AWS Amplify Hosting vs Google App Engine

AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit Google App Engine7.2Visit

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 App Engine #19 in Next.js Hosting 7.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit site

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

• Google App Engine fits best

  Managed Google Cloud application hosting

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Side by side

Feature	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Google App Engine 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.2
Ranking	#5 in Next.js Hosting	#19 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	AWS teams needing full Next.js support	Managed Google Cloud application hosting
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$15/site/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	10 integrations
Features AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4 · Google App Engine 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	Free daily usage tier in the Standard environment Automatic scaling and application version traffic migration Strong Google Cloud integrations and private networking
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	Flexible environment has no free tier Usage-based billing requires tracking instance or vCPU hours Focuses on general application hosting rather than Next.js-specific workflows
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 App Engine is a fully managed platform for deploying web applications and services without managing servers. It suits teams that want Google Cloud infrastructure with standard and flexible deployment environments, automatic scaling,… 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 App Engine — where it wins

  • Free daily usage tier in the Standard environment
  • Automatic scaling and application version traffic migration
  • Strong Google Cloud integrations and private networking

  Where it doesn't

  • Flexible environment has no free tier
  • Usage-based billing requires tracking instance or vCPU hours
  • Focuses on general application hosting rather than Next.js-specific workflows

• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

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

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• Google App Engine7.2/10 · Free plan

  A managed Google Cloud host with autoscaling, version control, and usage-based pricing.

  Visit siteFull verdict →