, and responsive technical support, making it easier for teams to adopt and manage RHEL. Additionally, AI-powered capabilities through Red Hat Insights provide intelligent recommendations for security, compliance, performance, and configuration management, enabling proactive issue detection and reducing administrative overhead.
Fabio R.
Stable and Reliable, but Requires Technical Knowledge
Reviewed on Jun 22, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like the stability and reliability of Red Hat Enterprise Linux in corporate environments. It has always demonstrated excellent performance with critical workloads. The predictability of updates and the support cycle is a differentiator that greatly aids in planning changes and server maintenance.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although it is very stable, the configurations may require a high level of knowledge, especially for teams with little experience in Linux. Compared to other distributions, some processes may be more difficult and less intuitive for new users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux addresses challenges of stability, security, and support on servers, in addition to facilitating the standardization of the environment. It is reliable in critical workloads and has predictable updates that aid in change planning.
Information Technology and Services
Red Hat efficient administration, flexible support, and security included
Reviewed on May 21, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Your portal at console.redhat.com for managing enterprise subscriptions, assigning workgroups, remote execution of Ansible plays, and the fact that it is the reference platform for managing large enterprises. Additionally, the support provided by the company gives me the freedom to choose 8x5 or 24x7. I consider that the price of each Red Hat subscription is very well justified. Being a CLI administrator, the ease of orchestrating the operating system and its text UI is the best. Furthermore, the applications are optimized and their performance is designed to be very efficient from the start.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have an unfavorable opinion. So far, I haven't found anything I dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ensure the compatibility of my applications and provide security to the code. Additionally, it has a wide library of available applications.
Atharva P.
Stability and Security at a High Cost
Reviewed on May 14, 2026
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I really appreciate Red Hat Enterprise Linux for its stability, security, and reliability when handling enterprise workloads. It provides a consistent operating environment and is great for production systems that need long-term support and predictable performance. Additionally, I use it to host back-end services, data processing workloads, and application environments, where reliability and security are crucial. The long-term support and enterprise tooling that come with it help reduce operational risk, making it very valuable for my use cases.
What do you dislike about the product?
Licensing and subscription cost can be expensive compared to community Linux distributions. Some package versions can also feel outdated because of the prioritized stability over the latest features. Basic installation is straightforward, but enterprise scale configuration hardening and life cycle management require Linux administration experience, so it's not that easy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Red Hat Enterprise Linux to host enterprise app backends, middleware servers, data engineering workloads, containerized environments, infrastructure, and DevOps operations.