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AWS Trusted Advisor now delivers more accurate unused NAT Gateway checks powered by AWS Compute Optimizer

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Service Feature Change
TL;DR: AWS Trusted Advisor enhances unused NAT Gateway detection using Compute Optimizer for more accurate cost optimization recommendations.
AWS Services: AWS Trusted Advisor, AWS Compute Optimizer, NAT Gateway, CloudWatch, Cost Optimization Hub

Link: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/trusted-advisor-unused-nat-gateway-check/

AWS Trusted Advisor has enhanced its detection of unused NAT Gateway checks powered by AWS Compute Optimizer detection capabilities. The enhanced detection analyzes additional CloudWatch metrics over a 32-day lookback period and verifies whether NAT Gateways are associated with route tables, reducing false positives by avoiding flagging critical backup resources. This helps cost optimization teams and DevOps engineers confidently identify and remove unused NAT Gateways that incur unnecessary charges.

Each recommendation includes estimated monthly cost savings, enabling you to prioritize cleanup based on monetary impact. With these recommendations, you can run regular cost audits to catch idle NAT Gateways before charges accumulate. This simplifies cleaning up resources left behind after workload migrations or decommissions. You can view and act on these recommendations in the Trusted Advisor console alongside your other cost optimization checks, or through Trusted Advisor APIs.

This feature is available in all AWS Regions where AWS Trusted Advisor is supported. Organizations must be opted-in to Cost Optimization Hub and Compute Optimizer to access these enhanced recommendations. To learn more, visit the AWS Trusted Advisor documentation.

Published: 2026-02-23 23:00:00+00:00