No. 21 of 25 ·Data Discovery and Classification Software

Amazon Macie

Web · API

Freedom report

One barScore 5.0

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Amazon Macie is ranked #21 of 25 in data discovery and classification software on Freedom251. It runs on API, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

Amazon Macie plans and pricing

All plans

30-day free trial Free 30 days Up to 150 GB inspected per account · bucket inventory and monitoring included · sensitive data discovery jobs excluded aws.amazon.com · 1 Oct 2026

Usage-based pricing 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 aws.amazon.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on data discovery and classification software

Free plan: No
Paid from: $0.10/mo
Data source types: Amazon S3 general purpose buckets and S3 objects; supported document, text, big-data, compression, archive, and email formats
Structured data discovery: Yes
Unstructured data discovery: Yes
Custom classifications: Yes
Classification automation: hybrid
Deployment: cloud
API access: Yes

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The record

Purpose: Amazon Macie discovers sensitive data using machine learning and pattern matching, provides visibility into data security risks, and enables automated protection.
S3 monitoring: Macie continually evaluates Amazon S3 buckets for security and access controls and generates findings for issues such as publicly accessible buckets.
Discovery jobs: Macie supports automated sensitive data discovery and targeted jobs that can run once or on a recurring basis.
Data identifiers: Macie provides managed sensitive data types and lets customers create custom data identifiers using regular expressions.
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.
Integrations: Macie publishes findings to Amazon EventBridge and can publish them to AWS Security Hub CSPM for monitoring and remediation workflows.
Multi-account: A single Macie administrator account can manage member accounts through AWS Organizations integration, with findings aggregated in the administrator account.
Programmatic access: Macie provides a browser-based AWS Management Console, AWS command line tools, AWS SDKs, and a REST API.
Encryption: Macie encrypts data at rest using AWS Key Management Service managed keys and encrypts data in transit between AWS services.
Compliance use: AWS states that targeted sensitive data discovery jobs can help meet regulations such as HIPAA and GDPR.
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.
Availability SLA: AWS commits to a 99.9% monthly uptime percentage for Macie in each AWS Region, subject to SLA exclusions.
Commitments: There are no contracts or minimum commitments for using Amazon Macie.

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Data Discovery and Classification Software in 2026#21 of 25

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Sources

aws.amazon.com/macie/· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.aws.amazon.com/macie/latest/user/what-is-macie.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/macie/features/· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.aws.amazon.com/macie/latest/user/data-protection.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.aws.amazon.com/macie/latest/user/macie-quotas.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/macie/sla/· checked 1 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/macie/pricing/· checked 1 Oct 2026