Changes / BI & analytics / Amazon QuickSight
Price cutlow impact
Quick Sight Author Pro drops from $50 to $40 per user/month
Author Pro list price drops from $50 to $40 per month, with Author Pro users gaining Quick Suite Enterprise capabilities.
Who’s affected
Amazon QuickSight customers paying for Author Pro licenses, who are billed per user per month. The list price fell from $50 to $40, and Author Pro users also gain Quick Suite Enterprise capabilities.
Not affected: Teams on other QuickSight license types, and teams with no Author Pro users.
What it costs
List price per Author Pro user drops from $50 to $40 per month, a $10 per user per month reduction at list. Your actual saving depends on your contract terms and how many Author Pro seats you hold.
When to act
The change took effect on 2025-10-09 and is already past, so a quick invoice check now confirms you are getting the lower rate.
What should you do? decision tree
- your recent QuickSight invoices still show Author Pro at $50 per user per monthOpen a support or account-team ticket citing the new $40 list price and ask for a credit or correction.
- you have a negotiated or committed-spend contract covering Author ProAsk your account rep whether the new list price changes your discount base or commitment.
- you have Author Pro seats that are unused or only lightly usedRemove or downgrade them and recompute your seat count at the lower price.
- your invoices already reflect $40 and the seat count is rightNo action needed; just update your budget forecast.
Options
- WaitIf invoices already show $40 per user per month, do nothing and update your budget forecast.
- NegotiateIf you hold a private or committed-spend contract, ask the account team to apply the $40 list price or equivalent.
- OptimizeAudit Author Pro seats and downgrade inactive authors so you only pay for active ones.
- UpgradeReview the Quick Suite Enterprise capabilities now included with Author Pro and use them instead of buying separately.
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Related changes
- Amazon QuickSightAmazon QuickSight becomes Amazon Quick Suite (Quick Sight)
QuickSight is renamed Amazon Quick Suite, with the new UI and branding rolling out globally from October 9, 2025 while existing BI functionality continues.
Packaging - Amazon QuickSightFree Quick Enterprise access for Quick Sight Authors ends December 31, 2026
Quick Sight Authors' promotional access to all Quick Enterprise capabilities is time-limited and runs until December 31, 2026.
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