I tried to organize the pricing structure of Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser
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Introduction
Amazon WorkSpaces Secure Browser is a service that allows users to securely access internal sites, SaaS applications, and more from a web browser.
When considering adoption, I was curious about the billing units — for example, whether charges are incurred simply by creating a portal, or whether a monthly fee applies even for short periods of use. I also wanted to confirm how pricing works when the instance type is changed mid-month.
This article organizes the pricing structure for WorkSpaces Secure Browser in the Asia Pacific (Tokyo) region.
Note that the prices in this article are based on publicly available information as of August 2026. Since prices are subject to change, please check the official pricing page for the latest information.
The pricing for the Tokyo region is as follows. The monthly fee includes up to 200 streaming hours per monthly active user per month.
| Instance Type | Monthly fee per monthly active user | After exceeding 200 hours |
|---|---|---|
standard.regular |
8.50 USD | 0.043 USD/hour |
standard.large |
24.50 USD | 0.13 USD/hour |
standard.xlarge |
42.50 USD | 0.22 USD/hour |
No charges just for creating a portal
There is no WorkSpaces Secure Browser usage fee for configuring a web portal itself.
There is no charge for configuring a web portal.
Therefore, if a portal is created but no one signs in, no monthly active user charges for WorkSpaces Secure Browser will be incurred.
Billing is based on the number of users who sign in per month
WorkSpaces Secure Browser is billed in units of Monthly Active Users (MAU).
Monthly active users are counted per combination of user and portal. The billing target is not the number of registered users, but the number of users who sign in to each portal within a calendar month.
Therefore, if the same person uses two different portals in the same month, they are billed as 2 monthly active users. On the other hand, signing in to the same portal multiple times in the same month does not increase the monthly active user count.
For example, if both portals in the Tokyo region are standard.regular and the same person uses both portals, the cost is 17.00 USD.
8.50 USD × 2 portals
= 17.00 USD
Even if usage is only a few minutes, a monthly fee per user is charged for each portal used.
| Usage | Monthly fee |
|---|---|
| 100 registered users, 0 active users | 0 USD |
| 1 person uses 1 portal | 8.50 USD |
| Same 1 person uses 2 portals | 17.00 USD |
| 10 people use 1 portal | 85.00 USD |
When exceeding 200 hours
The monthly fee includes up to 200 streaming hours per monthly active user per month.
For standard.regular in the Tokyo region, if one person uses the service for 300 hours in a month, the cost is as follows.
Monthly active user fee
8.50 USD
Overage fee
(300 hours - 200 hours) × 0.043 USD
= 4.30 USD
Total
8.50 USD + 4.30 USD
= 12.80 USD
The 200-hour allowance is not shared across the entire portal, but is calculated per combination of user and portal.
When changing the instance type mid-month
If the instance type is changed mid-month, the fee for the highest instance type used during that month is applied per user for the same portal.
For example, if the same user uses standard.regular in the first half of the month and standard.large in the second half, the fee is 24.50 USD for standard.large.
First half of month
→ standard.regular
Second half of month
→ standard.large
Fee for that month
→ 24.50 USD
The total will not be 33.00 USD combining standard.regular and standard.large, nor will it be prorated based on the number of days used.
Users who did not use the service after the change
Consider a scenario where 3 people used standard.regular, the portal was then changed to standard.large, and after the change only 2 people used it.
| User | Highest instance type used | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| User A | standard.large |
24.50 USD |
| User B | standard.large |
24.50 USD |
| User C | standard.regular |
8.50 USD |
The total is 57.50 USD.
24.50 USD × 2 users + 8.50 USD × 1 user
= 57.50 USD
The standard.regular fee applies to User C, who did not use standard.large after the change.
Also, even if the instance type is switched back from standard.large to standard.regular mid-month, the fee for that month remains 24.50 USD for users who had already used standard.large.
Fees for related AWS services
If you use the following AWS services in combination with WorkSpaces Secure Browser, separate charges will apply according to each service's pricing structure.
- Network services such as NAT Gateway
- Amazon Kinesis Data Streams as the destination for user access logs
- Amazon S3 as the storage location for session logs
- AWS KMS used with customer managed keys
For example, if a NAT Gateway is created and maintained, NAT Gateway charges will be incurred even during periods when WorkSpaces Secure Browser is not in use.
Free trial
For eligible AWS accounts, monthly active user fees for up to 30 users are free for 3 months.
The free trial begins in the month the first monthly active user signs in to the portal.
However, fees for AWS services used in combination with WorkSpaces Secure Browser, such as NAT Gateway, are not included in the free trial. Please check the official pricing page for eligibility conditions before use.
Summary
WorkSpaces Secure Browser is billed per monthly active user who actually signs in to the portal.
standard.regular in the Tokyo region costs 8.50 USD per user per month, including up to 200 streaming hours per month.
Note that if the instance type is changed mid-month, the fee for the highest instance type used during that month is applied per user for the same portal.
