AWS Proton reaches end of support on 2026-10-07, when its console and resources stop being accessible. AWS: "Your deployed CloudFormation stacks and the resources they manage will remain intact and continue to function." New customers could not sign up after 2025-10-07. Source ↗
deprecatedeffective 2026-09-30medium impact
AWS App Mesh reaches end of support on 2026-09-30. AWS: "After September 30, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the AWS App Mesh console or AWS App Mesh resources." AWS points App Mesh users to Amazon ECS Service Connect. Source ↗
deprecatedeffective 2026-06-30medium impact
Fargate platform version 1.3.0 reached end of support on June 30, 2026. AWS blocked new tasks and services on it from June 15 and said it would terminate the tasks still running on it on June 30. Platform version 1.4.0 replaces it. Source ↗
deprecatedeffective 2026-04-30high 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. Source ↗
deprecatedeffective 2026-04-30high impact
The Node.js 20 Lambda runtime (nodejs20.x) was deprecated on 2026-04-30. Lambda blocks creating functions on it from 2027-02-01 and updating them from 2027-03-03; AWS's runtime page says "you can continue to invoke your functions indefinitely". Source ↗
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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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We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 5 free alternatives to AWS, each listed below with its tier, category and the read and catalogue dates we hold. Of those, 4 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily, 1 is listed last behind a stated gate. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
Is AWS's free tier still available?
Yes, AWS currently offers a free tier (Free Tier). One recorded pricing restructure narrowed the terms, on 2026-01-04.
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 2026-09-30: AWS App Mesh reaches end of support on 2026-09-30. AWS: "After September 30, 2026, you will no longer be able to access the AWS App Mesh console or AWS App Mesh resources." AWS points App Mesh users to Amazon ECS Service Connect. Source: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/app-mesh/latest/userguide/what-is-app-mesh.html
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