Macie Pricing Calculator - S3 Security & Sensitive Data Discovery
Calculate Amazon Macie costs for S3 bucket monitoring, object monitoring, and sensitive data discovery. Estimate monthly expenses with real-time pricing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Amazon Macie bucket monitoring cost?
Macie meters S3 bucket inventory evaluation in bucket-days. In US East (N. Virginia), the published daily rate works out to approximately $0.10 per bucket for an average month. Rates can vary by region.
What is Amazon Macie sensitive data discovery pricing?
Macie uses regional tiered pricing for data inspection. In US East (N. Virginia), the paid dimensions are $1.00, $0.50, and $0.25 per GB at the 50,000 and 500,000 GB boundaries. The offer also includes a 1 GB monthly allowance for sensitive-data discovery.
What is the difference between automated and targeted discovery?
Automated discovery continuously samples objects from your S3 buckets and charges object monitoring plus tiered inspection fees. Targeted discovery lets you create custom jobs to scan specific buckets or prefixes with no object monitoring charges.
What's included in the Amazon Macie free trial?
New Macie accounts receive a 30-day free trial that includes bucket monitoring for up to 10,000 buckets and 150 GB of automated data inspection. After the trial, you get a permanent 1 GB/month free tier for automated discovery.
Does Macie incur additional S3 charges?
Yes, Macie generates S3 GET and LIST request charges at standard S3 rates when accessing objects for inspection. Use our S3 pricing calculator to estimate request costs.
How does Macie pricing compare to GuardDuty?
Macie focuses on S3 data security with bucket monitoring and content inspection. GuardDuty provides broader threat detection across CloudTrail, VPC Flow Logs, and DNS logs.
How can I reduce Amazon Macie costs?
Reduce Macie costs by excluding non-sensitive buckets, using automated discovery sampling, configuring sampling depth, and using S3 object tags to scope targeted jobs.
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