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AWS Amplify Hosting vs Firebase Hosting

AWS Amplify Hosting
7.0/ 10
Higher score
Firebase Hosting
8.0/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: AWS Amplify Hosting wins 0, Firebase Hosting wins 1 (3 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricAWS Amplify HostingFirebase Hosting
Score
Winner: right
7.08.0
Δ 90 days
— flat— flat
Parent & badge
Amazon.com, Inc.
Alphabet Inc.
Founded
20182011
Best for
AWS enthusiasts and power usersDevelopers who love free and Google's ecosystem
Price per mo
Free/ moFree/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
AWS's Vercel competitor, billed the AWS wayGoogle's static + edge-rendered hosting, generous Spark tier
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What works, what doesn't.

Per provider
AWS Amplify Hosting4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Tight integration with AWS services
  • ✓Branch previews and atomic deploys
  • ✓Lambda@Edge SSR support
  • ✓$200 new-account credit for 12 months
– Cons
  • ✗Pricing split across multiple axes
  • ✗Bills easy to misforecast
  • ✗Console UX is intimidating
  • ✗Free Tier is time-limited, not perpetual
Firebase Hosting4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Spark free tier with global CDN
  • ✓Atomic deploys and instant rollback
  • ✓$300 new-user credit on Blaze
  • ✓Tight integration with Cloud Functions / Run
– Cons
  • ✗Spark daily bandwidth cap is tight (360MB/day)
  • ✗Lock-in to Firebase Auth/Firestore
  • ✗Google's product graveyard reputation
  • ✗Blaze billing can spike without spending limits set