AWS Route 53

Managed DNS routing and domain registration service

Vendor
Amazon Web Services, Inc.
Also known as
aws-route-53

Available worldwide

What is AWS Route 53?

A fully managed DNS service that handles domain name resolution, traffic routing policies, and health monitoring for cloud and on-premises resources. Enables automatic failover, traffic distribution, and integrates with AWS services and external endpoints.

Independently observed

AWS Route 53 pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
from $0.50/moUsage-basedFree tier30-day trial

From $0.50/month for hosted zones plus usage charges for queries, health checks, and advanced features. 30-day free trial for DNS filtering.

Hosted Zones

$0.50/month (first 25 zones); $0.10/month additional
records
10,000 per zone

Additional Records

$0.0015 per record/month beyond 10,000

DNS Queries

$0.40–$0.80 per million queries (tiered by volume and region)

Health Checks

$0.50–$1.00/month per health check

Traffic Flow

$50/month per policy record

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS
  • Hybrid

Integrations (12)

Independently observed
  • Elastic Load Balancers
  • CloudFront
  • Elastic Beanstalk
  • API Gateway
  • VPC Endpoints
  • S3 (website endpoints)
  • AppRunner
  • AppSync
  • OpenSearch
  • Global Accelerator
  • S3•
  • LightSail•

AWS Route 53 FAQ

Common questions about AWS Route 53, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is AWS Route 53?

A managed DNS service that translates domain names to IP addresses and intelligently directs user traffic across global infrastructure. Includes domain registration, health monitoring, and policy-based routing for optimizing application availability and performance. It is indexed under DNS Management.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/

What platforms does AWS Route 53 support?

AWS Route 53 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/route53/pricing/

Can AWS Route 53 be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AWS Route 53, 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/route53/pricing/

What does AWS Route 53 integrate with?

We have confirmed 10 integrations for AWS Route 53, including Elastic Load Balancers, CloudFront, Elastic Beanstalk, API Gateway, VPC Endpoints, S3 (website endpoints), AppRunner and AppSync, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/

What security certifications does AWS Route 53 have?

We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for AWS Route 53. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AWS Route 53 not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/security/?nc1=f_cc

Where is AWS Route 53 available?

AWS Route 53 is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.

Source: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/

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Balanced composite 69 / 100
low · 31%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Security posture1000.1211.5✓
Pricing transparency1000.066.3✓
Price level800.043.4✓
Integrations310.051.5✓
Reliability00.160.0-
Capabilities00.050.0-

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq6 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count11mediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …highsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
Starting priceAmount: 0.5 · Currency: USDmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%

Security

AttributeValueEvidence
Disclosure policyYesmediumsource · 2026-08-18 · 60%
FedrampYeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
GdprYeshighsource · 2026-10-13 · 75%
HipaaYeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
Iso27001Yeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
PciYeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
Soc2Yeshighsource · 2026-08-18 · 75%
Trust centerhttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/?nc2=h_dsc_aa_cmpmediumsource · 2026-10-13 · 60%
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