MedStack vs Amazon Web Services (AWS)

MedStack9.2Visit Amazon Web Services (AWS)8.8Visit

Higher score MedStack #2 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit MedStack

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) #4 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit AWS

• MedStack fits best

  Healthcare developers needing compliance automation

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) fits best

  Organizations needing broad enterprise cloud infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature	MedStack 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Amazon Web Services (AWS) 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.8
Ranking	#2 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting	#4 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting
Best for	Healthcare developers needing compliance automation	Organizations needing broad enterprise cloud infrastructure
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$499/mo	—
Free plan	—	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Community, Docs · 24/7	Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, 2FA	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features MedStack 2/2 · Amazon Web Services (AWS) 2/2
BAA available	✓	✓
Audit logging	✓	✓
Specs
Environment type	Dedicated	Not checked yet
Backup retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support coverage	24_7	24_7
Data residency	Multi_region	Multi_region
Our review
Pros	One-click AWS or Azure provisioning with Docker deployment Compliance-as-code mapped to HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001 Audit logging, SIEM monitoring, intrusion detection, and encrypted backups	HIPAA-eligible services with a standard Business Associate Addendum Encryption, granular IAM, CloudTrail auditing, and backup controls Multi-Region deployment with dedicated hosts and instances
Cons	Starts at $499 per month with annual billing Infrastructure and active security management are charged separately Best suited to healthcare teams rather than general-purpose hosting needs	HIPAA eligibility applies only to designated AWS services Customers must configure workloads under the shared-responsibility model Costs vary by services, regions, usage, storage, and data transfer
Our verdict	MedStack combines managed cloud infrastructure, security controls, compliance tooling, and deployment capabilities for digital health companies handling protected health information. MedStack Control provisions and maintains compliant… Read the review →	Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides cloud infrastructure and managed services for organizations building, hosting, storing, and processing applications and data. Its healthcare offering is aimed at startups, enterprises, public-sector… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• MedStack — where it wins

  • One-click AWS or Azure provisioning with Docker deployment
  • Compliance-as-code mapped to HIPAA, SOC 2, and ISO 27001
  • Audit logging, SIEM monitoring, intrusion detection, and encrypted backups

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $499 per month with annual billing
  • Infrastructure and active security management are charged separately
  • Best suited to healthcare teams rather than general-purpose hosting needs

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) — where it wins

  • HIPAA-eligible services with a standard Business Associate Addendum
  • Encryption, granular IAM, CloudTrail auditing, and backup controls
  • Multi-Region deployment with dedicated hosts and instances

  Where it doesn't

  • HIPAA eligibility applies only to designated AWS services
  • Customers must configure workloads under the shared-responsibility model
  • Costs vary by services, regions, usage, storage, and data transfer

• MedStack9.2/10 · Paid

  A compliance-focused hosting stack for healthcare teams deploying on AWS or Azure.

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• Amazon Web Services (AWS)8.8/10 · Paid

  A broad AWS infrastructure foundation for healthcare workloads, with customer-managed configuration.

  Visit AWSFull verdict →