Deploy without limits with Upsun
Looking for an AWS alternative? Need to scale but also want developer-friendly features and cloud portability? Our AWS vs. Upsun comparison will help you find the ideal PaaS with pricing perfectly crafted to suit your business needs.
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| Multi cloud | AWS, Azure, OVH, GCP, IBM | AWS only | |
| New project creation | Minutes and fully automated | Hours/days | |
| Environment cloning | Instant byte-for-byte clones with data | Manual setup without data | |
| Sustainability | Carbon tracking + green hosting incentives | Carbon tracking; no green hosting incentives | |
| Application Performance Monitoring | Real-time APM | CloudWatch monitoring (extra cost) | |
| CI/CD Pipeline | Integrated | Silo AWS services | |
| Security updates | Automatic | Manual patching required | |
| Regulatory compliance | Built-in SOC 2, GDPR compliance | Manual configuration required | |
| Developer experience | NoOps, Git workflow | DevOps expertise required |
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Why choose Upsun over AWS?
Eliminate complexity
Upsun provides all your infrastructure needs and easily works with all major cloud providers, including AWS. Your team can focus entirely on innovation and feature delivery while Upsun handles all underlying infrastructure complexity
Instant environments
Provision new projects and as many new environments as you need in minutes. Every Git branch creates a complete, production-like environment with all your data included, perfect for testing, previews, and collaboration
Green Hosting Incentive
Upsun makes sustainability profitable, not just trackable. When you choose a lower-carbon data center, you receive a 3% Greener Region Discount on your resource usage
Multi-cloud freedom
Enjoy multi-cloud freedom without vendor lock-in. For every project, you can choose your preferred cloud provider (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or OVH) with no extra configuration needed
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Get a 3% discount when you deploy and manage applications at data centers in our incentive-eligible greener regions
Create byte-for-byte clones of your production environment in under 2 minutes, making updates simple, safe, and straightforward
One centralized PaaS handles ops, storage, security, previews, and more. Sign 1 contract, pay 1 bill, and let your developers focus on 1 thing: coding
Zero effort, 0 commitment required upfront. Get started with our $0 free tier and experience the difference for yourself
Upsun fits perfectly within FREITAG's strategy. We needed a platform that was as stable as it was flexible for quickly integrating new features into the live environment, for modifying, and testing... Upsun was the best option for achieving these goals
Tonio Zemp
Digital Expert and Product Owner, Liip
