A nice thing is that it is elastic and cheap to answer your own question. It is not like a shared hosting plan specifically in that there are no contract terms

A nice thing is that it is elastic and cheap to answer your own question. It is not like a shared hosting plan specifically in that there are no contract terms or hassle to get started. Before you spend too much time, just fire up an instance. If, between the docs and getting your hands dirty, it starts to make sense - great. If not, you've "wasted" $0.10/hour (plus your own, more valuable time) for a neat experience.