AWS vs Flightcontrol

AWS gives you a wide range of cloud services and configuration options. However, things can get complex really quickly without the help of a devops team. That's were Flightcontrol can be helpful. They give you the easy-to-use experience of a PaaS on top of your AWS account.

What's good about...

Amazon Web Services logo AWS

  • Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
  • Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
  • 30+ datacenter locations around the world

Flightcontrol logo Flightcontrol

  • Your AWS infrastructure is managed by a seasoned devops team at a fraction of the cost
  • Excellent documentation and easy-to-use dashboard
  • Great developer experience: preview environments, rollbacks, notifications, monitoring
  • Deploy close to your users, supports 28 AWS regions

Price comparison

How do AWS's prices compare against Flightcontrol?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$7.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$119.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Amazon Web Services AWS
$248.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$8.00 / mo 100 GB
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.63 / mo 1 TB
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$22.57 / mo Network Load Balancer
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$57.59 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.82 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$36.26 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Free egress allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
100 GB / mo
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Flightcontrol logo Flightcontrol Pricing Details

Flightcontrol charges a fixed monthly fee to use their service in addition to the standard AWS usage costs. They claim this model gives you up to 75% lower costs at scale when compared to traditional PaaS offerings.

There are currently 4 plans available:

  • Free: limited to 1 user, but commercial use is allowed.
  • Starter $49/mo: includes 5 services and multiple users.
  • Business $249/mo: includes 10 services, preview environments, RBAC and multi-region.
  • Enterprise: custom pricing, SLAs, premium support.

Additional services cost $15-30/mo, depending on the plan.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Amazon Web Services AWS
$0.19/hr
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Billing Options

Amazon Web Services AWS
On-DemandReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Available Models

AWS offers 15 GPU models.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
flightcontrol.dev
Headquarters
Amazon Web Services AWS
United States of America
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
United States of America
Founded
Amazon Web Services AWS
2006
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
2021
Data Center Locations
Amazon Web Services AWS
31
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
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Example Customers
Amazon Web Services AWS
Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro
Flightcontrol Flightcontrol
Cal.com, Remi, Cascade PBS, Drive, Productlane

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Our data for AWS was last updated on June 5, 2026, and for Flightcontrol on Feb. 12, 2026.