AWS
vs
Hugging Face
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- Hub hosts 3M+ public models and 500k+ datasets
- Free hosting for public models, datasets and demos
- AI models and datasets can be mounted directly into a job
- Single GPUs up to 8x H200 or RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB (private) | 53% cheaper on Hugging Face |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 8x the amount of data stored | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | Included within the allowance |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Hugging Face offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Hugging Face | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
H200
1 config · 4 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 37% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
A100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
L40S
24 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
L4
30 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
T4
21 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | 24% cheaper on Hugging Face |
|
A10G
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.01 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Hugging Face bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AWS | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Enterprise plan only |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Hugging Face |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | -- |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Grammarly, Ai2 |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | huggingface.co |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 24, 2026, and for Hugging Face on Sept. 24, 2026.