CallCenterAdvisor

Amazon Connect

Pricing, Features & Alternatives

Contact center platform · CCaaS / Contact Center Platforms, IVR / Voice Bots, AI & Automation

AWS contact center service with usage-based pricing, deep AWS integrations, and programmable voice and chat experiences.

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At a glance

Pricing
From $0.018 per minute, billed monthly, no commitment (Customer Basic)
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
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October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Minimum seats
Not applicable
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing (aws.amazon.com/connect/pricing/ redirects here)
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Free trial
Unknown
Demo
Unknown
Contract information
Monthly contracts available
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
What we checked
Searched the pricing page and full pricing appendix for: annual, yearly, 12-month term, commitment, committed use, Savings Plan, reserved, contract term, discount. The only term-related statements are "No minimums, no long-term contracts" and "zero upfront commitment" (pricing page); no annual contract or committed-spend option for Amazon Connect is described. The pricing page links a "Request a pricing quote" form without describing terms.
Deployment
Cloud
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026

Quick take

CallCenterAdvisor analysis

Amazon Connect Customer is a usage-priced cloud contact center covering voice, chat, SMS, email and other messaging channels.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Deployment: Cloudsource
  • Channels: voice, chat, sms, email, othersource
  • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
On the Connect Customer plan, voice is $0.038 per minute, and that rate includes AI self-service, real-time agent assistance, conversational analytics, agent evaluations and forecasting.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
  • Included: End-customer self-service with AI agents (agentic voice and chat; Lex included), Real-time agent assistance, Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries; custom metrics in dashboards and APIs, Performance evaluations of agents and of self-service interactions, Forecasting & agent scheduling (voice, chat, messaging)source
Customer Basic charges $0.018 per minute for voice and sells those AI features as per-use add-ons.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Price: $0.018 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
  • Optional add-ons: Real-time agent assistance ($0.0080 per min; $0.0015 per message; $0.020 per inbound email), End-customer self-service ($0.0080 per min plus Lex), Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries ($0.015 per min; $0.0015 per message), Performance evaluations of agents ($12 per agent per month), Forecasting & agent scheduling ($27 per agent per month)source
Telephony, including phone numbers and inbound and outbound call minutes, is billed separately on top of these rates.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Telecom / carrier charges: Billed separatelysource
  • What may cost extra: US direct inward dial (DID) number, Inbound calls to a US DID, Inbound calls to a US toll-free number, Outbound calls to US destinations, US toll-free number, SMS / WhatsApp delivery (Amazon End User Messaging), Email delivery (Amazon SES), Calls to premium rate numbers above limits, Call recording, contact search, contact rules, supervisor barge-in, AWS Professional Services (implementation help)source
AWS states there are no minimums or long-term contracts and bills monthly.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Contract terms: no commitment, billed monthlysource
  • Monthly contract: Yessource
Outbound campaigns, a paid add-on, include a predictive dialer with do-not-call lists and calling-time controls.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Outbound calling: Yessource
  • Paid add-ons: Outbound campaigns, Cases, Customer Profiles (imported data), Live Sync, Third-party AI agent collaboration, Tasks, Step-by-step guides, External voice connectorssource
  • DNC management: Yessource
  • Calling-hours controls: Yessource
Implementation costs and annual or committed-spend terms are not publicly disclosed.

CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • Implementation fee: Not publicly disclosedsource
  • Annual contract: Not publicly disclosedsource

Fit

CallCenterAdvisor analysis

Worth considering if…

  • Your contact volume swings by hour or season: you pay per minute and per message, with no minimums or long-term contract.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
    • Contract terms: no commitment, billed monthlysource
  • You want AI self-service and agent assist without separate AI licenses: the Connect Customer usage rate includes them.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • Included: End-customer self-service with AI agents (agentic voice and chat; Lex included), Real-time agent assistance, Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries; custom metrics in dashboards and APIs, Performance evaluations of agents and of self-service interactions, Forecasting & agent scheduling (voice, chat, messaging)source
    • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
  • You build on AWS or want custom call flows: flows integrate natively with AWS Lambda, and a public API is available.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

  • You run outbound campaigns: a predictive dialer with answering machine detection, do-not-call lists and quiet-time controls is available.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

Check carefully if…

  • You are comparing against per-seat products: model your expected minutes, messages and telephony first, because every charge here is usage-based.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
    • What may cost extra: US direct inward dial (DID) number, Inbound calls to a US DID, Inbound calls to a US toll-free number, Outbound calls to US destinations, US toll-free number, SMS / WhatsApp delivery (Amazon End User Messaging), Email delivery (Amazon SES), Calls to premium rate numbers above limits, Call recording, contact search, contact rules, supervisor barge-in, AWS Professional Services (implementation help)source
    • Telecom / carrier charges: Billed separatelysource
  • You only need core routing: Customer Basic has the lower voice rate, but each AI feature you add is charged per use.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • Price: $0.018 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
    • Price: $0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitmentsource
    • Optional add-ons: Real-time agent assistance ($0.0080 per min; $0.0015 per message; $0.020 per inbound email), End-customer self-service ($0.0080 per min plus Lex), Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries ($0.015 per min; $0.0015 per message), Performance evaluations of agents ($12 per agent per month), Forecasting & agent scheduling ($27 per agent per month)source
  • You need help with setup or many add-ons: implementation costs are not publicly disclosed, and features such as outbound campaigns, cases and tasks carry their own usage charges.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • Implementation fee: Not publicly disclosedsource
    • Paid add-ons: Outbound campaigns, Cases, Customer Profiles (imported data), Live Sync, Third-party AI agent collaboration, Tasks, Step-by-step guides, External voice connectorssource
  • Your CRM is not Salesforce Service Cloud or Zendesk: those are the CRM integrations AWS publishes, so confirm the integration effort for yours.

