SST
Framework for deploying full-stack apps to your own AWS account with modern DX.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 16, 2026
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $0 (pay AWS)
What it is
SST is an open-source framework for building and deploying full-stack apps on AWS (and beyond) with infrastructure-as-code and a great local dev experience.
Modern full-stack DX while deploying to your own AWS account.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Teams wanting full-stack on their own AWS
Avoid PaaS markup, keep data in-account
IaC-first deployments
Define infra and app together
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Requires AWS knowledge
You own the AWS account and its complexity
- 02
Steeper than managed PaaS
More setup than push-to-deploy platforms
What it does well
Deploy to your own AWS account
No vendor markup; full control of infra and data
Great local dev experience
Live Lambda dev and fast iteration
Full-stack IaC
Define frontend, functions, and infra in code
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesFree framework; pay AWS for resources
- Paid from
- $0 (pay AWS)
- Model
- Usage-based
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
How Fast Is It?
Set up SST
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.
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