AWS Certificate Manager pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
AWS Certificate Manager is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $400.00 per CertificateAuthorities ($400 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (General-purpose mode) operation); $50.00 per CertificateAuthorities ($50 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (Short-lived certificate mode) operation); $0.000002 per Queries ($0.20 per 100,000 OCSP Queries). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 13, 2026.
- $400.00 per CertificateAuthorities: $400 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (General-purpose mode) operation
- $50.00 per CertificateAuthorities: $50 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (Short-lived certificate mode) operation
- $0.000002 per Queries: $0.20 per 100,000 OCSP Queries
- AWS credits pay for Certificate Manager usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS Certificate Manager cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 13, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for AWS Certificate Manager (version 20261113195136), read on November 14, 2026. Prices differ by Region and change without notice; check the AWS pricing page before you commit.
| Rate | Price (USD) | Billed |
|---|---|---|
| $400 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (General-purpose mode) operation in US East (N.Virginia) | $400.00 | per CertificateAuthorities |
| $50 monthly charge for AWS Private CA (Short-lived certificate mode) operation in US East (N. Virginia) | $50.00 | per CertificateAuthorities |
| $0.20 per 100,000 OCSP Queries in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.000002 | per Queries |
| $0.058 per certificate (Short-lived certificate mode CA) in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.058 | per Certificates |
| $0.001 per certificate for 10,001 or more certs (General-purpose mode CA) in US East (N.Virginia) | $0.001 | per Certificates |
| $0.75 per certificate for the first 1,000 certs (General-purpose mode CA) in US East (N.Virginia) | $0.75 | per Certificates |
| $0.35 per certificate for the next 1,001 to 10,000 certs (General-purpose mode CA) in US East (N.Virginia) | $0.35 | per Certificates |
| $0.06 per certificate queried, per month for OCSP response generation in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.06 | per Certificates |
IICan AWS credits pay for Certificate Manager?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and AWS Certificate Manager usage is billed on your AWS invoice like any other service. Activate Founders gives $1,000 to start, up to $5,000; you apply for it yourself. AWS promotional credits do not pay Savings Plans or Reserved Instance upfront fees.
For a larger project on Certificate Manager, a vetted AWS partner can request funding only partners can file: MAP for a migration, POC to test something, incremental workload funding for new work. For startups that is usually $50K to $150K. Depends on the workload; AWS approves.
| Funding | Who files it | Amount | When it fits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Acceleration Program (MAP) | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are not on AWS yet and want to migrate. |
| Proof of concept (POC) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You want to test something, whether or not you are on AWS today. |
| Incremental workload (IW) funding | Your matched AWS partner | $50K to $150K for startups. Depends on the workload; AWS approves. | You are already on AWS and are launching new work: a new AI feature, a new customer or a new contract. |
| AWS Activate Founders | Founder applies | $1,000 to start, up to $5,000 | Self-funded startups with no investor or accelerator behind them. |
| AWS Activate Portfolio | Founder applies | up to $200,000 | Startups backed by a VC firm, accelerator or angel investor that is an AWS Activate Provider. |
| AWS Credits for AI Startups | Invite only (AWS account manager) | $200,000 or more, by invitation | AI startups ready to scale after Activate Portfolio, invited by AWS. |
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