How to Negotiate AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield Pricing in 2026
What's negotiable on your AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield contract — and what isn't
AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield costs $0.40 to $0.40 per per thousand attempts as of July 2026. Plan: AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt at $0.4/per thousand attempts. Pricing depends on your chosen tier, contract length, and negotiated discounts.
Use the interactive pricing calculator to estimate your exact cost based on team size and requirements.
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AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield offers 1 pricing tiers: AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt. Paid plans include AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt at $0.4/per thousand attempts.
AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield pricing negotiability depends on its billing model. AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield lists $0.4-$0.4/per thousand attempts across 1 tiers (AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt). Its main lever is annual vs monthly billing. Verified from 1 sources by CostBench.
Negotiation Tactics
At AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield's $0.4-$0.4/per thousand attempts self-serve pricing across 1 tiers (AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt), there is little room to move list price; the lever is annual billing, or volume pricing once you outgrow those tiers.
See the software negotiation guide for the full playbook.
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Frequently Asked Questions
01 Is AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield pricing negotiable?
AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield lists $0.4-$0.4/per thousand attempts across 1 tiers (AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt). How much room there is to negotiate depends on the billing model — self-serve list pricing leaves little room beyond choosing annual billing.
02 What discounts can I expect from AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield?
We don't have verified AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield-specific discount data yet, so we won't quote a number. AWS WAF + API Gateway Shield lists $0.4-$0.4/per thousand attempts across 1 tiers (AWS WAF - CAPTCHA attempt). See our negotiation guide for how to estimate your leverage.
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