# AWS Amplify vs AWS Elastic Beanstalk Comparison

| | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.2 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 97 | 197 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (58.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (34.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### AWS Amplify

Pros:
- Ease of Use (4 reviews)
- Scalability (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (2 reviews)
- Steep Learning Curve (2 reviews)

### AWS Elastic Beanstalk

Pros:
- Deployment Ease (3 reviews)
- Ease of Use (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Learning Curve (2 reviews)
- Resource Limitations (2 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (72 reviews) | 8.5 (149 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | 8.5 (148 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.1 (39 reviews) | 8.2 (75 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.4 (32 reviews) | 8.1 (68 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (70 reviews) | 8.1 (131 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.6 (29 reviews) | 8.2 (65 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (65 reviews) | 8.5 (143 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### AWS Amplify

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### AWS Elastic Beanstalk

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Application Release Orchestration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Amplify** | 8.3/10 | 36 |
| **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Configuration Management** | 8.3 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Control** | 8.5 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Dashboards** | 8.4 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Deployment Automation** | 8.9 (30 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Process Analytics** | 8.3 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Plugins** | 8.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **APIs / Integrations** | 8.5 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Feature Flags** | 8.0 (22 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processes

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pipelines** | 8.8 (27 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Orchestration** | 8.4 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workflow Visualization** | 8.1 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **AWS Amplify** | N/A | N/A |
| **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | 8.4/10 | 103 |

#### Development

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | 8.8 (86 reviews) | 
| **Development Tools** | Not enough data | 8.0 (82 reviews) | 
| **Development Environment** | Not enough data | 8.2 (82 reviews) | 
| **Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.2 (78 reviews) | 
| **Testing** | Not enough data | 8.1 (80 reviews) | 

#### Database

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Management** | Not enough data | 8.1 (76 reviews) | 
| **Analytics** | Not enough data | 7.8 (80 reviews) | 
| **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | 8.6 (86 reviews) | 
| **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.3 (80 reviews) | 
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 8.5 (81 reviews) | 

#### Infrastructure

| Feature | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Networking** | Not enough data | 8.5 (82 reviews) | 
| **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 8.7 (83 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 

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## Categories

**Unique to AWS Amplify (2):** [Mobile Backend-as-a-Service (mBaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-backend-as-a-service-mbaas), [Application Release Orchestration (ARO) Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-release-orchestration)

**Unique to AWS Elastic Beanstalk (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | AWS Amplify | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 58.7% | 34.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 28.3% | 31.3% | 
| **Enterprise** | 13.0% | 34.1% | 

### By Industry

#### AWS Amplify

- **Computer Software:** 27.2%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 5.4%
- **Banking:** 4.3%
- **Broadcast Media:** 2.2%
- **Financial Services:** 2.2%
- **Computer Networking:** 2.2%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.2%
- **Education Management:** 2.2%
- **Insurance:** 2.2%
- **Other:** 34.8%

#### AWS Elastic Beanstalk

- **Computer Software:** 23.3%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3%
- **Financial Services:** 4.5%
- **Automotive:** 4.0%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.4%
- **Education Management:** 2.8%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3%
- **Hospitality:** 2.3%
- **Retail:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 33.0%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to AWS Amplify

- [Azure Pipelines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-pipelines/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (373 reviews)
- [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (147 reviews)
- [GitLab](https://www.g2.com/products/gitlab/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (890 reviews)
- [Azure Mobile Apps](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-mobile-apps/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (21 reviews)
- [Parse](https://www.g2.com/products/parse/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (42 reviews)
- [GitHub](https://www.g2.com/products/github/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (2345 reviews)
- [Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-ansible-automation-platform/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (377 reviews)
- [CloudBees](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudbees/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (622 reviews)
- [JFrog](https://www.g2.com/products/jfrog-2024-03-28/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (120 reviews)
- [Octopus Deploy](https://www.g2.com/products/octopus-deploy/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews)

### Alternatives to AWS Elastic Beanstalk

- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews)
- [Google App Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-app-engine/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (216 reviews)
- [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (147 reviews)
- [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 reviews)
- [Azure Web Apps](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-apps/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (90 reviews)
- [Oracle Cloud PaaS](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-paas/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (34 reviews)
- [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews)
- [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews)
- [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4000 reviews)
- [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### AWS Amplify

- Title: [What is AWS Amplify used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-aws-amplify-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Amplify is a service on AWS platform, where you can deploy apps like nextjs, reactjs etc. It also helps to deploy builds automatically using git. "
- Title: [Is AWS amplify free?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-amplify-free) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It depends, more details here: https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/"
- Title: [Who uses AWS amplify?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/who-uses-aws-amplify) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Any one who wants to deploy apps with ease will use this. Can be used by organisations or individuals."

### AWS Elastic Beanstalk

- Title: [Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne](https://www.g2.com/discussions/any-late-2019-updates-you-wanna-add-did-they-got-better-on-the-stack-upgrade-communication-any-ne) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "This is a very nice one and gives in-depth information. I am really happy with the quality and presentation of the article. I’d really like to appreciate the..."
- Title: [What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/aws-elastic-beanstalk-what-is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes."
- Title: [Is AWS Elastic Beanstalk PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-paas) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Yes"
- Title: [Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-you-use-elastic-beanstalk) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-amplify-vs-aws-elastic-beanstalk)