diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d4e66b8c..ece11069 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ You can use `linux` or `windows` (all in lowercase) as wildcard.
 
 Limits list of price information items to be returned.
 
+#### --json | -j
+
+Outputs in JSON format. This option will silence any progress output.
+
 #### <a name="accessKeyId"></a>--accessKeyId
 
 Specific AWS Access Key ID. Requires `--secretAccessKey` option to be used together.
diff --git a/src/cli.spec.ts b/src/cli.spec.ts
index de1d3af6..46699123 100644
--- a/src/cli.spec.ts
+++ b/src/cli.spec.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,19 @@ describe('cli', () => {
       expect(consoleMockCallJoin()).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
 
+    it('should handle JSON output option', async () => {
+      await main(['--json', '-r', 'us-east-1', '-l', '10']);
+      const results = consoleMockCallJoin();
+      const resultsObject = JSON.parse(results);
+      expect(results).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(Object.keys(resultsObject).length).toEqual(10);
+      Object.keys(resultsObject).forEach(key => {
+        expect(
+          (resultsObject[key].AvailabilityZone as string).startsWith('us-east-1'),
+        ).toBeTruthy();
+      });
+    });
+
     it('should handle missing accessKeyId', async () => {
       let caughtError = false;
       try {
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index e63ef4b6..906845df 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ export const main = (argvInput?: string[]): Promise<void> =>
               return val;
             },
           },
+          json: {
+            alias: 'j',
+            describe: 'Outputs in JSON format',
+            type: 'boolean',
+            default: false,
+          },
           accessKeyId: {
             describe: 'AWS Access Key ID.',
             type: 'string',
@@ -120,9 +126,10 @@ export const main = (argvInput?: string[]): Promise<void> =>
               limit,
               priceMax,
               productDescription,
+              json,
               accessKeyId,
               secretAccessKey,
-            } = args.ui ? { ...(await ui()), instanceType: undefined } : args;
+            } = args.ui ? { ...(await ui()), instanceType: undefined, json: false } : args;
 
             // process instance families
             let familyTypeSet: Set<InstanceFamilyType>;
@@ -191,7 +198,7 @@ export const main = (argvInput?: string[]): Promise<void> =>
             const familyTypeSetArray = Array.from(familyTypeSet);
             const sizeSetArray = Array.from(sizeSet);
 
-            await getGlobalSpotPrices({
+            const results = await getGlobalSpotPrices({
               regions: region as Region[],
               instanceTypes: instanceType as InstanceType[],
               familyTypes: familyTypeSetArray.length ? familyTypeSetArray : undefined,
@@ -203,8 +210,11 @@ export const main = (argvInput?: string[]): Promise<void> =>
                 : undefined,
               accessKeyId,
               secretAccessKey,
+              silent: json,
             });
 
+            if (json) console.log(JSON.stringify(results, null, 2));
+
             res();
           } catch (error) {
             /* istanbul ignore else */
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/cli.spec.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/cli.spec.ts.snap
index 3698c176..eb99fa30 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/cli.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/cli.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,80 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`cli test by import should handle JSON output option 1`] = `
+"[
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1a\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001600\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T17:09:43.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1b\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001600\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T17:09:43.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1c\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001600\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T17:09:43.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1d\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001600\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T17:09:43.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1f\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001600\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T17:09:43.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1a\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3a.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001700\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T22:11:29.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1c\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3a.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001700\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T22:11:29.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1b\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3a.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001800\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T22:11:29.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1d\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3a.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001800\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T20:21:10.000Z\\"
+  },
+  {
+    \\"AvailabilityZone\\": \\"us-east-1f\\",
+    \\"InstanceType\\": \\"t3a.nano\\",
+    \\"ProductDescription\\": \\"Linux/UNIX (Amazon VPC)\\",
+    \\"SpotPrice\\": \\"0.001800\\",
+    \\"Timestamp\\": \\"2019-10-15T22:11:29.000Z\\"
+  }
+]"
+`;
+
 exports[`cli test by import should handle instance family option 1`] = `
 "╔═══════════╤══════════╤═════════════════════════╤═════════════════╤═════════════════════════╗
 ║ c1.medium │ 0.013000 │ Linux/UNIX              │ us-east-1a      │ US East (N. Virginia)   ║
@@ -131,6 +206,7 @@ Options:
       Linux (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"Red Hat Enterprise Linux\\", \\"Red Hat Enterprise Linux
            (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"Windows\\", \\"Windows (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"linux\\", \\"windows\\"]
   --limit, -l               Limit results output length   [number] [default: 20]
+  --json, -j                Outputs in JSON format    [boolean] [default: false]
   --accessKeyId             AWS Access Key ID.                          [string]
   --secretAccessKey         AWS Secret Access Key.                      [string]"
 `;
@@ -398,6 +474,7 @@ Options:
       Linux (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"Red Hat Enterprise Linux\\", \\"Red Hat Enterprise Linux
            (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"Windows\\", \\"Windows (Amazon VPC)\\", \\"linux\\", \\"windows\\"]
   --limit, -l               Limit results output length   [number] [default: 20]
+  --json, -j                Outputs in JSON format    [boolean] [default: false]
   --accessKeyId             AWS Access Key ID.                          [string]
   --secretAccessKey         AWS Secret Access Key.                      [string]
 "