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AWS Security Agent Penetration Testing Pricing
Pay only for what you use
You pay only for the task-hours spent testing your application. One simple pricing applies to all vulnerability types with no long-term commitment.
Flexible and transparent
Task-hours scale naturally with your needs, whether you're testing a simple app or a complex enterprise system. Testing duration is determined by application complexity, penetration test scope, size, and configuration, helping you get comprehensive coverage tailored to your specific requirements.
Pricing details
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Pricing model
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Pay-as-you-go. No upfront costs or minimum fees.
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Rate
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$50.00 per task-hour |
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Billing Unit
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Per task-hour (metered per second). Partial seconds are billed proportionally. |
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What counts as a task-hour
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A task represents active work performed by AWS Security Agent during a penetration test. Task-hours reflect the total cumulative time across all security testing tasks combined. Because multiple tasks run concurrently during a pentest, the total billable task-hours will typically exceed the actual run time or test duration you observe. |
Free Trial
AWS Security Agent is included in the AWS Free Tier plan for new AWS customers. Additionally, new AWS Security Agent customers receive a 2-month free trial starting with their first penetration test run. Each trial month includes up to 400 pentesting task-hours. Standard pay-as-you-go pricing applies for usage beyond these limits and after your trial ends. Free trials are provisioned per payer account. Free trial includes full reporting and detailed findings along with actionable code fixes.
Pricing Examples
The following examples illustrate how AWS Security Agent charges are calculated for common penetration testing scenarios. All examples assume standard pay-as-you-go pricing at $50.00 per task-hour with per-second metering.
Example 1 — Small API Test Scenario
A development team runs a penetration test on a new API. AWS Security Agent runs multiple tasks in parallel, completing a comprehensive test in approximately 1 hour while consuming 3 hours, 27 minutes, 45 seconds of cumulative task-hours.
Billing Calculation:
Total seconds: (3 × 3,600) + (27 × 60) + 45 = 12,465 seconds
Task-hours: 12,465 ÷ 3,600 = 3.4625 hours
Total charge: 3.4625 hours × $50/hour = $173.13
Example 2 — Average Application Test Scenario
A security team performs a routine monthly penetration test against a customer-facing e-commerce application. AWS Security Agent runs multiple tasks in parallel, completing a comprehensive test in 4 hours while consuming 24 hours of cumulative task-hours.
Billing Calculation:
Task hours: 24 Total charge: 24 × $50/task-hour = $1,200.00
Example 3 — Large Application Test Scenario
A security team conducts a comprehensive penetration test against a complex enterprise SaaS service ahead of a major product release. AWS Security Agent runs multiple tasks in parallel, completing a pen test in 9 hours, 30 minutes while consuming 31 hours, 15 minutes, 30 seconds of cumulative task-hours.
Billing Calculation:
Total seconds: (31 × 3,600) + (15 × 60) + 30 = 112,530 seconds
Total task-hours: 112,530 ÷ 3,600 = 31.2583 task-hours
Total charge: 31.2583 hours × $50/task-hour = $1,562.92
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