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# AWS Amplify vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**AWS Amplify**
No pricing available

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**AWS Amplify**
2 months

Based on 10 responses

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
2 months

Based on 18 responses

Return on Investment

**AWS Amplify**
10 months8 months sooner

Based on 9 responses

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
18 months

Based on 14 responses

Perceived Cost

**AWS Amplify**
$$$$$

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**AWS Amplify**
15%6% more

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
9%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**AWS Amplify**
[
Ease of Use (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1240559&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (3)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1971818&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1240459&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Steep Learning Curve (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1240413&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
[
Deployment Ease (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1400815&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Ease of Use (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1401391&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Learning Curve (2)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1401171&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (1)
](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2337746&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**AWS Amplify**
[

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Amazon API Gateway

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-api-gateway/reviews)[

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Amazon Cognito

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cognito/reviews)[

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Amazon S3 Glacier

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-s3-glacier/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_b3390b4cc3d92e87d570895f7358c003/aws-appsync.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

AWS AppSync

](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-appsync/reviews)[
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**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
[

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Amazon CloudWatch

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews)[

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Amazon EC2

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_0148ca76408710a295015ec26b43fd3e/amazon-relational-database-service-rds.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Amazon Relational Database...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)[

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Amazon Route 53

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-route-53/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**AWS Amplify**
No screenshot available

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**
 ![AWS Elastic Beanstalk screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/20543/uploads_2Fae6316f3-51db-453b-b958-32cfbd3c1df4_2FScreenshot-from-2015-06-12-130249.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**AWS Amplify**

8.8

8.873

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.5

8.5151

Ease of Use

**AWS Amplify**

8.4

8.476

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.5

8.5150

Ease of Setup

**AWS Amplify**

8.2

8.242

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.2

8.277

Ease of Admin

**AWS Amplify**

8.4

8.432

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.1

8.168

Quality of Support

**AWS Amplify**

8.1

8.171

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.1

8.1133

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**AWS Amplify**

8.6

8.629

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.2

8.265

Product Direction (% positive)

**AWS Amplify**

8.6

8.667

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk**

8.6

8.6145

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Application Release Orchestration

8.4

39

Not enough data

Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

Not enough data

8.4

105

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
13.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
57.9%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
28.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
13.7%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
34.6%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
34.1%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
31.3%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
34.6%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![AWS Amplify](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_3a7a925cc43d97814fa81ec2d6c06f45/aws-amplify.jpeg "AWS Amplify")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-amplify/reviews)
AWS Amplify

Computer Software
27.4%

Information Technology and Services
14.7%

Computer & Network Security
5.3%

Banking
4.2%

Entertainment
2.1%

Other
46.3%

[![AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476476/aws-elastic-beanstalk.svg "AWS Elastic Beanstalk")](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews)
AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Computer Software
23.0%

Information Technology and Services
19.7%

Financial Services
4.5%

Automotive
3.9%

Computer & Network Security
3.4%

Other
45.5%

Alternatives

**AWS Amplify Alternatives**

 ![Azure Pipelines](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_2ac0e7b10e1efb64107026cb2b241d53/azure-pipelines.jpg "Azure Pipelines")

[
Azure Pipelines
](/products/azure-pipelines/reviews)

 ![GitLab](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/2397ccd7309ef2bca71e3a275d59a5a3/gitlab.svg "GitLab")

[
GitLab
](/products/gitlab/reviews)

 ![Salesforce Heroku](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/73de05c566ff7ea2562fa2aafbc3f0e1/salesforce-heroku.svg "Salesforce Heroku")

[
Heroku
](/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews)

 ![Azure Mobile Apps](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-mobile-apps.jpg "Azure Mobile Apps")

[
Azure Mobile Apps
](/products/azure-mobile-apps/reviews)

**AWS Elastic Beanstalk Alternatives**

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

 ![Google App Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/b2d88b067230ff34b2d848af5e8f64d5/google-app-engine.svg "Google App Engine")

[
Google App Engine
](/products/google-app-engine/reviews)

 ![Salesforce Heroku](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/73de05c566ff7ea2562fa2aafbc3f0e1/salesforce-heroku.svg "Salesforce Heroku")

[
Heroku
](/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews)

 ![Azure App Service](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_e8556e2066b427bbe86f729effc6bef0/azure-app-service.png "Azure App Service")

[
Azure App Service
](/products/azure-app-service/reviews)

## AWS Amplify vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Elastic Beanstalk easier to use and administer. However, reviewers felt that AWS Amplify was easier to do business with overall. Finally, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.

- Reviewers felt that AWS Amplify meets the needs of their business better than AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, AWS Amplify and AWS Elastic Beanstalk provide similar levels of assistance.
- When assessing product direction, AWS Amplify and AWS Elastic Beanstalk received similar ratings from our reviewers.