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Act. You can stay.
From February 1, 2027, Redis OSS 6 caches pay an 80% Extended Support premium. Upgrade to stop it.[1]
Act means: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
ElastiCache for Redis OSS 6 costs more from February 1, 2027
Standard support for Redis OSS 6 on Amazon ElastiCache ends January 31, 2027. From February 1, 2027, caches still on it pay an Extended Support premium of 80% on top of the node price.
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| Extended Support charges start | February 1, 2027[1] |
|---|---|
| End of standard support | January 31, 2027[1] |
| Version | Redis OSS 6 (v6) on Amazon ElastiCache[1] |
| Extended Support premium | 80% in years 1 and 2; 160% in year 3[2] |
| Year 2 premium starts | February 1, 2028[1] |
| Year 3 premium starts | February 1, 2029[1] |
| End of Extended Support and version end of life | January 31, 2030[1] |
| Reserved nodes | The reserved node discount does not apply to the Extended Support charge[3] |
| AWS price example | cache.m5.large in US East (Ohio) on Redis OSS 5: $0.1560 on-demand plus $0.1248 premium, $0.2808 per hour in total[2] |
| How to stop the charge | Upgrade to an engine version in standard support, or delete the cache[3] |
| Caches on Redis OSS 6 | Pay the premium from February 1, 2027[1] |
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Time to bail on ElastiCache caches on Redis OSS 6? Act. You can stay. From February 1, 2027, Redis OSS 6 caches pay an 80% Extended Support premium. Upgrade to stop it.
On our scale this is Act: change a setting or plan before the date. You can stay.
Standard support for Redis OSS 6 on Amazon ElastiCache ends January 31, 2027. From February 1, 2027, caches still on it pay an Extended Support premium of 80% on top of the node price.
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You can stay on Amazon ElastiCache. You have to change a setting or plan before the date.
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Caches on Redis OSS 6: Pay the premium from February 1, 2027.
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