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AWS vs Nginx

Nginx is free. AWS is Est. $30/mo.

$360/year for AWS.

AWS logo: Amazon's cloud: virtual machines, object storage, Lambda, and managed databases.
AWS logo: Amazon's cloud: virtual machines, object storage, Lambda, and managed databases.

AWS

Est. $30/mo

Amazon's cloud: virtual machines, object storage, Lambda, and managed databases.

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Pros of AWS

  • There is a service for most infrastructure problems

  • A lot of docs, libraries, and job listings assume it

  • It can grow past a single app

Cons of AWS

  • The invoice is hard to predict

  • IAM permissions take real time to get right

Nginx logo: Open-source web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer used in front of most production apps.
Nginx logo: Open-source web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer used in front of most production apps.

Nginx

Free

Open-source web server, reverse proxy, and load balancer used in front of most production apps.

Try it

Pros of Nginx

  • Free and battle-tested open source

  • Excellent reverse proxy performance

  • Huge community and examples (very popular)

  • Pairs well with Docker and VPS hosts

  • Can serve static sites on its own

Cons of Nginx

  • Config files take practice

  • You manage the server yourself

  • Advanced features need Plus or extras

  • Not a full cloud host by itself