About
AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous delivery service that helps teams automate software release workflows from source through build, test, and deployment. It is designed to streamline release processes, reduce operational overhead, and support faster delivery of application updates.
- Models end-to-end CI/CD pipelines without provisioning servers.
- Defines pipeline stages and actions through the AWS Management Console or CLI.
- Supports notifications, access control, and custom integrations.
- Works with AWS services and third-party tools through built-in and custom actions.
The service is aimed at teams that want to standardize and automate release pipelines while maintaining flexibility for different deployment patterns and integrations.
Free Tier Value
This free tier is worth about $1.20/month at AWS's paid rates: one free V1 active pipeline is worth $1.00, and 100 free V2 action-execution minutes are worth about $0.20 at $0.002 per minute. It resets every month and has no expiration, but it is capped and a credit card is required to create the account, which keeps the score in the middle rather than at the top.
What's included in the free tier
- One free active V1 pipeline per month, for pipelines older than 30 days with at least one code change run through them.
- 100 free action execution minutes per month for V2 pipelines, shared across all V2 pipelines in the account.
- Free minutes reset at the start of each calendar month; unused minutes do not carry over.
See AWS CodePipeline pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
V1-type pipelines
- active V1 pipeline
- 1 free per month
- pipeline age
- older than 30 days
- code change runs
- at least one per month
- Free for the first 30 days after creation
- No charge for pipelines with no new code changes running through them during the month
- Active pipeline is not prorated for partial months
- Applies to pipelines older than 30 days with at least one code change run through them
V2-type pipelines
- action execution minute
- 100 free per month
- account scope
- shared across all V2 pipelines
- reset period
- calendar month
- Charged by action execution duration rounded up to the nearest minute
- All action types charged except manual approval and custom action types
- Free minutes shared across all V2 pipelines in the account
- Unused free minutes do not carry over to the next month
Pricing extracted from AWS CodePipeline's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
