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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Overview

AWS is a comprehensive cloud computing platform that enables organizations of all sizes to build, scale, and transform their operations. It provides a pay-as-you-go model for accessing a vast array of cloud services including compute, storage, databases, AI/ML, and more across a global infrastructure of 123 Availability Zones in 39 Geographic Regions.

Features

15 features across 5 categories

AI(2)

AI Agent Building PlatformAI

End-to-end platform for enterprises to build, activate, and supervise AI agents

AI/ML ServicesAI

AWS provides AI and Machine Learning services with Savings Plans available for cost optimization

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Infrastructure(4)

AWS GovCloudPremium

Dedicated AWS Regions for government workloads with GovCloud (US-East) and GovCloud (US-West)

Edge Locations

31 Edge Network Locations and 3 Edge Cache Locations in North America for improved performance and latency

Elastic Scaling

Business can adapt on demand and remain agile, responsive, and able to meet scale demands without overprovisioning

Global Infrastructure

AWS Cloud spans 123 Availability Zones within 39 Geographic Regions with announced plans for 7 more Availability Zones and 2 more AWS Regions

Also in: Litmos, marvel-app, LiveKit

Pricing Model(6)

AWS Free Tier

Free tier option to get started with AWS services

Flat-rate Plans

Combine multiple AWS services into one price with no overage charges, with simple monthly billing and easy upgrades

Pay-as-you-go Pricing

Pay only for individual services you need, for as long as you use them, without requiring long-term contracts or complex licensing

Private PricingPremium

Access to commercial benefits and discounts for more than 200 eligible AWS services with commitment-based pricing

Savings Plans

Flexible pricing model for AWS Compute and AWS Machine Learning services offering significant savings over On-Demand in exchange for 1 or 3-year commitments

Volume-based Discounts

Tiered pricing for services such as S3 and data transfer where the more you use, the less you pay per GB

Also in: Atatus, FindThatLead, When2meet

Storage(1)

Multiple Storage Solutions

Portfolio of storage services with options to optimize pricing based on data access frequency and performance requirements

Also in: Yandex Disk, Notion, Bitwarden

Tools(2)

AWS Pricing Calculator

Tool to estimate monthly billing for single instances or multiple services, with templates for complete solutions

Cost Optimization Tools

AWS Cost Explorer with recommendations, performance reporting, and budget alerts for managing Savings Plans

Also in: Notion, MarketMuse, Calendly

Pricing

Free Tier

Free
  • ✓Get started for free

Pay-as-you-go

Popular
Custom
  • ✓Pay only for what you use
  • ✓No long-term contracts
  • ✓No complex licensing

Savings Plans

Custom
  • ✓1-year or 3-year commitment
  • ✓Significant savings on Compute and ML
  • ✓Flexible pricing model

Private Pricing

Custom
  • ✓200+ eligible AWS services
  • ✓Commercial benefits and discounts
  • ✓Custom commitments

Flat-rate Plans

Custom
  • ✓Multiple services combined
  • ✓No overage charges
  • ✓Simple monthly billing

Cost Calculator

Pricing data not available for Amazon Web Services (AWS). Check their website for current pricing.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Amazon Web Services (AWS) alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 15 features.

Buy Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Better Value
Monthly costContact Sales
3-year totalVaries
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$12,000
Maintenance$180/mo
3-year total$18,480
Dev time~1 months

Buying Amazon Web Services (AWS) saves ~$18,480 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 15 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.