Cost and Quotas⚓︎
Estimated Cost⚓︎
The estimated cost for running the Landing Zone Accelerator using the sample configuration with AWS Control Tower in US East (N. Virginia) within a non-critical sandbox environment with no activity or workloads is approximately $430 USD per month.
For a detailed cost breakdown, see the Cost section of the Implementation Guide.
Note
Actual costs vary based on the number of accounts, enabled regions, and configured services. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator for environment-specific estimates.
Key Service Quotas⚓︎
CloudFormation⚓︎
| Quota | Default | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Stacks per account | 2,000 | V2 network stacks create up to 8 stacks per VPC. Plan accordingly. |
| Resources per stack | 500 | Primary reason for V2 stack splitting. Enable useV2Stacks: true if approaching this limit. |
| Outputs per stack | 200 | Can be hit with many SSM parameters |
AWS Organizations⚓︎
| Quota | Default | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| SCPs per target | 5 | LZA validates this during the Prepare stage |
| Accounts per organization | 10 (soft limit) | Request increase before deploying many workload accounts |
AWS Config⚓︎
| Quota | Default | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Config rules per account/region | 400 | Can be reached with many rule sets |
SSM Parameter Store⚓︎
| Quota | Default | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters per account/region | 10,000 | LZA creates many SSM parameters for cross-stack references |
VPC⚓︎
| Quota | Default | Relevance |
|---|---|---|
| VPCs per region | 5 | Request increase for multi-VPC deployments |
| Subnets per VPC | 200 | Relevant for large VPC configurations |
Requesting Quota Increases⚓︎
LZA can automatically request service limit increases via the Operations stack. Configure in global-config.yaml → limits.
For manual increases, use the Service Quotas console.