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Amazon Web Services
Broad pay-as-you-go cloud infrastructure and managed services
AWS provides computing, storage, databases, AI and hundreds of managed services for teams that need flexible infrastructure.
Ongoing cost
Free tier
Setup cost
$0
Tech comfort needed
9/10
What the plans cost
Free Tier
Free
service-specific time and usage limits
Pay as you go
Quoted
varies by service, region and usage
Public list prices checked on 2026-09-17. Always confirm on the provider's own pricing page before you buy.
What you get
- Compute and serverless hosting
- Object storage and CDN
- Managed databases
- AI and machine learning services
- Global regions
Works with
- Cloudflare
- GitHub
- Stripe
- Twilio
- Datadog
How it rates
- Ease of use
- 2/10
- Speed to launch
- 3/10
- Design control
- 2/10
- Room to grow
- 10/10
- Add-ons and extensions
- 10/10
- Selling products
- 3/10
- Courses
- 3/10
- Memberships
- 3/10
- Search visibility
- 4/10
- Support
- 7/10
Best suited to
- App / software
- Online store
- Courses / training
- Membership
- Directory / marketplace
What to watch out for
- Expect to be comfortable with technical settings, or to get help.
- Limited control over how the site looks.
- Pricing is complex
- Architecture and security require specialist skill
- Switching cloud providers can be expensive
Partner programme
AWS Partner Network
Official partner ecosystem; this is separate from customer startup credits.
partner · checked 2026-09-17 · confidence: high · official details
Startup programme
AWS Activate
Eligible startups can apply for AWS credits and support; benefit levels depend on stage and provider affiliation.
checked 2026-09-17 · confidence: high · official details
Questions about Amazon Web Services
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