search

aws-samples / aws-iot-securetunneling-localproxy

AWS Iot Secure Tunneling local proxy reference C++ implementation
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/what-is-secure-tunneling.html
Apache License 2.0
74 stars 71 forks source link

Costs #28

Closed js1972 closed 3 years ago

js1972 commented 4 years ago

$6 every time you create a tunnel ! Seriously...

There needs to be a certain number of tunnels free every month. As a developer trying to use this functionality you need to repeatedly open tunnels for test purposes - I copped a $60 bill for that. This is ludicrous. Development time should not be included.

What if I had a CI pipeline with my app - we'd cop $6 every time a test was run.

This is nice and handy software but rendered unusable due to costs...

jrad36 commented 3 years ago

Hello , We’re sorry to hear you ran into issues while testing. Secure Tunneling is intended as a support tool used to troubleshoot high-value, remote devices. We plan on reaching out to you directly using the contact information on your website to learn about your use case and discuss options. Sincerely, AWS IoT team

RealHandy commented 3 years ago

I have to second this. This doc: https://aws.amazon.com/iot-device-management/pricing/ references the usual fractions of cents for large volumes of other actions -- first 250,000 Remote Actions / Month is $0.003/action, for example or $3.00 per 1000 actions.

Then 1 tunnel to 1 device is $5.00. Huh? The first time someone inefficiently automates a device action through tunneling, they'll be very sorry.

Maybe, at the very least, shout from the rooftops in docs that tunneling is 1000x more expense than you think it is.

TalKlinger commented 3 years ago

@js1972 , Tunnels are a very powerful tool for one-offs. In case you have a process that requires more than once in a blue moon operation, I would recommend using IoT jobs (pulling logs, running package upgrades, OS upgrade).

steffenstolze commented 2 years ago

I just found this - while scrolling through the issues. This is mental. We'll stop further development with that feature asap and use the EC2 SSH jumphost instead. $6 for opening a tunnel 👎