DigitalOcean App Platform vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk

DPDigitalOcean App Platform8.8Visit AWS Elastic Beanstalk8.7Visit

Higher score DP DigitalOcean App Platform #5 in Docker Hosting 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit DigitalOcean

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk #6 in Docker Hosting 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS

• DigitalOcean App Platform fits best

  Small teams hosting apps without managing servers

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk fits best

  AWS users deploying containers in managed environments

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Side by side

Feature	DPDigitalOcean App Platform 8.8/10 Visit ↗	AWS Elastic Beanstalk 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Docker Hosting	#6 in Docker Hosting
Best for	Small teams hosting apps without managing servers	AWS users deploying containers in managed environments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$5/unit/mo	Free plan
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs, Live chat	Community
Integrations	7 integrations	7 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DigitalOcean App Platform 0/4 · AWS Elastic Beanstalk 0/4
Autoscaling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Persistent storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom domains	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed databases	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Deployment methods	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Available regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy from Git providers or container registries using Dockerfiles or buildpacks Free tier includes up to 3 static-site apps, HTTPS, custom domains, and CDN Rollback, metrics, log forwarding, and worker or scheduled-job components	Deploy from source code or container images to EC2 or EKS environments Configure load balancing, autoscaling, and application health monitoring Manage environments through the console, CLI, APIs, or EB CLI
Cons	Free tier is limited to static-site components The $5 and $10 fixed plans have no autoscaling Shared plans have defined memory and transfer limits	Underlying AWS compute, storage, and other resources are billed separately Focused on broader AWS application environments, not container hosting alone Deployment and environment management are tied to the AWS ecosystem
Our verdict	DigitalOcean App Platform is a managed cloud platform for deploying web apps, APIs, workers, scheduled jobs, functions, and static sites. It suits developers and teams that want application hosting without maintaining servers, including… Read the review →	AWS Elastic Beanstalk deploys web applications from source code or container images and provisions the AWS application environment around them. It suits teams already working in AWS that want managed environment setup, load balancing,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DigitalOcean App Platform — where it wins

  • Deploy from Git providers or container registries using Dockerfiles or buildpacks
  • Free tier includes up to 3 static-site apps, HTTPS, custom domains, and CDN
  • Rollback, metrics, log forwarding, and worker or scheduled-job components

  Where it doesn't

  • Free tier is limited to static-site components
  • The $5 and $10 fixed plans have no autoscaling
  • Shared plans have defined memory and transfer limits

• AWS Elastic Beanstalk — where it wins

  • Deploy from source code or container images to EC2 or EKS environments
  • Configure load balancing, autoscaling, and application health monitoring
  • Manage environments through the console, CLI, APIs, or EB CLI

  Where it doesn't

  • Underlying AWS compute, storage, and other resources are billed separately
  • Focused on broader AWS application environments, not container hosting alone
  • Deployment and environment management are tied to the AWS ecosystem

• DPDigitalOcean App Platform8.8/10 · Free plan

  A managed deployment platform with Docker support and a free static-site tier.

  Visit DigitalOceanFull verdict →
• AWS Elastic Beanstalk8.7/10 · Free plan

  A free AWS service for deploying container images and managing application environments.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →