Azure App Service vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Azure App Service8.4Visit AWS Elastic Beanstalk7.7Visit

Higher score Azure App Service #2 in Managed Cloud Hosting 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit site

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk #3 in Managed Cloud Hosting 7.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 2 features Visit AWS

• Azure App Service fits best

  Enterprise web apps and APIs

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk fits best

  AWS-managed application environments

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Side by side

Feature	Azure App Service 8.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Elastic Beanstalk 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.4	7.7
Ranking	#2 in Managed Cloud Hosting	#3 in Managed Cloud Hosting
Best for	Enterprise web apps and APIs	AWS-managed application environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Compliance	GDPR	SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Integrations	3 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure App Service 1/2 · AWS Elastic Beanstalk 0/2
Staging sites	—	Not published
Free migration	✓ (best)	Not published
Specs
Backup retention	30 days	Not published
Included storage	10 GB	Not published
Included bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Support coverage	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services	Managed provisioning, scaling, load balancing, and health monitoring Supports web servers, worker tiers, and Docker containers Integrates with EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, and more
Cons	Free and Shared tiers use shared compute Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan Backups are available only on supported paid tiers	No free plan is available Underlying AWS resources are billed separately Support depends on the selected AWS Support plan
Our verdict	Azure App Service is a fully managed platform-as-a-service for building, deploying, and scaling web applications, APIs, and mobile backends. It supports .NET, Java, Node.js, Python, PHP, and containerized workloads on Windows or Linux.… Read the review →	AWS Elastic Beanstalk is a managed application deployment service for teams running web applications and services in AWS Cloud. Developers upload application code, select a supported platform, and Elastic Beanstalk provisions resources… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure App Service — where it wins

  • Supports Windows, Linux, web applications, APIs, and containers
  • Autoscaling, deployment slots, monitoring, authentication, and backups
  • Integrates with GitHub, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, and Azure services

  Where it doesn't

  • Free and Shared tiers use shared compute
  • Data transfer charges apply on the D1 Shared plan
  • Backups are available only on supported paid tiers

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk — where it wins

  • Managed provisioning, scaling, load balancing, and health monitoring
  • Supports web servers, worker tiers, and Docker containers
  • Integrates with EC2, S3, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Underlying AWS resources are billed separately
  • Support depends on the selected AWS Support plan

• Azure App Service8.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad managed hosting platform for teams running web applications and APIs on Azure.

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• AWS Elastic Beanstalk7.7/10 · Free plan

  A managed AWS deployment service with scaling, monitoring, and environment controls.

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