Flexsave invoicing
The Flexsave pricing model varies with account type. This page explains the different line items on your monthly invoices.
A general description of Invoice line items
If you've set up invoice bucketing, you'll see the line item Flexsave Savings / DoiT Flexsave Savings on the relevant bucket invoices. See Flexsave savings in buckets for examples.
Consolidated resold account
On your monthly AWS invoices:
The Amazon Web Services / Account #
account_IDline items are the cost of each account without Flexsave (see also Additional accounts).The Flexsave Saving / DoiT Flexsave Savings line item always has a negative quantity (Units)
-1, which means the corresponding PPU amount is deducted from your total cost.
Example:
In Cloud Analytics reports, the Flexsave Savings line item is found under the Cost Type Flexsave (you can also find it using Credit Flexsave for AWS).
Dedicated resold account
On your monthly AWS invoices:
The Amazon Web Services / Account #
account_IDline items are the cost of each account without Flexsave (see also Additional accounts).The Flexsave / Customer incurred costs on Flexsave accounts line item covers the cost generated by your AWS configurations (e.g., Amazon GuardDuty) on DoiT Flexsave accounts.
The Flexsave / DoiT Flexsave Compute Savings / DoiT Flexsave SageMaker Savings / DoiT Flexsave RDS Savings line item always has a negative quantity (Units)
-1, which means the corresponding PPU amount is deducted from your total cost.The Flexsave / AWS Credits for eligible Flexsave charges line item is the applied AWS credits for 3-Year Savings Plans No Upfront Recurring Fee, when available. This line item always has a negative quantity (Units)
-1, which means the corresponding PPU amount is deducted from your total cost.
Invoices issued before January 2023 contain a Flexsave / Flexsave Management Costs line item that covers the cost of DoiT Flexsave accounts, generated by DoiT (e.g., using AWS Cost Explorer APIs to query the utilization data) and your organization. This line item is now obsolete.
Example (without AWS Credits for eligible Flexsave charges):
In Cloud Analytics reports, the savings generated by Flexsave is found under the Cost Type FlexsaveNegations (you can also find it using Savings Type Flexsave for savings metric).
You can further break down the savings by Service, SKU, or other dimensions.
SaaS account
If you purchase Flexsave separately from other DoiT products, Flexsave invoices are issued as of a standalone product. On your monthly Flexsave standalone invoices:
- The Flexsave / Account #
account_IDline items are the fee charged by DoiT for administering the Flexsave service.
AWS credits for Savings Plans, if available, are owned by you. You can't use them to offset Flexsave charges on standalone invoices.
Example:
In Cloud Analytics reports, the administration fee is found under the Cost Type FlexsaveCharges.
You can further break down the cost by Project/Account ID, Service, SKU, or other dimensions.
Flexsave cost types
These are the cost types in Cloud Analytics reports that are specific to Flexsave:
| Cost Type | Description | Account Type |
|---|---|---|
| Flexsave | The savings generated by Flexsave. The savings are converted to credits and deducted from your monthly invoice. | Consolidated resold |
| FlexsaveCoveredUsage | The on-demand cost of workloads covered by Flexsave. The FlexsaveCoveredUsage line items are offset by the corresponding FlexsaveNegations items. | Dedicated resold, SaaS |
| FlexsaveNegations | The savings generated by Flexsave.
| Dedicated resold, SaaS |
| FlexsaveRecurringFee |
| Dedicated resold, SaaS |
| FlexsaveCharges | The charge for the Flexsave service. The FlexsaveCharges line items are generated per SKU. | SaaS |
If you're on a dedicated resold account or a SaaS account, you can run the preset report Flexsave Compute or use Service, SKU, or other dimensions for a detailed breakdown.
