April 27–3, 2026

This Week in Developer Pricing

2 products deprecated, 1 pricing restructure across 4 developer tool pricing changes

2 deprecated1 restructured

Biggest Losses (2)

deprecated AWS Cloud Hosting
AWS App Runner closed to new customers. Service enters maintenance mode with no new features. AWS recommends migrating to Amazon ECS Express Mode for simplified container deployment.
deprecated AWS Serverless
Node.js 20 AWS Lambda runtime 3-phase deprecation begins. Phase 1 (April 30): no new function creation. Phase 2 (June 30): no function updates. Phase 3 (August 30): no invocations.

Other Notable Changes (2)

restructured Microsoft Cloud Hosting
Windows 365 Business list price decreasing 20% starting May 1, 2026. New 1-hour hibernation feature for idle Cloud PCs to reduce costs. Applies to all Windows 365 Business SKUs.
new tier Microsoft Enterprise Software
Microsoft 365 E7 SKU launching May 1, 2026. Bundles E5 + Entra Suite + Copilot + Agent 365. Positioned as premium enterprise tier for AI-first organizations.

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