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Hosted Zones$0.5/per month/moStandard QueriesCustomAdvanced RoutingCustom
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Hosted Zones

  • DNS hosting
  • $0.50/zone/month
  • Free alias queries for AWS resources

Standard Queries

  • $0.40/million queries
  • Basic routing

Advanced Routing

  • $0.60-$0.80/million queries
  • Latency/Geo/IP routing
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Hosted Zones$6/yr
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Real-world benchmark

Buyers actually pay a median of $2.3K/yr for AWS Route 53 contracts (Vendr deal flow, n=22). That's a contract total — the more seats, the more leverage to negotiate down.

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AWS Route 53 costs $0.40 to $0.80 per per month as of July 2026, with 3 plans available. Plan: Hosted Zones at $0.5/per month. Enterprise pricing is available on request. The median contract is $2,250/year based on 22 verified purchases.

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AWS Route 53 offers 3 pricing tiers: Hosted Zones, Standard Queries, Advanced Routing. Paid plans include Hosted Zones at $0.5/per month. The Standard Queries plan is simple dns query needs.

Compared to other dns management software, AWS Route 53 is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

  • Median contract: $2,250/yr from 22 purchases Directional
  • 6 documented hidden costs beyond list price
  • G2 rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 145 reviews (as of Jul 2026)
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How much does AWS Route 53 cost?

AWS Route 53 pricing starts at $0.40/per month across 3 plans, with enterprise pricing available on request. Plans include Hosted Zones at $0.50/per month, Standard Queries (custom pricing), Advanced Routing (custom pricing).

AWS Route 53 Pricing Overview

AWS Route 53 has 3 pricing plans ranging from $0.40 to $0.80/per month. The Hosted Zones plan costs $0.50/per month, best for all dns hosting needs. The Standard Queries plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for simple dns query needs. The Advanced Routing plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for global applications with advanced routing.

The median AWS Route 53 customer pays $2,250/year based on 22 verified purchases.

There are at least 6 documented hidden costs beyond AWS Route 53's list price, including implementation, training, and add-on fees.

This pricing was last verified in June 4, 2026.

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How AWS Route 53 Pricing Compares

Compare AWS Route 53 pricing against top alternatives in DNS Management.

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What Companies Actually Pay for AWS Route 53

The median AWS Route 53 buyer pays $2,250/year based on 22 verified purchase transactions.

What companies actually pay $2,250/yr Median across 22 community cost mentions Directional
Review scores
TrustRadius 8.6out of 10 (68)
G2 4.5out of 5 (145)
Third-party review aggregates, as of Jul 2026
Top pricing complaints
complex pricing structurechallenging user interfaceinstances where DNS change propagation can take a long timehealth checks can be costly
Source: Community cost mentions (Reddit, Hacker News) — aggregated from 22 distinct user reports. Indicative only — not contract-grade data.

How AWS Route 53 Pricing Compares

Software Starting Price Top Price
AWS Route 53 $0.4/per month $0.8/per month
Constellix Custom Custom
DNS Made Easy $50/per month $50/per month
Oracle Dyn DNS $100/per month $2000/per month
NS1 (IBM) Free $349/per month
ClouDNS $2.95/month $9.95/month

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6 AWS Route 53 Hidden Costs Beyond the List Price

Beyond the listed price, AWS Route 53 has at least 6 documented hidden costs that can significantly increase total cost of ownership.

Watch for 6 hidden costs
  • Non-prorated Hosted Zone Charges $0.50 per month
    medium 1 source
    industry "This fee is not prorated for partial months, meaning a zone created and deleted within a month will still incur the full monthly charge, though a hosted zone deleted within 12 hours of creation is not charged (queries still incur fees)."
  • Alias Records to Non-AWS Resources $0.40 per million
    medium 1 source
    industry "However, alias records pointing to non-AWS resources are billed as standard DNS queries at $0.40 per million."
  • Health Checks for Non-AWS Endpoints $0.75 per month
    low 1 source
    industry "Health Checks: * Health checks for AWS endpoints cost $0.50 per month, with the first 50 being free."
  • Optional Health Check Features $1.00 to $2.00 per feature per month
    low 1 source
    industry "Optional features for health checks (e.g., HTTPS health checks, string matching) add an additional $1.00 to $2.00 per feature per month for AWS endpoints, and a higher $2.00 per feature per month for non-AWS endpoints."
  • Route 53 Resolver Endpoint ENIs $182.50 per endpoint
    high 1 source
    industry "This results in a minimum monthly cost of approximately $182.50 per endpoint."
  • Traffic Flow Policy Records $50 per month per policy record
    medium 1 source
    industry "Traffic Flow Policy Records: These incur a significant cost of $50 per month per policy record."
Tip

Ask your AWS Route 53 sales rep about these costs upfront. Getting them in writing before signing can save you from surprise charges later.

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Intelligence sourced from 3 independent sources
industry TrustRadius Enterprise reviews G2 B2B reviews
Key claims include inline source attribution. Data verified against multiple independent sources. 7 source citations total.

AWS Route 53 Price History

Pricing changes CostBench has tracked for AWS Route 53, verified across 2 snapshots going back to 2026Q2.

  1. AWS Route 53 price decrease

    Highest tier decreased from $1 to $1/month

    -37.5%

Price decreased 37.5% over 0.2 years

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AWS Route 53 Pricing FAQ

01 How much do DNS queries cost on Route 53?

Standard DNS queries cost $0.40 per million queries. Geo DNS queries cost $0.70 per million, and latency-based routing queries cost $0.60 per million. The first billion queries per month for alias records pointing to AWS resources are free.

02 Can I test Route 53 without charges?

Yes, if you delete a hosted zone within 12 hours of creation, you won't be charged for it. However, any queries on public hosted zones during that time will still incur charges. This allows for testing without long-term commitment.

03 How does pricing work for multiple hosted zones?

The first 25 hosted zones cost $0.50 per zone per month. Zones 26 and beyond cost only $0.10 per zone per month, providing an 80% discount for larger deployments. Each zone includes up to 10,000 records.

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