---
title: AWS Amplify Hosting
slug: aws-amplify
url: "https://toolweight.com/tools/aws-amplify"
homepage: "https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/"
categories: vercel-alternatives
last_verified: 2026-11-06
dataset_version: 0738be72
license: CC-BY-4.0
---

# AWS Amplify Hosting

> Managed Next.js and static hosting inside AWS, billed per GB with no spend cap.

- AWS's answer to Vercel: git-connected builds and PR previews.
- A managed compute tier supporting Next.js SSR, ISR, middleware and image optimisation.
- The obvious choice when the stack already lives in AWS and the app needs your data in ap-southeast-2.
- The purest expression of AWS billing: $0.15/GB served, $0.01/build minute, and nothing anywhere that stops spending.

## Identity

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Name | AWS Amplify Hosting |
| Company | Amazon Web Services |
| One-liner | Managed Next.js and static hosting inside AWS, billed per GB with no spend cap. |
| Site | https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/ |
| Docs | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/ |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Funding | Public (NASDAQ: AMZN) |
| Open source | No |
| Compared in | 1 |

## Where it is compared

### [Vercel alternatives](https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives)
Ranked **#13 of 13** on default weights.
| Field | Value | Confidence | Verified | Source | Note | Permalink |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Frameworks | nextjs, nuxt, sveltekit, astro, static | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--framework_support |
| Next.js parity | most | Vendor-claimed | 2026-06-15 | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/ssr-Amplify-support.html | SSR, ISR, middleware and image optimisation are supported by the managed compute tier. PPR is not. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--nextjs_parity |
| Runtime model | node | Inferred | - | - | Lambda-backed compute behind CloudFront. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--runtime_model |
| Fn timeout | 30s | Inferred | - | - | Approximate, Amplify's compute tier enforces a response timeout well below Lambda's own maximum. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--function_timeout |
| Cold start | 800ms | Community-reported | - | - | Lambda-backed SSR; the worst cold starts in this roster. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--cold_start |
| Cron jobs | ○ | Inferred | - | - | There is no cron in Amplify Hosting, you stand up EventBridge separately. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--cron_jobs |
| Preview deploys | ● | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/amplify/latest/userguide/pr-previews.html | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--preview_deploys |
| WAF & DDoS | ◐ | Inferred | - | - | Shield Standard is included; AWS WAF can be associated with the app but is billed separately. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--waf_ddos |
| Observability | paid-addon | Inferred | - | - | Everything goes to CloudWatch, which is a separate meter with its own invoice. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--observability |
| Sydney region | ● | Inferred | - | - | ap-southeast-2, and the CloudFront edge is everywhere regardless. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--sydney_region |
| Monorepo support | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--monorepo_support |
| Rollback | instant | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--rollback_speed |
| Overage behaviour | bill | Vendor-claimed | 2026-06-15 | https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/ | The purest form of `bill` on this page: no spend cap exists anywhere in AWS. Budgets send an email while the meter keeps running. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--overage_behaviour |
| Bandwidth price | $150/TB | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--bandwidth_price |
| Price @ 1 TB | $155/mo | Inferred | - | - | 1 TB served at $0.15/GB plus modest SSR compute. There is no bundled allowance to absorb it. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--price_1tb_egress |
| Build minutes incl. | 0 min/mo | Vendor-claimed | 2026-11-06 | https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/ | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--build_minutes |
| Image opt billing | metered | Inferred | - | - | Optimisation runs on the compute tier and is billed as requests and duration. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--image_opt_billing |
| Analytics cost | - | Inferred | - | - | No first-party web analytics in Amplify Hosting; Pinpoint is a different product with a different bill. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--analytics_cost |
| Free tier | 2 | Inferred | - | - | 12-month free tier only, after which everything meters. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--free_tier |
| Self-hostable | ○ | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--self_hostable |
| Exit friction | 3 | Inferred | - | - | The hosting itself is portable; the IAM, CloudFront and backend wiring around it is what keeps you. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--lockin_score |
| CLI quality | 2 | Community-reported | - | - | The Amplify CLI has been rewritten more than once and guides go stale quickly. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--cli_quality |
| Agent/CI deploy | ● | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--agent_deploy |
| GA year | 2018 | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--launched |
| Funding | public | Inferred | - | - | - | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--funding_stage |
| Pricing clarity | 2 | Inferred | - | - | Legible per-unit rates, attached to an account where nothing ever stops spending. | https://toolweight.com/compare/vercel-alternatives#aws-amplify--pricing_clarity |

**Verdict.** Only worth it when your stack already lives in AWS and needs data in ap-southeast-2.

## Alternatives

- [Cloudflare Workers & Pages](https://toolweight.com/tools/cloudflare-workers), V8 isolates on 300+ PoPs, with zero egress charges and near-zero cold starts.
- [Coolify](https://toolweight.com/tools/coolify), Open-source self-hosted PaaS: git push to your own server, with previews and cron.
- [Deno Deploy](https://toolweight.com/tools/deno-deploy), Web-standard JavaScript at the edge, with built-in OpenTelemetry and a global KV.
- [Dokploy](https://toolweight.com/tools/dokploy), Open-source self-hosted PaaS on Docker Swarm, with multi-node clustering built in.
- [Fly.io](https://toolweight.com/tools/fly-io), Firecracker microVMs in 35+ regions including Sydney, driven from the CLI.
- [Hetzner + Coolify](https://toolweight.com/tools/hetzner-coolify), The DIY baseline: a €4 CX22 running Coolify, with 20 TB of traffic included.
- [Netlify](https://toolweight.com/tools/netlify), The original Jamstack host: strong build pipeline, punishing bandwidth overage.
- [Northflank](https://toolweight.com/tools/northflank), Container platform with bring-your-own-cloud, GPUs and a sandbox-shaped API.
- [Railway](https://toolweight.com/tools/railway), Container PaaS with the best developer experience in the category and usage billing.
- [Render](https://toolweight.com/tools/render), Heroku-shaped container host with blueprints, managed Postgres and calm billing.
- [Sevalla](https://toolweight.com/tools/sevalla), Kinsta's developer platform: apps, static sites, databases and object storage on GCP.
- [Vercel](https://toolweight.com/tools/vercel), The frontend cloud that ships Next.js: best-in-class DX, metered everything.

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