AWS Proton end of support. Infrastructure-as-code provisioning service being retired. All environments, services, and templates will stop working.
deprecated2026-09-30medium impact
AWS App Mesh end of support. Service mesh for ECS/EKS being fully retired. All configurations, virtual nodes, and routes will stop functioning.
deprecated2026-06-30medium impact
AWS Fargate Platform Version 1.3.0 end of support. Tasks on PV 1.3.0 will stop running. Migration to Platform Version 1.4.0+ required.
deprecated2026-04-30high impact
AWS App Runner closed to new customers. Service enters maintenance mode with no new features. AWS recommends migrating to Amazon ECS Express Mode for simplified container deployment.
deprecated2026-04-30high impact
Node.js 20 AWS Lambda runtime 3-phase deprecation begins. Phase 1 (April 30): no new function creation. Phase 2 (June 30): no function updates. Phase 3 (August 30): no invocations.
not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.
All Free Alternatives (5)
4 of these carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold; their order rotates daily. 0 are demoted with the reason named, and 1 are listed last because they are not generally available or are not a free offer. How we rank.
not_a_free_offer Tier "Legacy Free" is a free tier closed to new accounts.
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The best free alternatives to AWS include Pulumi (Individual), Google Cloud Run (Always Free), Fly.io (Legacy Free).
Is AWS's free tier still available?
Yes, AWS currently offers a free tier (Free Tier). 7 recorded changes narrowed the terms, the most recent on 2026-10-07.
How many free alternatives to AWS exist?
There are 5 free alternatives to AWS tracked on AgentDeals across the Cloud IaaS, Cloud Hosting, Infrastructure categories.
Has AWS changed their pricing?
AWS has 7 recorded pricing changes. The most recent was on 2026-10-07: AWS Proton end of support. Infrastructure-as-code provisioning service being retired. All environments, services, and templates will stop working.
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