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Amazon S3 vs Recurly

Based on 229 and 1 real audits

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MetricAmazon S3RecurlyWinner
Performance376Amazon S3
Accessibility8984Amazon S3
Best Practices8481Amazon S3
SEO9275Amazon S3
Security6860Amazon S3
TTFB228ms69msRecurly
Composite7371Amazon S3
Performance
Amazon S3
37
Recurly
6
Accessibility
Amazon S3
89
Recurly
84
Security
Amazon S3
68
Recurly
60
SEO
Amazon S3
92
Recurly
75
Composite
Amazon S3
73
Recurly
71

Amazon S3 outperforms Recurly in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 71). Recurly leads in TTFB.

When to choose Amazon S3

Choose Amazon S3 when your primary concern is performance and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Recurly

Choose Recurly when your primary concern is server response time. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 229 audited Amazon S3 sites and 1 audited Recurly sites in the BeaverCheck database. Every audit runs the same 100+ checks — Lighthouse performance, security headers, accessibility, SEO, server response time — against a real URL. No vendor input, no sponsorship, no affiliate links. Read the full methodology →

Small sample: one or both technologies have fewer than 10 audited sites. Treat these numbers as directional — medians stabilize around 20–30 audits per side.

FAQ

Which is faster, Amazon S3 or Recurly?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Amazon S3 sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (37 vs 6 on average).
Which has better security, Amazon S3 or Recurly?
Amazon S3 sites score higher on security analysis (68 vs 60 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Amazon S3 or Recurly?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Amazon S3 (89 vs 84). Both technologies can be made fully accessible with care — the difference reflects common patterns in the sampled sites, not inherent platform limits.
Which is better for SEO, Amazon S3 or Recurly?
Amazon S3 sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (92 vs 75 on average), which cover meta tags, crawlability, mobile friendliness, and structured data. Content strategy and backlinks still matter more than platform choice for ranking.
Which has faster server response (TTFB), Amazon S3 or Recurly?
Recurly sites show lower Time to First Byte (69 ms vs 228 ms on average). TTFB depends heavily on hosting and CDN setup rather than the technology itself, but the sampled sites suggest a meaningful difference in common deployment patterns.
Should I choose Amazon S3 or Recurly for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Amazon S3 scores higher on overall composite score while Amazon S3 may excel in metrics you care about most. Run a free BeaverCheck audit on a real site using each to compare the metrics relevant to your use case.
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