Reduce AWS CloudHSM costs with these tips

Hardware-based key storage for regulatory compliance

AWS CloudHSM cost saving tips

Optimize your AWS CloudHSM costs with these tips

Right-size HSMs

Ensure your CloudHSM hardware security modules (HSMs) are correctly sized to meet your actual crypto processing needs to avoid unnecessary costs.

Use hourly pricing

Maximize CloudHSM's hourly pricing model by only paying for the time HSMs are provisioned and deprovision any not actively in use to avoid standby costs.

Group crypto workloads

Keep related cryptographic workloads on the same HSMs to maximize hardware utilization. Only provision additional HSMs if necessary to meet increased throughput requirements.

Service information & pricing

About AWS CloudHSM

About AWS CloudHSM

AWS CloudHSM manages single-tenant hardware security modules (HSMs) on AWS, generating cryptographic keys on FIPS 140-2 Level 3 HSMs. It manages HSM capacity, controls costs, provides high reliability and low latency for workloads, and aids in regulatory compliance. Billing is hourly, with backup and shutdown options. AWS CloudHSM allows key management on FIPS-validated hardware, secured with customer-owned HSM instances in individual Virtual Private Clouds.

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AWS CloudHSM pricing

AWS CloudHSM has no upfront costs. Users pay an hourly fee for each Hardware Security Module (HSM) they launch, with the fee continuing until the HSM is terminated.

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