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Amazon Web Services vs Microsoft

Based on 833 and 2504 real audits

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MetricAmazon Web ServicesMicrosoftWinner
Performance3840Microsoft
Accessibility8889Microsoft
Best Practices8786Amazon Web Services
SEO9189Amazon Web Services
Security6667Microsoft
TTFB312ms330msAmazon Web Services
Composite7273Microsoft
Performance
Amazon Web Services
38
Microsoft
40
Accessibility
Amazon Web Services
88
Microsoft
89
Security
Amazon Web Services
66
Microsoft
67
SEO
Amazon Web Services
91
Microsoft
89
Composite
Amazon Web Services
72
Microsoft
73

Microsoft outperforms Amazon Web Services in 4 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (73 vs 72). Amazon Web Services leads in best practices, SEO, TTFB.

When to choose Amazon Web Services

Choose Amazon Web Services when your primary concern is server response time and SEO. Its audit data shows consistent strength in these areas across the sampled sites.

When to choose Microsoft

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

How this comparison was built

Scores are medians across 833 audited Amazon Web Services sites and 2504 audited Microsoft 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 →

FAQ

Which is faster, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Microsoft sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (40 vs 38 on average).
Which has better security, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft?
Microsoft sites score higher on security analysis (67 vs 66 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Amazon Web Services or Microsoft?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Microsoft (89 vs 88). 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 Web Services or Microsoft?
Amazon Web Services sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (91 vs 89 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 Web Services or Microsoft?
Amazon Web Services sites show lower Time to First Byte (312 ms vs 330 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 Web Services or Microsoft for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Microsoft scores higher on overall composite score while Amazon Web Services 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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