AWS Amplify Hosting vs Google Cloud Run

AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit Google Cloud Run7.3Visit

Higher score AWS Amplify Hosting #5 in Next.js Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit AWS Amplify

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Google Cloud Run #18 in Next.js Hosting 7.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

• Google Cloud Run fits best

  Containerized Next.js backends on Google Cloud

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Google Cloud Run 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.3
Ranking	#5 in Next.js Hosting	#18 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing full Next.js support	Containerized Next.js backends on Google Cloud
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$15/site/mo	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Docs
Integrations	6 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4 · Google Cloud Run 0/4
Edge delivery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Serverless runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Node.js runtime	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Preview deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Build minutes	1000 min/mo	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	15 GB/mo	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs	Deploy from container images or source code Scale automatically, including to zero, with rollouts and rollbacks Deep integrations across Google Cloud services
Cons	No permanent free plan Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month	Pricing varies by CPU, memory, requests, GPU, and data transfer General container platform rather than a Next.js-specific host Best fit depends on using the Google Cloud ecosystem
Our verdict	AWS Amplify Hosting is a managed service for static, single-page, and server-rendered web applications. It is aimed at teams deploying Next.js applications that need more than static hosting, including server-side rendering, static… Read the review →	Google Cloud Run is a fully managed, serverless platform for containerized workloads. It supports HTTP services, APIs, scheduled and manually executed jobs, worker pools, long-lived instances, event-driven processing, batch workloads, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• AWS Amplify Hosting — where it wins

  • Supports SSR, ISR, API routes, middleware, and image optimization
  • Git-based deployment with feature branches and pull request previews
  • CloudFront delivery plus CloudWatch monitoring and access logs

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan
  • Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage
  • Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month

• Google Cloud Run — where it wins

  • Deploy from container images or source code
  • Scale automatically, including to zero, with rollouts and rollbacks
  • Deep integrations across Google Cloud services

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing varies by CPU, memory, requests, GPU, and data transfer
  • General container platform rather than a Next.js-specific host
  • Best fit depends on using the Google Cloud ecosystem

• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

  A full Next.js hosting stack with AWS integrations and usage-based pricing.

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• Google Cloud Run7.3/10 · Free plan

  A flexible Google Cloud base for containerized Next.js backends, with usage-based pricing.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →