Koyeb vs AWS Fargate

Koyeb9.0Visit AWS Fargate8.6Visit

Higher score Koyeb #4 in Container Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Koyeb

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AWS Fargate #7 in Container Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit AWS Fargate

• Koyeb fits best

  Startups deploying containers across regions

• AWS Fargate fits best

  AWS users wanting serverless ECS or EKS compute

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Side by side

Feature	Koyeb 9.0/10 Visit ↗	AWS Fargate 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#4 in Container Hosting	#7 in Container Hosting
Best for	Startups deploying containers across regions	AWS users wanting serverless ECS or EKS compute
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$29/mo	Not checked yet
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	11 integrations	10 integrations
Features Koyeb 2/3 · AWS Fargate 3/3
Autoscaling	✓	✓
Persistent storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Private networking	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment method	Not checked yet	Registry
Available regions	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Maximum replicas	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region deployments Starter includes a free web service and PostgreSQL database	Runs containers without server or cluster management. Scales services using metrics, schedules, or queue backlogs. Supports private networking and persistent EFS or EBS storage.
Cons	Starter is limited to one organization member Pro and Scale have monthly plan fees Enterprise uses custom pricing	Usage-based billing varies by vCPU, memory, OS, architecture, and storage. Requires Amazon ECS or Amazon EKS. No fixed plans or single monthly starting price.
Our verdict	Koyeb is a cloud platform for deploying applications, APIs, workers, container images, AI workloads, and managed PostgreSQL databases. It suits development teams that want container or GitHub-based deployment alongside services for scaling… Read the review →	AWS Fargate runs containerized applications without requiring teams to manage servers or clusters. It works with Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS and suits AWS users deploying web applications, APIs, microservices, data processing, or AI/ML… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Koyeb — where it wins

  • Deploy from GitHub or public and private container registries
  • Autoscaling, scale-to-zero, and multi-region deployments
  • Starter includes a free web service and PostgreSQL database

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter is limited to one organization member
  • Pro and Scale have monthly plan fees
  • Enterprise uses custom pricing

• AWS Fargate — where it wins

  • Runs containers without server or cluster management.
  • Scales services using metrics, schedules, or queue backlogs.
  • Supports private networking and persistent EFS or EBS storage.

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based billing varies by vCPU, memory, OS, architecture, and storage.
  • Requires Amazon ECS or Amazon EKS.
  • No fixed plans or single monthly starting price.

• Koyeb9.0/10 · Free plan

  Koyeb pairs container and GitHub deployments with autoscaling and managed PostgreSQL.

  Visit KoyebFull verdict →
• AWS Fargate8.6/10 · Paid

  Run containers on ECS or EKS without managing servers or clusters.

  Visit AWS FargateFull verdict →