Difference Between AWS SAVING PLAN Coverage Report vs Utilization Report

Question

AWS SAVINGS PLAN: I cannot differentiate between the Coverage Report and a Utilization Report. However, I can see a difference in the report of both of these in my Billing account. Utilization Report:

• 100% used in Savings Plan

Coverage Report:

• 68% used in Savings Plan

Queries: What is the difference Between AWS SAVING PLAN Coverage Report vs Utilization Report? Why one of the reports is showing 100% (Utilization Report) and the other 68% (Coverage Report)?

Answer 1

Hope this helps:

Utilization Report: Measures the amount of the savings plan you are using. If it's less than 100% it means that you reserved more than you need.

Coverage Report: Measures the percentage of your costs covered by the savings plan. If it's less than 100%, you can increase your savings plan to optimize costs.

Ideally, both should be 100%, but I would say that it's more important to keep the utilization report at 100% because it's already a fixed cost that you already acquired. The coverage report indicates further improvement opportunities to reduce costs.

Here you can find the official information from AWS documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/ce-sp-usingPR.html https://docs.aws.amazon.com/savingsplans/latest/userguide/ce-sp-usingCR.html