What's good about...

FlexStack logo FlexStack

  • One-click deploy to AWS without complicated infrastructure or templates
  • Easy-to-use dashboard and excellent documentation
  • No vendor lock-in - uses your own AWS account and can "eject" anytime
  • Generous free tier with affordable monthly plans

FlexStack 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

FlexStack's Pricing

FlexStack charges a fixed subscription fee on top of your AWS usage. It's available in three plans including a free tier:

  • Starter $0/mo: Includes 1 environment, 1 team member and 2 running services.
  • Indie $9/mo: Includes 10 environments, 1 team member and 50 running services.
  • Team $29/user/mo: Unlimited environments, team members and services.

You can view the complete list of features on their pricing page.

Flightcontrol's Pricing

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.

Which services do they offer?

Here are some managed services that FlexStack and Flightcontrol offer:

Service FlexStack Flightcontrol
Block Storage --
Content Delivery Network (CDN) --
Container Registry --
Load Balancer --
Managed Containers --
Managed MySQL --
Managed PostgreSQL --
Managed Redisยฎ* --
Object Storage --
Serverless Cron Jobs --
Static Sites --
Virtual Private Server (VPS) --

Company details

FlexStack
Website flexstack.com
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2024
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers --
Flightcontrol
Website flightcontrol.dev
Headquarters United States of America ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
Founded 2021
Data Center Locations --
Example Customers Cal.com, Remi, Cascade PBS, Drive, Productlane

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Our data for FlexStack was last updated on Aug. 15, 2024, and for Flightcontrol on Oct. 18, 2024.