# Use AWS Pay As You Go

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description: Subscribe to Redpanda in AWS Marketplace with pay-as-you-go billing, and cancel anytime.
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<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/billing/aws-pay-as-you-go.md -->

Subscribe to Redpanda Cloud through AWS Marketplace to quickly provision Serverless and Dedicated clusters. With a usage-based pay-as-you-go subscription, you only pay for what you use and can cancel anytime.

> ❗ **IMPORTANT**
>
> When you sign up for Redpanda Cloud through AWS Marketplace, you can only create clusters on AWS.

## [](#sign-up-in-aws-marketplace)Sign up in AWS Marketplace

1.  In the AWS Marketplace, select [**Redpanda Cloud - The proven Apache Kafka alternative (Pay as You Go)**](https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-ecbu7wwsfh644?applicationId=AWSMPContessa&ref_=beagle&sr=0-3).

2.  On the **Redpanda Cloud - Pay as You Go** overview page, click **View purchase options**, then click **Subscribe**.

    > 📝 **NOTE**
    >
    > If you don’t have a billing account associated with your project, you’re prompted to link the subscription with a billing account.

3.  On the **Subscribe to Redpanda Cloud** page, click **Set up your account**. You’re taken to the Redpanda sign-up page.

4.  On the Redpanda sign-up page:

    -   For **Email**, enter your email address to register with Redpanda.

    -   For **Organization name**, enter a name for your new organization connected through AWS Marketplace.

        > 💡 **TIP**
        >
        > This process creates a new organization, even for existing Redpanda customers. Organizations contain all resources, including clusters and networks.

    -   Click **Sign up and create organization**.

        You will receive an email sent to the address you entered.


5.  In the email, click **Verify email address**.

    This associates the email with a Redpanda account.

6.  On the **Accept your invitation to sign up** page, enter the credentials you want to use for Redpanda Cloud.

    You can now create resource groups, networks, and clusters in your organization.


## [](#next-steps)Next steps

-   [Create a Serverless cluster](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/get-started/cluster-types/serverless/#create-a-serverless-cluster)

-   [Create a Dedicated cluster](https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/get-started/cluster-types/create-dedicated-cloud-cluster/#create-a-dedicated-cluster)