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AWS Elastic Beanstalk

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Spec sheet

Purpose
Elastic Beanstalk deploys web applications to AWS and provisions compute, load balancing, health monitoring, and scaling.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Intended users
AWS describes use cases including migrating traditional web applications, hosting individual containers, and deploying applications without deep cloud expertise.Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Integrations
The documentation describes CI/CD deployment using CodePipeline, GitHub Actions, GitLab, and Azure DevOps.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Compliance
AWS says its compliance certifications and attestations are assessed by independent third-party auditors and customers remain responsible for applicable compliance obligations.Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Deployment modes
Standard runs applications on Amazon EC2, while Cluster runs them on Amazon EKS.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Infrastructure as code
Environments can be defined with AWS CloudFormation or Terraform through the AWS provider.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Interfaces
Users can interact through the web console, AWS CLI, official GitHub Action, or EB CLI.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Monitoring
Elastic Beanstalk provides health monitoring, and application metrics, events, and environment status are available through its console, APIs, and command line interfaces.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Platform maintenance limit
When a platform branch is retired, AWS stops providing maintenance and security updates and technical support for it.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Pricing
Elastic Beanstalk has no additional service charge, but users pay for underlying AWS resources and Cluster mode also incurs managed EKS charges.Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Security responsibility
AWS describes security as shared: AWS protects the cloud infrastructure, while customers are responsible for security in the cloud based on their service use and circumstances.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Supported stacks
Supported applications include Go, Java, .NET, Node.js, PHP, Python, Ruby, and Docker containers.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com
Windows feature limit
The .NET on Windows Server platform does not support worker environments.Read 8 Oct 2026 · docs.aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

Elastic Beanstalk Standard Free No additional Elastic Beanstalk charge; pay for the AWS resources used. Standard mode only · new AWS accounts during the 6-month AWS Free Tier period · AWS Free Tier credit pool applies Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Elastic Beanstalk Cluster Priced on request Standard AWS resource rates apply, including Amazon EKS cluster and EKS Auto Mode fees. Not Free Tier eligible · charges depend on compute, load balancing, observability, and other resources used Read 8 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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