Understanding configuration store quotas and limitations
Configuration stores supported by Amazon AppConfig have the following quotas and limitations.
| Amazon AppConfig hosted configuration store | Amazon S3 | Systems Manager Parameter Store | Amazon Secrets Manager | Systems Manager Document store | Amazon CodePipeline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Configuration size limit |
2 MB default, 4 MB maximum |
2 MB Enforced by Amazon AppConfig, not S3 |
4 KB (free tier) / 8 KB (advanced parameters) |
64 KB |
64 KB |
2 MB Enforced by Amazon AppConfig, not CodePipeline |
|
Resource storage limit |
1 GB |
Unlimited |
10,000 parameters (free tier) / 100,000 parameters (advanced parameters) |
500,000 |
500 documents |
Limited by the number of configuration profiles per application (100 profiles per application) |
|
Server-side encryption |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
|
Amazon CloudFormation support |
Yes |
Not for creating or updating data |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
Pricing |
Free |
Free |