Ubuntu Pro for AWS
For production. For professionals.
Ubuntu Pro for AWS is a premium image delivering the most comprehensive open source security and AWS compliance. Ubuntu Pro is suitable for small to large-scale Linux enterprise operations offering pay-as-you-go billing on your existing AWS invoice.
Available on AMD64 and Graviton architectures
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
Delivers additional layer of security and compliance services and security patches covering a wider range of packages, until 2034.
Previous Releases
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Maintained until 2032
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Maintained until 2030
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Maintained until 2028
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Maintained until 2026
Upgrade to Ubuntu Pro
Now you can upgrade your Ubuntu LTS machines to Ubuntu Pro with just a few clicks using AWS License Manager without subscriptions or long term commitments.
Learn how to upgrade
What's in Ubuntu Pro?
FIPS & CC-EAL2 certified
Certified components to enable operating environments under compliance regimes like FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI, and ISO.
CIS and DISA STIG
For companies looking to leverage industry benchmarks for hardening, Ubuntu Pro makes two leading implementation guides available.
Open source security
Ubuntu Pro adds security coverage for the most important open source applications like Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
Predictable and optimized
Ubuntu Pro is based on Ubuntu and leverages both the breadth of open source included and the AWS optimizations built in.
Kernel Livepatch
Ubuntu kernel updates are regularly issued. With our Livepatch service, kernel patches are delivered immediately, without the need for reboot.
Priced for the cloud
Ubuntu Pro's pricing scales with the instance size, as it is based on the instance's vCPUs and metered by the second. Perfect for automation, scaling and all deployment sizes. Customers can also get discounts through AWS Savings Plans.
The right Ubuntu for you
Choose from the latest Ubuntu Server LTS release, minimal Ubuntu, CIS-hardened Ubuntu, or one of many fully-supported earlier LTS versions.
Up to 15-year lifetime
Canonical backs Ubuntu Pro for up to 15 years, ensuring security updates are available throughout, with a guaranteed upgrade path.
Optional 24/7 support
Additional enterprise-grade support available through private offer.
Ubuntu Pro feature coverage
| AMD64 | Graviton (ARM64) | |
|---|---|---|
| ESM-Infra | All LTS | All LTS |
| ESM-Apps | All LTS | All LTS |
| Livepatch | All LTS | Coming soon |
| USG | All LTS | 22.04, 24.04 |
| FIPS | 16.04, 18.04, 20.04 and 22.04 | 22.04 |
| FIPS-Preview | 24.04 | 24.04 |
| Realtime-kernel | 22.04, 24.04 | 22.04, 24.04 |
Webinar
AWS compliance made easy
The FIPS certified Ubuntu Pro image is now available on AWS. Ubuntu Pro FIPS is the critical foundation for state agencies administering federal programs and private sector companies with government contracts. Ubuntu Pro FIPS is built upon the power of Ubuntu Pro's enhanced stability, AWS compliance, and security features and is maintained to provide your organization with the strongest FIPS foundation now and in the future.
Broadest open source security coverage keeps CISOs sleeping at night
Ubuntu Pro includes security coverage for the entire collection of software packages shipped with Ubuntu, tracking high and critical CVEs. This comprehensive security, support, and compliance subscription is ideal for companies that have embraced open source for their new products.
Developers choose Ubuntu because it includes a set of open source packages known as 'universe'. These include NGINX, MongoDB, Redis, Kafka, and many, many more. With Ubuntu Pro, CIOs and security officers can be confident they can roll these packages out to production.
Learn why organizations choose Ubuntu Pro ›
The new Ubuntu Pro images will deliver a further optimized experience to our customers, providing additional security and performance to their Ubuntu instances, Ubuntu Pro can be purchased, deployed and launched on AWS in a seamless and effortless manner, removing the need for additional provisioning or procurement processes.
Deepak Singh
VP of Compute Services, AWS
Choose the right Ubuntu for you
| Ubuntu | Ubuntu Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| AWS optimized kernel and userspace | ||
| Security patches for Ubuntu infrastructure components | ||
| Security patches for hundreds of open source applications, including Apache Kafka, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis and NodeJS | ||
| FIPS 140-2 and Common Criteria EAL2 certified components, with optional CIS hardening profile and DISA STIG | ||
| Kernel Livepatch for instant security and higher uptimes | ||
| Maintenance commitment | 5 years | Up to 15 years (with Legacy add-on) |
Pricing for US East
(N. Virginia) Region
| Example instance size | EC2 + Ubuntu Pro hourly |
|---|---|
| t3.nano | $0.009 |
| t3.medium | $0.045 |
| c5.large | $0.089 |
| r5.xlarge | $0.259 |
| i3.2xlarge | $0.638 |
| r5d.4xlarge | $1.180 |