Which AWS Service Should I Choose for My Web Application?
A practical guide to choosing the right AWS service for your needs: a comparison of deployment services with concrete examples and real-world use cases.
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Which AWS service should I choose to deploy my web application?
| AWS Service | When to use it | What you want to do | Real-world example |
|---|---|---|---|
| S3 + CloudFront | For a static site (no database, no server-side code) | Host an HTML/CSS/JS site (e.g., showcase site, blog, résumé) | A personal web portfolio or a marketing landing page |
| Elastic Beanstalk | You want to quickly deploy a full application (backend + frontend) without the hassle | Host a Node.js, Python, Java, PHP… app with a database | A small management app (e.g., for a club or an association) |
| EC2 (virtual machine) | You want to control everything yourself (like a traditional server) | Manually install a web server such as Apache, Nginx, or Docker | A custom enterprise app with a specific system configuration |
| ECS + Fargate | You’ve used Docker and want AWS to handle hosting without managing servers | Deploy Docker containers, run an app split into microservices | An e-commerce app with a frontend container, a backend, and a database |
| Lambda + API Gateway | You want to run code without servers, only when needed | Create a simple REST API or on-demand backend functions | An API that handles a contact form or sends emails |
| EKS (Kubernetes) | You’re on a large team with a complex microservices application | Manage your app with Kubernetes (advanced scalability, CI/CD, etc.) | A large SaaS platform with hundreds of microservices |
| CloudFormation/CDK | You want to automate your deployment like a pro (DevOps) | Write your entire infrastructure as code (Infrastructure as Code) | A team project that deploys automatically via GitHub |
To sum it up simply:
| You want to… | Use… |
|---|---|
| A showcase site (HTML/CSS) | S3 + CloudFront |
| An application with a simple backend (Node.js, etc.) | Elastic Beanstalk |
| Deploy your Docker project | ECS + Fargate |
| A mini backend for functions (API, processing) | Lambda + API Gateway |
| Install everything yourself, like a real server | EC2 |
| A complex enterprise infrastructure | EKS + CloudFormation |
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