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Amazon Web Services vs Recurly

Based on 806 and 1 real audits

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MetricAmazon Web ServicesRecurlyWinner
Performance386Amazon Web Services
Accessibility8984Amazon Web Services
Best Practices8781Amazon Web Services
SEO9175Amazon Web Services
Security6660Amazon Web Services
TTFB299ms69msRecurly
Composite7271Amazon Web Services
Performance
Amazon Web Services
38
Recurly
6
Accessibility
Amazon Web Services
89
Recurly
84
Security
Amazon Web Services
66
Recurly
60
SEO
Amazon Web Services
91
Recurly
75
Composite
Amazon Web Services
72
Recurly
71

Amazon Web Services outperforms Recurly in 6 of 7 categories, with a stronger composite score (72 vs 71). Recurly leads in TTFB.

When to choose Amazon Web Services

Choose Amazon Web Services 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 806 audited Amazon Web Services 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 Web Services or Recurly?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, Amazon Web Services sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (38 vs 6 on average).
Which has better security, Amazon Web Services or Recurly?
Amazon Web Services sites score higher on security analysis (66 vs 60 on average).
Which has better accessibility, Amazon Web Services or Recurly?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor Amazon Web Services (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 Web Services or Recurly?
Amazon Web Services sites score higher on Lighthouse SEO signals (91 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 Web Services or Recurly?
Recurly sites show lower Time to First Byte (69 ms vs 299 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 Recurly for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. Amazon Web Services 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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