AWS Directory Service Pricing Calculator - Managed Microsoft AD Cost Estimator

In us-east-1, Standard Edition domain controllers are $0.06/hour each. Because each managed directory includes two domain controllers by default, a single always-on Standard directory costs about $87.60 per month before optional sharing.

In us-east-1, Enterprise Edition domain controllers are $0.20/hour each, so the default two-controller directory costs about $292.00 per month before sharing or replication charges.

No. The 30-day limited free trial applies to up to 1,500 domain controller hours across eligible managed directories. Directory sharing hourly charges and Enterprise multi-region replication data transfer are billed separately and do not qualify for the trial.