AWS Quicksight - Edition Type

AWS Quicksight supports different editions which vary as per user management, permissions and features supported − Standard and Enterprise. Both of these editions support all the Quicksight features for creating and sharing data visualizations.

Enterprise edition offers support for Active Directory integration to AWS directory. There are various other features which are supported in Enterprise edition as given below −

You can check the subscription type of AWS Quicksight with Manage Quicksight option.

In Enterprise edition, AWS Quicksight allows you to manage users using any of the below ways −

• Using Microsoft Active Directory: In Enterprise edition, you can add/remove Microsoft Active Directory groups to create and deactivate user accounts. You can access the directory groups directly or by using the AD Connector.

• Federated logins.

• Inviting users by email.

To manage your AD users/groups in Quicksight, you have to navigate to Manage Quicksight → Manage users/Manage groups

You can also change the role of an existing user by clicking on drop down list −

• Admin
• Author
• Reader

An AWS Quicksight administrator can also reset the password of an existing user using Manage User option as shown below −

You can update from AQS Quicksight Standard edition to Enterprise edition using Manage account option. To perform an upgrade, the user should have AWS Quicksight administrator privilege.

Click on your profile icon at top right corner → Upgrade now.

Once you click on Upgrade, following screen appears. To complete the upgrade, click on the Upgrade button.

Note − Once you change your subscription from Standard edition to Enterprise edition, you cannot roll it back.