AWS Route 53 pricing: every on-demand rate, from the AWS Price List.
Amazon Route 53 is billed per use with no upfront fee for on-demand rates. Main rates in US East (N. Virginia): $0.65 per hours ($0.65 per hour for AWS Outposts); $0.0005 per Mo ($0.0005 per DomainName stored within domain lists.); $0.0000006 per Queries ($0.60 per 1,000,000 queries inspected by the firewall for the first 1 Billion queries). Prices from the AWS Price List published November 14, 2026.
- $0.65 per hours: $0.65 per hour for AWS Outposts
- $0.0005 per Mo: $0.0005 per DomainName stored within domain lists.
- $0.0000006 per Queries: $0.60 per 1,000,000 queries inspected by the firewall for the first 1 Billion queries
- AWS credits pay for Route 53 usage. For larger work, a vetted AWS partner can request the funding only partners can file.
IHow much does AWS Route 53 cost?
On-demand rates in US East (N. Virginia), as AWS lists them in the Price List published November 14, 2026.
Source: AWS Price List file for Amazon Route 53 (version 20261114014705), 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $0.65 per hour for AWS Outposts in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.65 | per hours |
| $0.0005 per DomainName stored within domain lists. | $0.0005 | per Mo |
| $0.60 per 1,000,000 queries inspected by the firewall for the first 1 Billion queries | $0.0000006 | per Queries |
| $0.40 per 1,000,000 queries inspected by the firewall over 1 Billion queries | $0.0000004 | per Queries |
| $0.40 per 1,000,000 resolver queries for the first 1 Billion queries | $0.0000004 | per Queries |
| $0.20 per 1,000,000 resolver queries over 1 Billion queries | $0.0000002 | per Queries |
| $0.75 per hour for up to 100 Profile-VPC associations in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.75 | per hours |
| $0.125 per hour per DoH Resolver Network Interface in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.125 | per hour |
| $0.16 per hour per Firewall Rule Group-VPC association for DNS Firewall Advanced | $0.16 | per hours |
| $0.125 per hour per Resolver Network Interface | $0.125 | per hour |
| $0.125 per hour per Resolver Network Interface on AWS Outpost in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.125 | per hours |
| $0.0014 per hour per association beyond the first 100 Profile-VPC associations in US East (N. Virginia) | $0.0014 | per hours |
IICan AWS credits pay for Route 53?
AWS Activate credits pay for eligible AWS services, and Amazon Route 53 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 Route 53, 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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