"standard" volumes are legacy. If you search for "previous generation" on a given service pricing page you'll usually find a link to the old stuff. In this case

"standard" volumes are legacy. If you search for "previous generation" on a given service pricing page you'll usually find a link to the old stuff. In this case, https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/previous-generation/ https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/previous-generation/ Unless you're specifically looking for high-IOPS or massive HDD volume, you should just default to "gp2" SSD volumes these days.