Amazon Web Services vs Vercel
Two sides of the hosting decision: hyperscaler cloud and frontend cloud. When each fits, what it costs, who moves from one to the other, and what makers who chose it say.
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Which fits you
Choose Amazon Web Services if- The widest catalog of building blocks — Lambda, containers, managed databases, queues — to assemble your own infrastructure.
Use it whenYou need a specific AWS service, enterprise customers ask for it, or you have credits to spend.
Trade-offYou wire up networking, permissions and deploys yourself; billing is per service and hard to predict.
Choose Vercel if- You built a Next.js or other frontend-heavy app and want preview URLs on every pull request
Use it whenYour app is Next.js, or you want a preview URL on every pull request with no setup.
Trade-offThe Hobby plan is non-commercial; costs grow with usage.
At a glance
| Amazon Web Services | Vercel | |
|---|---|---|
| Used by | 386 makers' products · 17 open-source projects | No maker's product yet |
| Cost at default usagerequests 5 million requests, data transfer out 100 GB, serverless function compute 100 GB-hours | $17/mo Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $40/mo Pro + Flat Rate CDN 10M |
| Moved to it on GitHubpull requests since Oct 2024 | 38 from Vercel | 15 from Amazon Web Services |
| Downloads | 4.2M/wk−39% vs npm | 5.7M/wk+93% vs npm |
| Pricing | Pay-as-you-go per service; new accounts get up to $200 in Free Tier credits over 6 months. · paid from Pay as you go | Free Hobby plan (non-commercial); Pro per seat plus usage. · paid from $20/mo |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Incidents, 90 daysfrom its status page | no public status feed | 31 (10 major) |
Cost as you grow
At 100k requests Vercel costs less ($0 vs $16); from about 5M requests Amazon Web Services does ($17 vs $40); from about 50M requests Vercel does ($127 vs $160); from about 100M requests Amazon Web Services does ($320 vs $353). They're different kinds of tool — hyperscaler cloud and frontend cloud — so the prices don't buy the same thing.
The numbers, plan by plan
| Requests per month | Amazon Web Services | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1 | $16 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $0 Hobby |
| 0.5 | $16 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $0 Hobby |
| 1 | $16 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $0 Hobby |
| 5 | $17 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $40 Pro + Flat Rate CDN 10M |
| 10 | $32 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $40 Pro + Flat Rate CDN 10M |
| 50 | $160 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $127 Pro + Flat Rate CDN 50M |
| 100 | $320 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $353 Pro + Flat Rate CDN 150M |
| 500 | $1,600 Pay as you go (Lambda + EC2 t4g.small) | $2,766 Pro (on-demand CDN) |
From each vendor's pricing page: Amazon Web Services, Vercel.
Who moves from one to the other
Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "Amazon Web Services to Vercel" or the reverse — real code changes, by developers in general rather than makers only.
Vercel → Amazon Web Services38 PRs- Migrate l.ajm.codes from Vercel + Supabase to AWS (SST)ajmarkow/yumi.to · 2026-09-30
- Move hosting from Vercel to AWS (SST StaticSite)natac13/the-blonding-room-astro · 2026-09-29
- fix(stage3): scope Vercel OIDC audience to AWS STSBellialys/new-era-ai-platform · 2026-09-28
- Wire Vercel ARB frontend to live AWS endpointKirtKurt/parlay-platform · 2026-09-28
- Migrate HelpMeHack deployment from Vercel to AWSrohanmalhotracodes/helpmehack · 2026-09-20
- Move the current application from Vercel to AWSTryIndus/indus · 2026-09-10
- Move Vercel Telnyx SMS sends to AWS IntegrationDevSoft-Development/roseout · 2026-09-02
- Move final domain lifecycle cron from Vercel to AWSDevSoft-Development/roseout · 2026-09-02
- chore: migrate frontend deployment from Vercel to AWS App Runnerrobertmcq/mcq-hedge-fund · 2026-09-01
- chore: remove Vercel references (migrated to AWS)kornsour/typescript-template · 2026-08-26
Amazon Web Services → Vercel15 PRs- Migrate from AWS Amplify + DynamoDB to Vercel + Supabasenaresh-vellingiri/ak-constructions · 2026-08-28
- fix(docs): deploy stella.oxagen.sh to AWS on merge, not to a suspended Vercel accountmacanderson/stella · 2026-08-22
- chore: remove FE AWS CD workflows (migrating to Vercel)woowacourse-teams/2025-moitz · 2026-08-07
- chore: remove FE AWS CD workflows (migrating to Vercel)woowacourse-teams/2025-moitz · 2026-08-07
- Migrate hosting from AWS (EC2+RDS) to Vercel + Neong7xu/icu-sepsis-decision-support · 2026-08-01
- Migrate from AWS (Amplify, Cognito, RDS, S3) to Vercel + SupabaseStartlineAU/startline-web-app · 2026-07-19
- fix: replace nodemailer with AWS SES to fix Vercel buildDamir-VistaBlox/splashdeals · 2026-07-12
- Update AWS authentication to Vercel OIDC and optimize partitionscodersbeyondborders/clear-guide · 2026-06-19
- Phase 7: migrate Armory from AWS Lambda + DynamoDB to Vercel Functions + KVchriskinch/phasercraft · 2026-06-19
- Migrate hosting+DB from AWS Amplify+RDS to Vercel+Supabasejinuland/talk · 2026-06-14
What makers say
Makers on using it for hosting, from Product Hunt and Starter Story interviews, each linked to the source. Products with a page of their own and fuller notes first.
