Amazon CloudSearch
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Amazon CloudSearch, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Amazon CloudSearch's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon CloudSearch pay-as-you-go | — | Search instances · document batch uploads · IndexDocuments requests · data transfer; $0.10 per 1,000 batch upload requests (maximum 5 MB per batch) · $0.98 per GB for IndexDocuments requests · Monthly usage; search instances billed per instance-hour, with partial hours rounded up. |
The facts
Each one read from Amazon CloudSearch's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Availability
- When Multi-AZ is enabled, CloudSearch maintains domain resources in two Availability Zones and distributes search traffic across them.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Batch size limit
- Each document batch upload can be at most 5 MB.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Domain limit
- Newly created domains use newer generation instances; previous generation instances are available only for existing search domains.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Index configuration
- CloudSearch can recommend indexing options from a sample of data, and configuration changes do not require re-uploading data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Language support
- CloudSearch supports 34 languages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Managed operations
- AWS handles provisioning, setup, configuration, patching, data partitioning, node monitoring, scaling, and data durability.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Management
- Domains can be configured and managed through the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, and AWS SDKs.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Pricing basis
- Customers pay for usage across search instances, document batch uploads, IndexDocuments requests, and data transfer, with no setup fees or upfront commitments.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Amazon CloudSearch is a managed AWS Cloud service for setting up, managing, and scaling search for a website or application.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- CloudSearch automatically scales domain resources up or down as data or query volume changes.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Search features
- It supports free text, Boolean, and faceted search, autocomplete suggestions, customizable relevance ranking, field weighting, geospatial search, and highlighting.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- CloudSearch supports HTTPS and integrates with IAM to control access to configuration, document, search, and suggest services.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Service recommendation
- AWS recommends that first-time users consider Amazon OpenSearch Service for search, AI, and analytics capabilities.checked 9 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker history
- AWS says Amazon Web Services launched in 2006 and is part of Amazon.checked 9 Oct 2026
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