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How It Works
The AWS Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) is a structured framework AWS uses to help enterprises migrate workloads from on-premises or other cloud environments to AWS. As part of MAP, AWS provides credits that apply directly to a customer’s AWS bill, reducing the effective cost of services consumed during and after migration. Customers typically qualify by engaging with an AWS Partner or AWS directly, completing a migration assessment, and meeting defined usage or spend thresholds. The credits are time-limited and tied to specific AWS accounts or workloads covered under the MAP agreement.
Why It Matters for Cloud Cost
MAP Credits can meaningfully reduce the net AWS bill during a migration window, which is often when cloud costs spike before optimization work begins. Teams that fail to account for MAP Credits in their financial planning can underestimate the true cost of migration or miss the window to apply for them entirely. Once the credits expire or the MAP agreement closes, the full on-demand cost resumes. Finance and engineering teams need visibility into MAP Credit balances and burn rates so they can plan ahead for the transition to standard pricing and put commitment-based discounts in place before credits run out.
ClearCost provides visibility and showback reporting across AWS spend, giving teams the cost data they need to manage cloud budgets before and after a migration.