Startup Perks Pricing Trends

The AWS Startups program now offers up to $200,000 in AWS Activate Credits, rather than up to 1 year of Kiro Pro+. Source ↗

The Startup Scholarship has been replaced with a general 'Early Stage Startup Pricing' offer. The limits are the same (100M events/month), but the description of included features is broader (includes MCP and agents). Year two is now 40% off the annual Plus plan, or the option to drop to a free 2M events/month plan. Source ↗

The AWS Activate program now offers up to $200,000 in credits, an increase from $100,000 for VC/accelerator-backed startups. The description of credits for AI startups building on custom silicon is no longer present. Source ↗

The AWS credit offer is now through the AWS Activate program, and the amount is up to $2,500 for OpenAI and $350 for Google Cloud Platform. There are many other partner rewards available, including discounts and free trials for a wide variety of tools. Source ↗

The program now offers up to $350k in credits instead of $250k. Tier 1 now offers $350k, Tier 2 offers $100k, and Tier 3 offers $10k. Workers AI credit caps are now $2,500 for Tier 3, $10,000 for Tier 2, and $50,000 for Tier 1. AI Gateway is temporarily not covered by credits. Source ↗

The page no longer lists specific partner perks ($5K AWS credits, $5K DigitalOcean credits, 1yr GitHub) and instead states over $50,000 in partner discounts, including Google, Xero and OAI. It states a $500 one-time setup fee and a $100 annual fee after the first year. The Stripe credit is stated at $2,500 in both states and is unchanged. Source ↗

The description of credits has been updated. GPU Droplets are now explicitly excluded from core credits, and a separate application process is required for GPU credits. The program now has a $10,000 monthly credit limit. Source ↗

The Startup plan is now $40/month billed annually or $49/month billed monthly, a price increase from the stored $49/month for up to one year. Source ↗

The deal has changed from 20% off the first 6 months to 50% off the first 6 months for Stripe users. Source ↗

The Datadog offer is missing, the AWS credit is reduced to $5k, the Google Cloud credit is missing, and the QuickBooks Online discount is reduced to 90% off. Source ↗

The deal is now 50% off Starter and Standard Plans, not 12 months free on the Premium plan. Source ↗

AWS Startups offers up to 1 year of free Kiro Pro+ (worth $480/year). Three tiers: Starter (up to 2 users), Growth (up to 50 users), Scale (up to 100 users). Eligible: early-stage to Series B companies. Source ↗

Early-stage deal ($29/mo) replaced by Startup plan at $49/mo Source ↗