Amazon Rekognition
- Vendor
- Amazon Web Services, Inc.
- Also known as
- amazon-rekognition
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Amazon Rekognition?
Managed cloud service that uses machine learning to analyze images and videos, detecting objects, faces, text, and inappropriate content. Enables custom model training without requiring infrastructure management.
Amazon Rekognition pricing
We don't have Amazon Rekognition's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Usage-based pricing varies by API type: video processing at $0.00817/minute, custom training billed hourly or per-minute. Free tier includes monthly allowances (1,000 images or 60 minutes video per month for respective service periods).
What Amazon Rekognition does
The capabilities that matter for computer vision apis, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Custom model training
- ✓
- Face recognition
- ✓
- OCR text extraction
- ✓
- Content moderation
- ✓
- Video support
- ✓
- Edge on device support
- -
- Open source
- -
- Commercial license required for saas
- -
- SOC2
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Security & compliance
Independently observed- PCI-DSSactive
- HIPAA/HITECHactive
- FedRAMPactive
- GDPRactive
- FIPS 140-3active
- NIST 800-171active
Amazon Rekognition FAQ
Common questions about Amazon Rekognition, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Amazon Rekognition?
Managed computer vision service that detects and analyzes visual elements in images and video streams using pre-built or custom machine learning models, enabling tasks like content moderation, face recognition, and text extraction without requiring machine learning expertise. It is indexed under Computer Vision Apis.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Is Amazon Rekognition free?
Amazon Rekognition offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Amazon Rekognition support?
Amazon Rekognition supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Can Amazon Rekognition be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Amazon Rekognition, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
What security certifications does Amazon Rekognition have?
We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for Amazon Rekognition. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Amazon Rekognition not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Amazon Rekognition available?
Amazon Rekognition is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/sagemaker/pricing/?nc2=h_pr_sgm
Amazon Rekognition alternatives
Other computer vision apis we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- SightengineReal-time detection and filtering of problematic images, videos, and text contentlow · 43%
- RoboflowEnd-to-end platform for building, training, and deploying computer vision AI modelsmedium · 55%
- Google MediaPipelow · 25%
- ImaggaCloud-based APIs for automated image and video analysis with tagging, moderation, and recognition capabilitieslow · 11%
- OpenCVCross-platform library for building computer vision applicationslow · 34%
- Tesseract OCRAn open-source engine for recognizing and extracting text from imageslow · 34%
Compare Amazon Rekognition
Side by side against other computer vision apis, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 95 | 0.12 | 11.6 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 0.05 | 4.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.04 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Integrations | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Video support, Face recognition, Content moderation, Ocr text extraction, Custom model training | mediumsource · 2026-09-16 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
Pricing
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fedramp | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Hipaa | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Pci | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Certifications | PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-171 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
| Iso27001 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Soc2 | Yes | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 75% |
| Trust center | https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
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