    CallCenterAdvisor analysis, based on:

    • CRM integrations: Salesforce Service Cloud, Zendesksource

Plans & packaging

Published plans and what each includes. Prices keep every stated qualifier.

Connect Customer

Voice, Chat, SMS, Email, Other · Agentic AI pricing for Amazon Connect Customer and the default for all new instances: one per-channel usage rate (voice, chat, messaging, email) that includes end-customer self-service with AI agents, real-time agent assistance, conversational analytics and post-contact summaries, performance evaluations, and forecasting and agent scheduling.

$0.038 per minute, billed monthly, no commitment

Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026

Price terms (12)US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1 pricing region (AWS Price List us-east-1: "Amazon Connect AI Voice Minutes" USD 0.0380000000 per Minute)Voice $0.038 per voice min (standard telephony rates apply)Connect Customer Voice has two charges: voice service ($0.038) and communication service. Communication rates are: A/ telephony (see Global Telephony rates), B/ in-app and web calling audio usage ($0.010/min), C/ video connection ($0.015/min/participant), D/ screen sharing ($0.015/min).Voice service usage is billed on a per-second basis (with a minimum of 10 seconds).Chat $0.010 per message sent or receivedEmail $0.080 per email sent or receivedSMS and 3P messaging $0.014 per message sent or receivedConnect Customer charges apply to all channel usage in your account.Pricing may vary by region, communication type, and third-party provider.No minimums, no long-term contracts, pay for what you needWe calculate and bill fees and charges monthly.All fees payable by you are exclusive of Indirect Taxes, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Includes:
End-customer self-service with AI agents (agentic voice and chat; Lex included), Real-time agent assistance, Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries; custom metrics in dashboards and APIs, Performance evaluations of agents and of self-service interactions, Forecasting & agent scheduling (voice, chat, messaging)
Add-ons / extra:
Customer Profiles with more than 100 objects
Not confirmed:
Minimum seats not confirmed

Customer Basic

Voice, Chat, SMS, Email, Other

$0.018 per minute, billed monthly, no commitment

Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026

Price terms (9)US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1 pricing region (AWS Price List us-east-1: "End customer minutes used" USD 0.0180000000 per Minutes)Channel usage $0.018 per min (see note 1 and 3) $0.004 per message $0.010 per message (see note 4) $0.050 per emailCustomer Basic Voice has two charges: voice service ($0.018) and communication service. Communication rates are: A/ telephony (see Global Telephony rates), B/ in-app and web calling audio usage ($0.010/min), C/ video connection ($0.015/min/participant), D/ screen sharing ($0.015/min).Voice service usage is billed on a per-second basis (with a minimum of 10 seconds).In Customer Basic, you first select your communication channels (e.g. voice, chat, email, SMS, etc) and add specific features such as agent assistance, step-by-step guides, end-customer self-service, screen recording, conversational analytics, post-contact summaries, Cases , Customer Profiles , outbound campaigns , tasks , performance evaluation, and forecasting and agent scheduling.Some customers might still be on Customer Basic.No minimums, no long-term contracts, pay for what you needWe calculate and bill fees and charges monthly.All fees payable by you are exclusive of Indirect Taxes, except where applicable law requires otherwise.
Includes:
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Add-ons / extra:
Real-time agent assistance ($0.0080 per min; $0.0015 per message; $0.020 per inbound email) (optional), End-customer self-service ($0.0080 per min plus Lex) (optional), Conversational analytics & post-contact summaries ($0.015 per min; $0.0015 per message) (optional), Performance evaluations of agents ($12 per agent per month) (optional), Forecasting & agent scheduling ($27 per agent per month) (optional)
Not confirmed:
Minimum seats not confirmed

