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The AWS free tier is useless imho. If the thing you want to test fits into the AWS free tier then a AWS or GCloud solution would be overkill anyway.
by tobltobs 10y ago
The AWS free tier is useless imho.
If the thing you want to test fits into the AWS free tier then a AWS or GCloud solution would be overkill anyway.
- dx034 10y agoBut it's good if you just test a bit as a developer. Not to check if a project is valid, but to gain some experience. That way, if you hire as a company, developers more likely have AWS experience than GCE/Azure experience.
- jsolson 10y agoI don't agree on the free trial. I think it lets you play around a lot more than the AWS free tier -- as I said in my comment up the thread, go ahead and move the slider to the right and scale up a bit (a little -- the free trial is still quota limited to prevent abuse), see how things perform, slide it back to the left and have only used a tiny fraction of your credit. I think you get a lot more "kick the tires" flexibility with a moderately large up-front credit. (affiliation: I'm an engineer on Compute Engine)