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AWS vs Recurly

Based on 420 and 1 real audits

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MetricAWSRecurlyWinner
Performance396AWS
Accessibility8884AWS
Best Practices8781AWS
SEO9175AWS
Security6660AWS
TTFB239ms69msRecurly
Composite7271AWS
Performance
AWS
39
Recurly
6
Accessibility
AWS
88
Recurly
84
Security
AWS
66
Recurly
60
SEO
AWS
91
Recurly
75
Composite
AWS
72
Recurly
71

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

When to choose AWS

Choose AWS 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 420 audited AWS 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, AWS or Recurly?
Based on real BeaverCheck audits, AWS sites score higher on Lighthouse performance (39 vs 6 on average).
Which has better security, AWS or Recurly?
AWS sites score higher on security analysis (66 vs 60 on average).
Which has better accessibility, AWS or Recurly?
Accessibility scores measured by Lighthouse WCAG 2.1 checks favor AWS (88 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, AWS or Recurly?
AWS 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), AWS or Recurly?
Recurly sites show lower Time to First Byte (69 ms vs 239 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 AWS or Recurly for my website?
Both platforms have trade-offs. AWS scores higher on overall composite score while AWS 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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