What may cost extra

Cost driverWhen it appliesWhat is disclosedWhat to confirm
US direct inward dial (DID) number
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per number per day: $0.03US East (N. Virginia) rate data: "ContactCenterTelecomm Toll DiD Line United States" price 0.03.
Inbound calls to a US DID
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per minute (per-second billing, 60s minimum): $0.0022US East rate data: "ContactCenterTelecomm Toll Inbound Call United States" price 0.0022; on top of the voice service rate.
Inbound calls to a US toll-free number
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per minute: $0.012US East rate data: "ContactCenterTelecomm Toll Free Inbound Call United States" price 0.012.
Outbound calls to US destinations
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per minute (per-second billing, 60s minimum): $0.0048US East rate data: "Outbound Call Toll United States" price 0.0048.
US toll-free number
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per number per day: $0.06US East (N. Virginia): the appendix outbound campaigns example states "$0.06 per day" for a claimed US toll-free number (it also says $0 "for free tier usage in the first 12 months", which the appendix AWS Free Tier section does not list); US toll-free numbers claimed at a volume of 1,000+ bill at $0.039 per number per day in US East.
SMS / WhatsApp delivery (Amazon End User Messaging)
Source
AWS telephony rate data used by the pricing appendix Global Telephony tables (contactcentertelecomm)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Connect Customer, Customer BasicCharged separately, per message part, by country and carrierAppendix example: US 10DLC outbound $0.00883/message, inbound $0.0075; varies by region and carrier.

Questions to ask sales

Generated from what the vendor does not publicly state.

  1. Which metered charges apply, and can you model our expected volume?
  2. What implementation and professional-services charges should we budget?
  3. Can you provide your current security report and its scope under appropriate access terms?
  4. What does the CRM connector support, and are additional licenses or services required?

Core capabilities

Inbound calling
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Outbound calling
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Blended contact center
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer outbound campaigns
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
IVR
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Skills-based routing
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Omnichannel
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
SMS
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Email
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
Claim type
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Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Chat
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Call recording
Yes· Vendor states
Source
AWS Service Terms (section 54, Amazon Connect Customer)
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Quality management
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Workforce management
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Analytics
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
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October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
AI agent assistance
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
AI voice agents
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
CRM integration
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Public API
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer API Reference: Welcome
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Checked
October 4, 2026
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October 4, 2026
Vendor-described use cases
Financial services, Healthcare and life sciences, Retail· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer product overview
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026

Calling & compliance

Specific tools and public records. This is not a legal compliance determination.

Government records

FCC Robocall Mitigation Database
Listed· Government record
Source
FCC Robocall Mitigation Database record: AMCS LLC
Claim type
Government record
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026

Calling-compliance tools

DNC management
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer outbound campaigns
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Calling-hours controls
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer outbound campaigns
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Reassigned Numbers Database support
Unknown
STIR/SHAKEN-related functionality
Unknown

Pricing & purchasing

Pricing publicly posted
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing (aws.amazon.com/connect/pricing/ redirects here)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Starting price
Unknown
Custom quote
Unknown
Implementation fee
Not publicly disclosed
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing (aws.amazon.com/connect/pricing/ redirects here)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
What we checked
Searched the Amazon Connect Customer pricing page and the full pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier sections) for: implementation, setup, set-up, onboarding, one-time, activation, professional services. Only usage rates are listed. The pricing page mentions AWS Professional Services ("brings proven expertise to accelerate your implementation") without any price; no implementation or setup fee is stated for US East or any region.
Telecom / carrier charges
Billed separately· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Paid add-ons
Outbound campaigns, Cases, Customer Profiles (imported data), Live Sync, Third-party AI agent collaboration, Tasks, Step-by-step guides, External voice connectors· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Free trial
Unknown
Demo
Unknown
Monthly contract
Yes· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing (aws.amazon.com/connect/pricing/ redirects here)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Annual contract
Not publicly disclosed
Source
Amazon Connect Customer pricing appendix (Connect Customer, Customer Basic, telephony, free tier)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
What we checked
Searched the pricing page and full pricing appendix for: annual, yearly, 12-month term, commitment, committed use, Savings Plan, reserved, contract term, discount. The only term-related statements are "No minimums, no long-term contracts" and "zero upfront commitment" (pricing page); no annual contract or committed-spend option for Amazon Connect is described. The pricing page links a "Request a pricing quote" form without describing terms.

Integrations

CRM integrations
Salesforce Service Cloud, Zendesk· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026
Other integrations
AWS Lambda· Vendor states
Source
Amazon Connect Customer features
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Vendor claim
Checked
October 4, 2026
Verified by CallCenterAdvisor
October 4, 2026

Security

Vendor-stated security

SOC 2 Type II
Unknown
ISO 27001
Yes· Vendor states
Source
AWS ISO/IEC 27001:2022 compliance page
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026

Contractual terms

Business Associate Agreement (BAA)
Yes· Vendor states
Source
AWS HIPAA compliance page
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026
Data Processing Agreement (DPA)
Yes· Vendor states
Source
AWS Service Terms
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026

Service status

Public system status page
Available· Vendor states
Source
AWS Health Dashboard (public service status)
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026
View status

Research shortcuts

Independent reviews

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Company information

Legal entity
Amazon Web Services, Inc.· Vendor states
Source
AWS Customer Agreement
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington, USA· Vendor states
Source
AWS Customer Agreement
Claim type
Vendor claim
Checked
October 3, 2026
Second review
Cross-checked against the source by a separate AI agent, October 3, 2026
Founded
Unknown

Sources & methodology

Last source check
October 4, 2026
Last human review
October 4, 2026
Last editorial update
October 4, 2026

Research in progress: 16 of 21 publication criteria met.

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