Stacktape vs.
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Still your AWS, but 97% easier
Stacktape makes DevOps simple, allowing developers to deploy and run applications on 
entirely on their own. Production-ready in minutes, not months.
Before
Many complex config files
1000s of lines
...and many more
After
1 simple config file
10s of lines
resources:
apiServer:
type: web-service
properties:
resources:
cpu: 0.25
memory: 512
scaling:
minInstances: 1
maxInstances: 5
packaging:
type: stacktape-image-buildpack
properties:
entryfilePath: ./src/index.ts"...reduced our AWS costs by 81% in the first month..."
"...if only this existed before we started our 2-year long Kubernetes config journey..."
"...not a huge fun of IaC, but this is very impressive..."
Flexible enough to cover any use-case
Express.js REST API Postgres
Lambda API with MongoDb
Websocket API with Redis
Lambda API DynamoDb
Machine-learning job
Scheduled (cron) job
Puppeteer web scraper
Kafka stream processing
Flask REST API
Ruby on Rails REST API
Gatsby.js static web
React web
Next.js web
Express.js REST API Postgres
Lambda API with MongoDb
Websocket API with Redis
Lambda API DynamoDb
Machine-learning job
Scheduled (cron) job
Puppeteer web scraper
Kafka stream processing
Flask REST API
Ruby on Rails REST API
Gatsby.js static web
React web
Next.js web
Generates ~850 lines of CloudFormation
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serviceName: rest-api
resources:
mainGateway:
type: http-api-gateway
apiServer:
type: container-workload
properties:
resources:
cpu: 1
memory: 2048
scaling:
minInstances: 1
maxInstances: 5
containers:
- name: api-container
packaging:
entryfilePath: ./src/main.ts
environment:
- name: DB_CONNECTION_STRING
value: $Param('mainDb', 'connectionString')
events:
- type: http-api-gateway
properties:
method: GET
path: /{proxy+}
containerPort: 3000
httpApiGatewayName: mainGateway
mainDb:
type: relational-database
properties:
engine:
type: aurora-postgresql-serverless
credentials:
masterUserName: $Secret('db_username')
masterUserPassword: $Secret('db_password')End-to-end cloud development solution
Infrastructure
Packaging
Deployments
Debugging & testing
Logging & monitoring
Productivity tools
Guardrails
Security
Infrastructure
Packaging
Deployments
Debugging & testing
Logging & monitoring
Productivity tools
Guardrails
Security
Deploy serverless functions, containers, SQL & NoSQL databases and 25 more infrastructure components.
Built on top of fully-managed, battle-tested AWS services and other 3rd party services.
Architected according to industry-standard best practices and AWS well-architected framework.
Simple and productive, yet powerful and flexible
Stacktape | Backend as a service | Platform as a service | Serverless | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Required DevOps knowledge | low to none | low to none | low to none | medium |
| Infrastructure costs | low | high | medium | medium |
| Container support | ||||
| Serverless functions support | ||||
| Long-running jobs support | ||||
| GPU jobs support | ||||
| SQL databases support | ~ | |||
| MongoDb, Redis & Kafka support | ~ | |||
| CDN support | ~ | ~ | ||
| Auto-scaling | ~ | |||
| Private networking & VPCs | ~ | ~ | ||
| Guardrails & policies | ||||
| Local development | ||||
| Blue/green + canary deployments | ~ | ~ | ||
| Configurable using IaaC | ~ | ~ | ||
| Configurable using GUI | ||||
| Extensible using CloudFormation | ||||
| Extensible using AWS CDK | ||||
| Remote deployments (in pipeline) | ~ | |||
| Local development studio | ~ | |||
| VS code extension | ||||
| Programmatic SDK | ||||
| Open source |
Stacktape | Platform as a service | Serverless | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required DevOps knowledge | low to none | low to none | medium |
| Infrastructure costs | low | medium | medium |
| Container support | |||
| Serverless functions support | |||
| Long-running jobs support | |||
| GPU jobs support | |||
| SQL databases support | |||
| MongoDb, Redis & Kafka support | ~ | ||
| CDN support | ~ | ~ | |
| Auto-scaling | ~ | ||
| Private networking & VPCs | ~ | ~ | |
| Guardrails & policies | |||
| Local development | |||
| Blue/green + canary deployments | ~ | ~ | |
| Configurable using IaaC | ~ | ||
| Configurable using GUI | |||
| Extensible using CloudFormation | |||
| Extensible using AWS CDK | |||
| Remote deployments (in pipeline) | |||
| Local development studio | |||
| VS code extension | |||
| Programmatic SDK | |||
| Open source |
Premium development experience
VSCode extension
Config validation
Intellisense
Built-in documentation
import { Stacktape } from '@stacktape/sdk';
const stacktape = new Stacktape();
const result = await stacktape.deploy({
region: 'us-east-1',
stage: 'production',
config: {
serviceName: 'my-application',
resources: ['...your resources...']
