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Amazon Route 53 pricing (2026)
Amazon Route 53 starts at $0/mo (Usage-Based) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from Amazon Route 53's own pricing page; 1 plans. Best for AWS-native architectures. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $0/mo (Usage-Based)
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: AWS-native architectures; HIPAA-covered workloads on AWS; high-availability multi-region routing
As of · every figure below links to its source
Amazon Route 53 plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usage-Based | $0 | — | flat | No base fee. Hosted zones: $0.50/zone/month for first 25 zones; $0.10/zone/month for 26+. Standard queries: $0.40/million (first 1B/month), $0.20/million (over 1B). Latency-based routing: $0.60/million (first 1B), $0.30/million (over 1B). Geolocation/Geoproximity: $0.70/million (first 1B), $0.35/million (over 1B). IP-Based Routing: $0.80/million (first 1B), $0.40/million (over 1B). Alias queries to AWS services are free. Traffic Flow: $50/policy record/month. Health checks: $0.50/check/month (AWS endpoints), $0.75/check/month (non-AWS). | aws.amazon.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. Fetched aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ on 2026-06-15; all figures confirmed exactly. Route 53 is listed on the AWS HIPAA-eligible services reference (covered under the AWS BAA), confirmed via a web search. Usage-based — no flat monthly base. Re-verified 2026-09-02 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged.
Price changes
No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Capabilities
Integrations: AWS ELB, AWS CloudFront, AWS API Gateway, AWS S3, AWS EC2, Terraform, CloudFormation.
Key features: HIPAA-eligible service covered under AWS BAA; Deep AWS service integration (alias records free to AWS targets); Health checks with automatic failover; Latency, geolocation, weighted, and IP-based routing.
Plan limits: $0.50/hosted zone/month minimum charge; No free tier for hosted zones; Traffic Flow policy records: $50/policy record/month.
Frequently asked questions
How much does Amazon Route 53 cost?
Amazon Route 53 starts at $0/mo (Usage-Based); it has 1 published plans. Verified 2026-09-02.
Does Amazon Route 53 support HIPAA?
Amazon Route 53 HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Amazon Route 53 have a free plan?
Amazon Route 53 free tier: No.
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