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AWS Amplify Hosting vs Render

AWS Amplify Hosting
7.0/ 10
Higher score
RenderIndie
8.6/ 10
Across 4 measured dimensions: AWS Amplify Hosting wins 0, Render wins 1 (3 tie / n/a)
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Side by side.

8 dimensions
MetricAWS Amplify HostingRender
Score
Winner: right
7.08.6
Δ 90 days
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Parent & badge
Winner: right
Amazon.com, Inc.
IndependentIndie
Founded
20182019
Best for
Teams already deep in AWS who want Amplify to manage their static front-endDevs who want a Heroku replacement for static + backend in one place
Price per mo
Free/ moFree/ mo
Renewal multiplier
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Tagline
AWS's Vercel competitor, billed the AWS wayStatic sites free, paid backend without the AWS tax
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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
Render4 pros · 4 cons
+ Pros
  • ✓Truly free static hosting, no metered bandwidth
  • ✓Backend services with no AWS complexity
  • ✓Independent, no PE/big-cloud parent
  • ✓Unified billing across static/services/DB
– Cons
  • ✗Cold starts on free web services are slow
  • ✗Limited region selection (mostly US/EU)
  • ✗Postgres backup retention thin on lower tiers
  • ✗Status page sometimes lags real incidents
Make the call

Pick one and go.

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