Aptible vs Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Aptible9.4Visit Amazon Web Services (AWS)8.8Visit

Higher score Aptible #1 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Aptible

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) #4 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AWS

• Aptible fits best

  Healthcare teams wanting a managed compliance platform

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) fits best

  Organizations needing broad enterprise cloud infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	Aptible 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Amazon Web Services (AWS) 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.8
Ranking	#1 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting	#4 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting
Best for	Healthcare teams wanting a managed compliance platform	Organizations needing broad enterprise cloud infrastructure
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$200/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Aptible 2/2 · Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2/2
BAA available	✓	✓
Audit logging	✓	✓
Specs
Environment type	Hybrid	Not checked yet
Backup retention	30 days	Not checked yet
Support coverage	24_7	24_7
Data residency	Multi_region	Multi_region
Our review
Pros	BAA, HIPAA controls, and automatic audit logging Managed databases with daily backups and configurable retention Hybrid AWS deployment with scaling, SSO/SAML, and 24/7 support	HIPAA-eligible services with a standard Business Associate Addendum Encryption, granular IAM, CloudTrail auditing, and backup controls Multi-Region deployment with dedicated hosts and instances
Cons	Production starts at $499/month before infrastructure usage Advanced compliance frameworks are limited to higher-tier plans Self-hosting is available only as an Enterprise option	HIPAA eligibility applies only to designated AWS services Customers must configure workloads under the shared-responsibility model Costs vary by services, regions, usage, storage, and data transfer
Our verdict	Aptible is a cloud infrastructure platform for deploying and operating applications, databases, and AI workloads in regulated environments. It is aimed at healthcare teams and other organizations that need container-based deployment,… Read the review →	Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud infrastructure and managed services for organizations building, hosting, storing, and processing applications and data. Its healthcare offering is aimed at startups, enterprises, public-sector… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Aptible — where it wins

  • BAA, HIPAA controls, and automatic audit logging
  • Managed databases with daily backups and configurable retention
  • Hybrid AWS deployment with scaling, SSO/SAML, and 24/7 support

  Where it doesn't

  • Production starts at $499/month before infrastructure usage
  • Advanced compliance frameworks are limited to higher-tier plans
  • Self-hosting is available only as an Enterprise option

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) — where it wins

  • HIPAA-eligible services with a standard Business Associate Addendum
  • Encryption, granular IAM, CloudTrail auditing, and backup controls
  • Multi-Region deployment with dedicated hosts and instances

  Where it doesn't

  • HIPAA eligibility applies only to designated AWS services
  • Customers must configure workloads under the shared-responsibility model
  • Costs vary by services, regions, usage, storage, and data transfer

• Aptible9.4/10 · Free plan

  A managed compliance platform with flexible deployment, scaling, and healthcare-focused controls.

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• Amazon Web Services (AWS)8.8/10 · Paid

  A broad AWS infrastructure foundation for healthcare workloads, with customer-managed configuration.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →