Amazon's cloud platform, offering compute (EC2, Lambda, ECS), managed databases, storage and hundreds of other services, billed per use.
Amazon Web Services is Amazon's public cloud: a catalog of separately billed building blocks you rent by the hour, request or gigabyte instead of buying servers. For a small SaaS the usual pieces are EC2 virtual machines or Lambda functions for code, S3 for files, RDS or Aurora for a managed relational database, and CloudFront in front as a CDN.
The model to understand is that every service is an API inside your account. You create resources in a Region you choose, connect them through a VPC network, and grant access with IAM roles and policies. You drive it from the web console, the CLI, infrastructure-as-code (CloudFormation or the CDK), or SDKs for JavaScript, Python, Java, Go, .NET, PHP, Ruby, Rust, Kotlin, Swift and C++.
What matters to a small team: Regions spread worldwide, each built from at least three separate Availability Zones; managed versions of databases, queues and email so you don't run them yourself; Lightsail, a simpler fixed-monthly bundle of VPS, containers and databases for when the full console is too much; and Budgets, which alerts you as actual or forecast spend approaches a limit you set.
The main limit is the shared responsibility split: AWS secures the underlying cloud, while the configuration you put in it (networking, permissions, patching your instances) is yours. Without someone comfortable with IAM and VPCs, a managed platform is usually quicker to get right.
386 makers' products, each linked to the source that shows it, and 17 open-source projects that declare it in their code.
SlashyAI email client that triages the inbox and drafts replies in your voice, connected to ca…“We chose AWS because Slashy has demanding background workloads and email-processing infrastructure that need reliable, flexible compute. Its breadth lets us run and scale specialized services without forcing everything into one deployment model.”
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GoMarbleAI agent for Paid Media Teams“AWS has an extensive range of services and global infrastructure, offering unmatched scalability, flexibility, and reliability for building and managing diverse applications. Its strong ecosystem and comprehensive documentation also make it a robust choice for developers.”
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Modelence App BuilderBuild production-ready apps with AI“Modelence runs on AWS because it's the de facto standard for reliable production infrastructure - networking, compute and storage, all in one place, with the control we need as we scale.”
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ChatwootCustomer support suite for live chat, email, and omnichannel helpdesk that can be self-h…“AWS gives Chatwoot the secure, highly dependable cloud foundation required to run our open-source customer support platform at global scale.”
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GroThe best way to prospect and sell with AI“We chose AWS Cloud for thegro.ai because reliability and scale aren’t optional when you’re building an AI Sales Co-Pilot. From day one, we needed infrastructure that could handle high-volume outbound workflows, real-time data enrichment, and secure CRM integrations without compromise. AWS gives us the flexibility to scale fast, maintain strong security standards, and deploy globally as we expand across markets.”
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AnythingAgent that ships mobile apps & web. Everything built in“Hosting for Anything & it's apps”
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Hello InboxMaximize inbox placement for email marketing campaigns“AWS Elastic Container Service was our first choice to deploy and host our B2B email deliverability SaaS application.”
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ToltAffiliate and referral program management for SaaS businesses on Stripe or Paddle, with…“We rely on AWS because it’s reliable, scales with us, and doesn't break the bank. It gives us all the tools we need to keep our app running smoothly.”
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NaomaNaoma is an AI video agent that gives website visitors a live demo of a B2B SaaS product…“Our buyers are B2B SaaS security teams, and AWS is the answer that ends that conversation fastest — every vendor questionnaire we fill in already has a box for it. Practically, each session runs live voice, video and a headless browser at once, so we needed somewhere that absorbs spiky concurrency without a procurement call first. The honest gap: we're us-east-1 today, and EU hosting is the most-requested item on our roadmap.”
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buzzaboutWin customers by understanding their pains, gains & thoughts“Of course. Where can we go without it?”
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LyzrPrivate Agent SDKs to build Generative AI Applications“Reliability, security, and flexibility make it suitable for businesses of all sizes”
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SimOpen-source workspace for AI agents and workflows“For scaling workflows and workloads for 100,000+ users, AWS offers fantastic control and reliability.”
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InfisicalOpen-source secrets, certificate and privileged-access management platform for storing a…HostingSubprocessor list +1 · source ↗
PostHogProduct analytics with session replay, feature flags, A/B tests and surveys in one open-…HostingSubprocessor list +1 · source ↗
ButtondownNewsletter tool for independent writers with markdown editing, paid subscriptions, and a…HostingSubprocessor list +1 · source ↗
ChronicleAI presentation tool that generates slides from a prompt or notes, with an editor and ex…HostingSubprocessor list +1 · source ↗
SvixWebhook sending infrastructure as a service, handling delivery, retries, signing and a c…HostingSubprocessor list +1 · source ↗
BetterClawDeploy AI Agent, 60 seconds & $0 forever“It is reliable and has better storage.”
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Dodo PaymentsMerchant of record for SaaS, AI and digital products, with usage-based billing.“For compute, scale, and reliability across regions.”
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UXAudit.NowAudit, Benchmark, Optimize Your UX with Insights“Powering our heavy AI workloads, S3-based file storage, and future scaling plans. The backbone behind the scenes.”
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QualGentAI Mobile App QA Tester“Critical global infra powering parts of our distributed compute for simulators and storage.”
