The largest cloud platform, with the deepest catalog of services and the biggest community. Enormously flexible — though the number of options can feel overwhelming at first.
Best for
Businesses that want maximum flexibility and room to grow
Free tier
12-month free tier plus a range of always-free services
Regions
30+ regions worldwide
Popular services
EC2 virtual serversS3 object storageRDS managed databasesLambda serverlessCloudFront CDN
Strengths
- ✓ Widest range of services
- ✓ Massive ecosystem & community
- ✓ Scales to virtually any size
Trade-offs
- – Steeper learning curve
- – Pricing can get complex
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