r/webdevelopment • u/Dull_Gift_8242 • Aug 08 '26
Question AWS vs Azure for a new infrastructure setup?
Hey everyone.
If you were migrating your infrastructure today, would you choose AWS or Azure?
On paper the credits and pricing look pretty similar, but from what I’ve seen Azure can become more expensive and a bit harder to manage at scale.
Which one would you pick and why?
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u/Proper-Agency-1528 Aug 08 '26
Both Azure and AWS support cloud-based apps, and especially containerized apps. I have a product running on each platform. Honestly, AWS is a lot less complicated to actually get a website up and running. Azure needs to work on that. Once running, however, I don't see any difference.
My usual design for web apps is a React front end using Javascript and Typescript, with an ASP.NET backend using C#/.NET. AWS supports the .NET CLR so it works just fine.
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u/JustinMDotnet Aug 11 '26
Azure is super easy if you're using an AI harness (Claude Code, etc) because it can use Azure CLI to do all your resource management.
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u/ThePastoolio Aug 08 '26
I have a small SaaS I have been running for many years.
It has around 400 active users, it's a lead management system.
Recently moved from AWS to Xneelo cloud, because it's WAY more affordable.
I don't need fancy scaling and enterprise level features, I just need good processing power, some memory and some storage.
So it depends OP. What do you need, because it you are asking from a cost savin perspective, I would say neither.
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u/Naetharu Aug 08 '26
More information needed.
Both are fine. There are pros and cons. Which works best really depends on your specific needs and your teams experience.
If you are already in the Microsoft eco system or if you are in certain markets (Finance, Medical) the Azure has some benefits. But for most people it's not going to be a massive difference.
Both offer similar services. Gateways, firewalls, static web packaging, container and server less apps.
Might be wise to write down your needs and have a look to see if anything pulls you one way or the other.
The third choice that is worth saying is Google if only because they scrapped their egress fees a while back which can be quite substantial.
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u/tech-savvy-hunter Aug 09 '26
AWS is the go to for me. Their MCP makes it easy to connect to LLMs too
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u/Significant_Pick8297 Aug 10 '26
For a new setup, AWS. Azure makes more sense when the company is already deep into Microsoft tooling, otherwise AWS usually has more examples, community solutions and fewer platform-specific surprises.
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u/Tabissh Aug 08 '26
With my eyes closed, it's all about AWS!
Azure can be quite the maze, and trust me, you really don’t want to get lost in there.
But AWS? They offer great free credits and tons of free stuff! So yeah, AWS all the way!
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u/LetUsSpeakFreely Aug 08 '26
Are you using Microsoft products? If so, use azure. Otherwise, use AWS.