Amazon Macie
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Spec sheet
- Purpose
- Amazon Macie discovers sensitive data using machine learning and pattern matching, provides visibility into data security risks, and enables automated protection.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Integrations
- Macie publishes findings to Amazon EventBridge and can publish them to AWS Security Hub CSPM for monitoring and remediation workflows.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Availability SLA
- AWS commits to a 99.9% monthly uptime percentage for Macie in each AWS Region, subject to SLA exclusions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Commitments
- There are no contracts or minimum commitments for using Amazon Macie.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Compliance use
- AWS states that targeted sensitive data discovery jobs can help meet regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Data identifiers
- Macie provides managed sensitive data types and lets customers create custom data identifiers using regular expressions.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Discovery jobs
- Macie supports automated sensitive data discovery and targeted jobs that can run once or on a recurring basis.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Encryption
- Macie encrypts data at rest using AWS Key Management Service managed keys and encrypts data in transit between AWS services.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Findings retention
- Macie findings are retained for 30 days, while full sensitive data discovery details are written to a customer-owned S3 bucket for long-term retention.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Multi-account
- A single Macie administrator account can manage member accounts through AWS Organizations integration, with findings aggregated in the administrator account.Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
- Programmatic access
- Macie provides a browser-based AWS Management Console, AWS command line tools, AWS SDKs, and a REST API.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- S3 monitoring
- Macie continually evaluates Amazon S3 buckets for security and access controls and generates findings for issues such as publicly accessible buckets.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
- Service quotas
- Default quotas include 10,000 monitored S3 buckets per account, 5 TB monthly analysis by discovery jobs, and 10,000 custom data identifiers per account.Read 1 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Plans and prices
30-day free trial Free 30 days Up to 150 GB inspected per account · bucket inventory and monitoring included · sensitive data discovery jobs excluded Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Usage-based pricing Price not published prorated daily $0.10 per S3 bucket/month · $0.01 per 100K objects · $1 per GB automated discovery (1 GB free tier) · $1 per GB targeted discovery Read 1 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Where Specifiction places it
- Data Discovery and Classification Software#8 of 297.8
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