Amazon Web Services AlternativesTop Cloud Computing Services and other similar apps like Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services is described as 'A pay-as-you-go cloud computing platform with services in networking, compute, storage, and IoT, accessible via global server farms' and is a Cloud Computing service in the backup & sync category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Amazon Web Services for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, SaaS, Linux, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best Amazon Web Services alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenStack or Vercel. Other great apps like Amazon Web Services are Heroku, Microsoft Azure, Linode and Google App Engine.

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  1. DigitalOcean icon
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    A cloud computing service offering Droplets for virtual servers, managed Kubernetes, Spaces object storage, and managed databases. Ideal for developers and startups to deploy, manage, and scale applications efficiently in web hosting and data processing.

    206 DigitalOcean alternatives

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    • Some users think DigitalOcean is a great Amazon Web Services alternative, some don't.

    • DigitalOcean is the most popular Web-based alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • DigitalOcean is the most popular commercial alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • DigitalOcean is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Web Services is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Heroku icon
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    Heroku is a platform as a service (PaaS) that enables developers to build, run, and operate applications entirely in the cloud.

    174 Heroku alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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  3. OpenStack icon
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    OpenStack OpenStack is a global collaboration of developers and cloud computing technologists producing the ubiquitous open source cloud computing platform for public and private clouds. The project aims to deliver solutions for all types of clouds by being simple to implement...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • This alternative is disputed. OpenStack is a legitimate Amazon Web Services alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • OpenStack is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • OpenStack is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • OpenStack is Free and Open SourceAmazon Web Services is Freemium and Proprietary
    • OpenStack is Privacy focusedAmazon Web Services is not according to our users
  4. Microsoft Azure icon
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    The Azure cloud platform is more than 200 products and cloud services designed to help you bring new solutions to life—to solve today’s challenges and create the future. Build, run, and manage applications across multiple clouds, on-premises, and at the edge, with the tools and...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    Ola Johansson
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    Azure is one of the main competitors to AWS.

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    • This alternative is disputed. Microsoft Azure is a legitimate Amazon Web Services alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Microsoft Azure is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • Microsoft Azure is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Web Services is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Linode icon
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    Linode’s cloud computing platform was launched in 2003, to accelerate innovation by making Linux virtual machines simple, affordable, and accessible to all. Since then, 100,000’s of developers and businesses around the world have deployed and scaled their modern applications...

    170 Linode alternatives

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  6. Vercel icon
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    Deploy to the most powerful serverless platform in the world with just one command.

    84 Vercel alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    too expensive because underneath its aws

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Vercel is a legitimate Amazon Web Services alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Vercel is the most popular SaaS alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • Vercel is Freemium and ProprietaryAmazon Web Services is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Google App Engine is a free* platform for developing and hosting web applications in Google-managed data centers. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about hardware, patches or backups; and effortless scalability.

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    Guest
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    Google cloud app engine is the rival of amazon web services

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. Google App Engine is a legitimate Amazon Web Services alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • Google App Engine is Freemium and ProprietaryAmazon Web Services is also Freemium and Proprietary
  8. Fly.io icon
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    Edge computing is the new frontier. Fly brings the untapped potential of intelligent edge-servers to your finger-tips. It's a global load balancer, a smart reverse proxy, a library of powerful Middleware; it's a CDN that developers like you control.

    53 Fly.io alternatives

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    • Freemium
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    Google Cloud platform enables you to build and host web apps on the same systems that power Google applications. App Engine offers fast development and deployment; simple administration, with no need to worry about the underlying infrastructure and systems, patches or backups...

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    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  10. OVH icon
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    OVH provides all server solutions, whether it be cloud computing, VPS or a dedicated server. OVH under its brand name sells high end servers, mid-range servers by the brand name 'So You Start' and low-end under the brand name 'Kimsufi'.

    108 OVH alternatives

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    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    price, quality of services

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • This alternative is disputed. OVH is a legitimate Amazon Web Services alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • OVH is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • OVH is Paid and ProprietaryAmazon Web Services is Freemium and Proprietary
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    Flightcontrol is a PaaS that deploys to your AWS account.

    You get 2-6x faster builds, 50-75% cheaper compute, and near perfect reliability

    Deploying to your AWS account enables us to leapfrog traditional PaaS on almost every metric.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Qovery icon
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    Qovery is the first Container as a Service (CaaS) platform that allows any developer to deploy an application in just a few seconds.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Qovery is the most popular Mac alternative to Amazon Web Services.

    • Qovery is Paid and Open SourceAmazon Web Services is Freemium and Proprietary
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