Why Does AWS Have So Many Services? • Archera
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Why Does AWS Have So Many Services?
Nearly everyone who uses AWS sooner or later asks the same question: Why are there SO. MANY. SERVICES.
There is no universal definition of an AWS service, leading to inconsistent counts from different sources. Not only that, but many of the services appear to do almost the exact same thing. For example, Amazon Lightsail and AWS Elastic Beanstalk are both designed to help you quickly deploy applications on AWS without worrying too much about the underlying infrastructure. Even for these basic entry-level AWS services, it’s not easy to understand the differences between them, or why you would choose one over the other.
How Many AWS Services Are There?
According to Amazon's site, AWS offers over 200 fully featured services in 2022.
Why Are There So Many AWS Services?
The short but unsatisfying answer is that there is no point. AWS is made up of many small, relatively autonomous teams that generally operate independently, leading to many overlapping products.
Frustrations as an AWS Customer
As an AWS customer, it can be frustrating deciding between similar AWS services. However, this chaos can also present opportunities for cost management and savings.
Conclusion
The pricing of every AWS service combined with every possible discount isn’t designed to extract your money; rather, there can be surprisingly cheap options to be found. Archera helps by automatically searching for the best deals among these options, making it easier to optimize your cloud costs.