On Amazon Web ServicesWe are so excited to integrate with AWS Lambda. Look for our upcoming co-authored blog about how Fleak and AWS Lambda bring goodness to data teams and help them win their time back!
AWS provides the global infrastructure we need to deliver low-latency voice translation to users worldwide. Their reliable services ensure our calls connect seamlessly across regions.
AWS Lambda's scalability is definitely a game-changer, especially for handling the traffic spikes from a Product Hunt launch. Shoutout to AWS Lambda for making it possible! 🚀
On VercelNo maker quote about Vercel for hosting yet.
Loved and watch-outs
Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises.
Amazon Web ServicesMost loved
Watch-outs
On Product Hunt: 5.0★, 282 reviews · mentioned most: reliable cloud services, scalable infrastructure, extensive service offeringsVercelMost loved
Watch-outs
On Product Hunt: 5.0★, 1,077 reviews · mentioned most: fast deployment, Next.js integration, developer experience · complaints: pricing, UI dependenciesWho uses each
Amazon Web Services386 makers' products
AgentR
Antiquoted
Beatoven.aiVercel0 makers' productsNone tracked yet.
What makers pair each with
With Amazon Web ServicesTransactional Email
Amazon Web Services + SendGrid:
Bricks
ConnectMachine
D-IDEmailFlow.AI Agentic Newsletter Platform
FetchSandbox
GoMarble
Hello Inbox
MailTock
OptimizeGEO.aiSeven24.ai
Sider
Signadotand 66 more
BricksConnectMachineD-IDEmailFlow.AI Agentic Newsletter PlatformFetchSandboxGoMarbleHello InboxMailTockOptimizeGEO.aiSeven24.aiSiderSignadotand 66 moreAmazon Web Services + Resend:
Anything
CodeAnt AIConnectMachine
Dopamine.chat
Edgee
Hyring
iArt.ai
JotMe
JustPaidMaillayer
Migma AI
Modelence App Builderand 60 more
AnythingCodeAnt AIConnectMachineDopamine.chatEdgeeHyringiArt.aiJotMeJustPaidMaillayerMigma AIModelence App Builderand 60 moreAmazon Web Services + Postmark:
Bond
ClarityUXCodeAnt AI
ComputerX
Coso.ai
FluencyHello InboxMailTockQAClan
Skyvern
SpreadSimple
Talo by Palabra.aiand 52 more
BondClarityUXCodeAnt AIComputerXCoso.aiFluencyHello InboxMailTockQAClanSkyvernSpreadSimpleTalo by Palabra.aiand 52 moreLLM API
Amazon Web Services + OpenAI API:
Agentplace.io
AI Context FlowAnything
BetterClaw
BooleanMaths PulseConnectMachine
Cynative Security Research AgentD-ID
EspaFetchSandboxGoMarbleHireHunchand 121 more
Agentplace.ioAI Context FlowAnythingBetterClawBooleanMaths PulseConnectMachineCynative Security Research AgentD-IDEspaFetchSandboxGoMarbleHireHunchand 121 moreAmazon Web Services + Claude:Agentplace.ioAnything
AstridBetterClawFetchSandbox
FlootGoMarbleHello InboxHyringModelence App Builder
Naoma
Nautisand 70 more
Agentplace.ioAnythingAstridBetterClawFetchSandboxFlootGoMarbleHello InboxHyringModelence App BuilderNaomaNautisand 70 more
Kipps AI
Minicule
Notte
SlashyFrontend Framework
Amazon Web Services + Next.js:
Ada.imAgentMailAnythingAstridBond
buzzaboutClarityUXClawTeamsEspaFetchSandboxFleakFlootand 112 more
Ada.imAgentMailAnythingAstridBondbuzzaboutClarityUXClawTeamsEspaFetchSandboxFleakFlootand 112 moreAmazon Web Services + React:
DatazipMailTockMigma AI
MIOSN
NeuralAgentNotiSpriteOptimizeGEO.ai
QualGent
Quorini
Smart Chrome Tabs
Sukha