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Vamah.aiVibe app builder with free bug fixes, db and PAYG credits“One of the platform that helps us serve efficiently”
HostingMaker says so · source ↗Open source: a project that declares Amazon Web Services as a dependency in its public code — verifiable, but not necessarily a live product.
155 makers on why they use Amazon Web Services, in their own words on Product Hunt.
AWS S3 was the perfect solution for hosting GTA Radio's audio files. With 17 radio stations streaming continuously, I needed reliable, scalable storage that could handle traffic spikes on launch day. S3's CDN integration, pay-as-you-go pricing, and 99.99% uptime SLA give me confidence that users will always have access to the radio streams. The cost-effectiveness for media storage is unmatched - I can serve hours of audio content for pennies. Plus, the global edge locations ensure low latency streaming for users worldwide.
GTA RadioSep 2026 ↗I really like AWS because it’s incredibly reliable and offers so many different services in one place—everything from simple storage to advanced AI tools. It’s also easy to scale up or down depending on my needs, which helps keep costs down. The documentation and community support make it simpler to learn and troubleshoot compared to other platforms. Overall, I trust AWS to deliver secure, high-performing solutions that just work.
Beatoven.aiSep 2026 ↗Our buyers are B2B SaaS security teams, and AWS is the answer that ends that conversation fastest — every vendor questionnaire we fill in already has a box for it. Practically, each session runs live voice, video and a headless browser at once, so we needed somewhere that absorbs spiky concurrency without a procurement call first. The honest gap: we're us-east-1 today, and EU hosting is the most-requested item on our roadmap.
NaomaSep 2026 ↗AWS powers critical parts of GateOS with reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure. As we built features ranging from AI-powered learning workflows to real-time collaboration, AWS gave us the flexibility to scale efficiently while maintaining performance and security. Its extensive ecosystem and developer tooling allowed our small team to focus on building a better experience for learners rather than managing infrastructure.
We chose AWS Cloud for thegro.ai because reliability and scale aren’t optional when you’re building an AI Sales Co-Pilot. From day one, we needed infrastructure that could handle high-volume outbound workflows, real-time data enrichment, and secure CRM integrations without compromise. AWS gives us the flexibility to scale fast, maintain strong security standards, and deploy globally as we expand across markets.
GroSep 2026 ↗Themes that recur in makers' words and Hacker News comments, each linked to what it summarises, with how Product Hunt tags its reviews.
Public pull requests on GitHub since Oct 2024 whose title says "X to Y" — real code changes moving a project from one tool to another, by developers in general. Open a row to see the pull requests.
Vercel → Amazon Web Services38 PRs
Render → Amazon Web Services19 PRs
Cloudflare → Amazon Web Services10+ PRs
Hetzner Cloud → Amazon Web Services8 PRs
Netlify → Amazon Web Services8 PRsAmazon Web Services → Cloudflare39+ PRsAmazon Web Services → Vercel15 PRs
Amazon Web Services → Railway9 PRsAmazon Web Services → Hetzner Cloud8 PRsAmazon Web Services → Render8 PRs
Microsoft AzureApp Service, Functions and Container Apps alongside Azure OpenAI and Microsoft's identity and enterprise tooling.Compare with Amazon Web Services →
DigitalOceanApp Platform deploys from git next to DigitalOcean's managed databases, storage and droplets.Compare with Amazon Web Services →
Google Cloud PlatformContainers on Cloud Run that scale to zero, next to BigQuery, Firebase and Google's AI services.Compare with Amazon Web Services →CloudflareCheap global hosting with Workers, plus database (D1) and storage (R2) on the same platform.Compare with Amazon Web Services →Hetzner CloudA lot of CPU and RAM per euro, in European, US and Singapore regions.Compare with Amazon Web Services →RailwayServers, workers and databases deployed together, with almost no configuration.Compare with Amazon Web Services →New accounts on the Free plan get credits to spend over up to six months. The account closes by itself after six months or when the credits are used up, whichever comes first, and you are only charged if you switch to the Paid plan. source ↗
AWS runs 39 geographic Regions with 124 Availability Zones, and you pick the Region for each resource. Each Region has at least three physically separate Availability Zones. source ↗
AWS's GDPR data processing addendum is part of its Service Terms, and it includes the EU standard contractual clauses, which apply automatically when customer data moves outside the EEA. Which sub-processors handle your data depends on the Region and services you choose. source ↗
Yes, for services on AWS's HIPAA-eligible list. AWS supports covered entities and their business associates processing protected health information under HIPAA. source ↗
For EC2, AWS commits to 99.99% monthly uptime per Region when your instances run across two or more Availability Zones, and 99.5% for a single instance. Falling short earns service credits. source ↗
Set up AWS Budgets. It alerts you when actual or forecast cost passes a threshold you choose, and it can run actions automatically or after approval when a budget is exceeded. source ↗
Amazon Lightsail bundles VPS instances, containers, storage and databases at a predictable monthly price, with a simpler console than the rest of AWS. source ↗
AWS secures the infrastructure ("security of the cloud"). You secure what you build on it ("security in the cloud"), such as access permissions, network rules and operating system patches on your instances. source ↗
Yes — there is a free tier a small product can run on; paid use starts at Pay as you go. source ↗
Not open source, and hosted only.
No llms.txt, official MCP server or CLI found yet.
386 makers' products we track, each with a source, and 17 open-source projects declare it in their code. source ↗
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