AWS Amplify Hosting vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk

AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit AWS Elastic Beanstalk5.8Visit

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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AWS Elastic Beanstalk #33 in Next.js Hosting 5.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk fits best

  Traditional managed application environments

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	AWS Elastic Beanstalk 5.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	5.8
Ranking	#5 in Next.js Hosting	#33 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing full Next.js support	Traditional managed application environments
Pricing model	Paid	Free
Starting price	$15/site/mo	Free plan
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Community
Integrations	6 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4 · AWS Elastic Beanstalk 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	Managed provisioning, scaling, load balancing, and health monitoring Separate development, testing, and production environments Integrates with core AWS services and supports Docker containers
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	Underlying AWS resource costs are billed separately Next.js-specific workflows are not a stated focus Support availability depends on the selected AWS Support plan
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 →	AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a managed application deployment service for developers and teams running web applications and services in the AWS Cloud. Users upload application code, select a supported platform, and Elastic Beanstalk provisions… 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

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk — where it wins

  • Managed provisioning, scaling, load balancing, and health monitoring
  • Separate development, testing, and production environments
  • Integrates with core AWS services and supports Docker containers

  Where it doesn't

  • Underlying AWS resource costs are billed separately
  • Next.js-specific workflows are not a stated focus
  • Support availability depends on the selected AWS Support plan

• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

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

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• AWS Elastic Beanstalk5.8/10 · Free plan

  A managed AWS environment for deploying, scaling, and monitoring web applications and services.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →