Vercel vs AWS Amplify Hosting

Vercel9.4Visit AWS Amplify Hosting8.6Visit

Higher score Vercel #1 in Next.js Hosting 9.4/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Vercel

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AWS Amplify Hosting #5 in Next.js Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit AWS Amplify

• Vercel fits best

  Teams wanting a mature Next.js platform

• AWS Amplify Hosting fits best

  AWS teams needing full Next.js support

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Side by side

Feature	Vercel 9.4/10 Visit ↗	AWS Amplify Hosting 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Next.js Hosting	#5 in Next.js Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting a mature Next.js platform	AWS teams needing full Next.js support
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$20/user/mo	$15/site/mo (best)
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs	Tickets, Community, Docs
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Vercel 0/4 · AWS Amplify Hosting 4/4
Edge delivery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Serverless runtime	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Node.js runtime	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Preview deployments	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Build minutes	Not checked yet	1000 min/mo
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	15 GB/mo
Our review
Pros	Git-based deployments with previews and automatic CI/CD Rolling Releases, deployment checks, and instant rollbacks Enterprise governance with audit logs, SCIM, and SIEM streaming	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
Cons	Advanced access controls are reserved for Enterprise Multi-region compute and failover are Enterprise features The 99.99% SLA is listed on the Enterprise plan	No permanent free plan Usage-based billing spans builds, storage, transfer, and SSR usage Web Application Firewall costs $15 per Amplify app per month
Our verdict	Vercel is a managed cloud platform for building, deploying, and operating web applications, APIs, and AI-powered applications. It fits teams working with Next.js that want Git-based delivery, automatic CI/CD, preview URLs, production… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Vercel — where it wins

  • Git-based deployments with previews and automatic CI/CD
  • Rolling Releases, deployment checks, and instant rollbacks
  • Enterprise governance with audit logs, SCIM, and SIEM streaming

  Where it doesn't

  • Advanced access controls are reserved for Enterprise
  • Multi-region compute and failover are Enterprise features
  • The 99.99% SLA is listed on the Enterprise plan

• 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

• Vercel9.4/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  A mature Next.js platform with Git deployments, previews, rollbacks, and governed releases.

  Visit VercelFull verdict →
• AWS Amplify Hosting8.6/10 · Paid

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

  Visit AWS AmplifyFull verdict →