}
});
const { url } = result.resources.apiGateway;
// run end-to-end tests using the url
await stacktape.delete({ stackName });Programmatic SDK
Easily perform common tasks such as running end-to-end tests or seeding the database.
Management console
Manage your cloud spend
Configure global aspects for all stacks
Browse all deployed stacks
Manage your organization
Development studio
Browse logs & metrics
Manage stacks
Visualize your stacks using resource diagrams
VSCode extension
Config validation
Intellisense
Built-in documentation
Programmatic SDK
Easily perform common tasks such as running end-to-end tests or seeding the database.
import { Stacktape } from '@stacktape/sdk';
const stacktape = new Stacktape();
const result = await stacktape.deploy({
region: 'us-east-1',
stage: 'production',
config: {
serviceName: 'my-application',
resources: ['...your resources...']
}
});
const { url } = result.resources.apiGateway;
// run end-to-end tests using the url
await stacktape.delete({ stackName });Management console
Manage your cloud spend
Configure global aspects for all stacks
Browse all deployed stacks
Manage your organization
Development studio
Browse logs & metrics
Manage stacks
Visualize your stacks using resource diagrams
Pricing
For individuals
Free
$0
- 1 team member
- Unlimited deployments
- Unlimited stacks
- Slack & Discord support
For SMBs & startups
Flexible
20% - 30% of AWS spend
for infrastructure managed by Stacktape 
Stacktape charges you for resources deployed using Stacktape (such as lambda functions, containers, databases, etc.) based on the AWS Cost and Usage report.
AWS fee: $0 / mo
Stacktape fee: $0 / mo (30%)
- Up to 25 team members
- Unlimited deployments
- Unlimited stacks
- Slack, Discord & E-mail support
For larger organizations
Enterprise
Custom pricing
- Unlimited team members
- SSO
- Compliance (HIPAA, PCI, CIS)
- Custom integrations
- Up to 24x7 premium support
Free
For individuals
$0
- 1 team member
- Unlimited deployments
- Unlimited stacks
- Slack & Discord support
Flexible
For SMBs & startups
20% - 30% of AWS spend
for infrastructure managed by Stacktape Stacktape charges you for resources deployed using Stacktape (such as lambda functions, containers, databases, etc.) based on the AWS Cost and Usage report.
AWS fee: $0 / mo
Stacktape fee: $0 / mo (30%)
- Up to 25 team members
- Unlimited deployments
- Unlimited stacks
- Slack, Discord & E-mail support
Enterprise
For larger organizations
Custom pricing
- Unlimited team members
- SSO
- Compliance (HIPAA, PCI, CIS)
- Custom integrations
- Up to 24x7 premium support
FAQ
Q:
Can I use Stacktape without any Cloud or DevOps experience?
Q:
Can I leverage my AWS Activate credits and AWS free tier while using Stacktape?
Q:
When and how am I going to be charged?
Q:
Are you going to support more cloud providers?
Q:
Do I get vendor locked when using Stacktape?
Q:
Why does Stacktape use CloudFormation instead of Terraform?
Q:
Why does Stacktape not use Kubernetes to orchestrate containers?
Q:
What happens when I decide to stop using Stacktape?