The Swarmand 27 more
DatazipMailTockMigma AIMIOSNNeuralAgentNotiSpriteOptimizeGEO.aiQualGentQuoriniSmart Chrome TabsSukhaThe Swarmand 27 more
Tilores entity resolution
Vamah.ai
Chatwoot
CypressPayments
Amazon Web Services + Stripe:Ada.imAstrioBetterClawBricks
ByteNiteClusyEngine Room Media
Firecoach AIGoMarble
GroHello InboxHireHunchand 103 more
Ada.imAstrioBetterClawBricksByteNiteClusyEngine Room MediaFirecoach AIGoMarbleGroHello InboxHireHunchand 103 moreAmazon Web Services + Paddle:
AmplooClarityUXMailTockSpreadSimpleTalo by Palabra.aiMorningscore
Openchangelog
AnnounceKit
Keywords Everywhere
AmplooClarityUXMailTockSpreadSimpleTalo by Palabra.aiMorningscoreOpenchangelogAnnounceKitKeywords EverywhereAmazon Web Services + PayPal:
KukyMaildroppaPDFShiftTxtCart®
Crisp
UptimeRobot
KukyMaildroppaPDFShiftTxtCart®CrispUptimeRobotWith VercelFrontend Framework
Vercel + Next.js:
Accordio AI
Agent 37 Cloud
Agentcard
AgentX
Aident AI
AINave
Airtop
Almanac
Animate AI
Antispace
appdesigns
AppReplyand 1029 more
Accordio AIAgent 37 CloudAgentcardAgentXAident AIAINaveAirtopAlmanacAnimate AIAntispaceappdesignsAppReplyand 1029 more
Face Index
giselle
gridland
inbox-zero
Fumadocs
Next.jsTransactional Email
Vercel + Resend:Accordio AI
Actx0Agent 37 CloudAgentcard
AgentSea
AI Visual Reasoning by ChanceAlmanacAntispaceapideckappdesignsAppReply
Araand 494 more
Accordio AIActx0Agent 37 CloudAgentcardAgentSeaAI Visual Reasoning by ChanceAlmanacAntispaceapideckappdesignsAppReplyAraand 494 more
Bolna
Browzer
CoAgentor
daily.dev
ChatPal
Exploit Alarm
Glitter AIDatabase
Vercel + Supabase:Accordio AIAident AIAISA (aisa.to) AI Fluency AssessmentAlmanacAmara
AmurexappdesignsAppReplyAppSignalsArcitext.comAtlas NavigationAudienceCueand 298 more
Accordio AIAident AIAISA (aisa.to) AI Fluency AssessmentAlmanacAmaraAmurexappdesignsAppReplyAppSignalsArcitext.comAtlas NavigationAudienceCueand 298 more
Moneo AI
superset
Atlas.co
Aymo AI
BaseHub
BrandingStudio.ai®
ClientJam
Cure AI
EmailTemple
InterShipFlowPayments
Vercel + Stripe:AgentcardAgenticCalling AIAgentSeaAI SearchAirtop
AssemblyBaboo TravelBank Statement ConverterBasedLabs.aiBeam AnalyticsBetterPicbipand 350 more
AgentcardAgenticCalling AIAgentSeaAI SearchAirtopAssemblyBaboo TravelBank Statement ConverterBasedLabs.aiBeam AnalyticsBetterPicbipand 350 more
Bigcapital
Church Loom
Diarist
DockDuck
InnerWallet
Klyxshot
MRRTracker
PopAir
SEOPulser
KanaSensei
Polishory
ai_liciaNeither quite right?
See the whole hosting decision →
Netlify
CloudflareEdge platformCheap global hosting with Workers, plus database (D1) and storage (R2) on the same platform.vs Amazon Web Services →vs Vercel →
RailwayPaaSServers, workers and databases deployed together, with almost no configuration.vs Amazon Web Services →vs Vercel →
RenderPaaSA Heroku-style platform for web services, cron jobs and Postgres.vs Amazon Web Services →vs Vercel →
Fly.ioContainer platformDocker apps that should run close to users in many regions.vs Amazon Web Services →vs Vercel →
Hetzner CloudYour own serverA lot of CPU and RAM per euro, in European, US and Singapore regions.vs Amazon Web Services →
CoolifyYour own serverA Heroku- or Vercel-style dashboard on your own server, with many one-click services.