Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Modal

Name: Modal
Brand: Modal
Availability: OnlineOnly

Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) pricing ranges from $0–$50000/month, while Modal ranges from $0–$250/month. These products use different pricing models ( vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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2 products · Cloud Infrastructure

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers pay-as-you-go cloud infrastructure with no upfront commit

verified 12d ago

$398 $683

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Modal

Modal is a serverless computing platform offering GPU instances for machine learning workl

verified 5w ago

$398 $683

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

Amazon saves $285 vs Modal · 25 seats

Cheapest $398

Spread 42%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

On-Demand — t3.medium

$9.1K/yr

year 1 license · $30/seat

Team

$75K/yr

year 1 license · $250/seat

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$398/yr

Vendr · n=164

Median annual

$683/yr

Vendr · n=110

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 4 sourced facts

2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 1w ago

Confidence Medium confidence

Sources 1 sourced fact

Vendr median

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence Limited confidence

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Plans at a glance

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Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

No hidden costs documented

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

7.6/5 (735)

Best for

Developers learning AWS, small experiments, and proof-of-concept projects

Watch out

Customer support described as 'terrible' with 24-hour outages and no resolution

No public ratings yet

Best for

Small teams and independent developers

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Free plan limits → Discount programs →

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Free plan limits → Discount programs →

License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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