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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
Teams already deep in AWS who want Amplify to manage their static front-endSites already using Firebase Auth/Firestore that need matching hosting
Price per mo
Free/ moFree/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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 Cognito, AppSync, DataStore
  • Branch previews and atomic deploys
  • Lambda@Edge SSR support
  • $200 new-account credit (12 months)
– Cons
  • Pricing split across 4-5 metered axes
  • Bills easy to misforecast
  • Console UX is heavy and intimidating
  • Free Tier is now 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