Stacktape vs. 
Flightcontrol
Stacktape and Flightcontrol are very similar. There are only a few differences.
| Stacktape | Flightcontrol | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum monthly costs for a web service | ~$7 | ~$30 |
| Pricing | % of AWS costs | Per user + per service |
| Git providers | Github, Gitlab, Bitbucket | Github |
| Containers | ||
| Lambda functions | ||
| Serverless Next.js using OpenNext | ||
| SQL databases | ||
| Aurora SQL databases | ||
| Redis | ||
| MongoDb | ||
| DynamoDb | ||
| ElasticSearch (OpenSearch) | ||
| S3 buckets | ||
| SNS, SQS, EventBus | ||
| Bastion server (jump host) | ||
| Deploy using CLI & SDK | ||
| IaC | ||
| Typescript & Python IaC | ||
| Extensible using CloudFormation | ~ | |
| Override anything using CloudFormation | ||
| Alerts for infrastructure issues |
More supported resources
Stacktape supports many more AWS resources that you can deploy.
Most notably, it supports lambda functions. Deploying lambda functions is just as easy as deploying containers.
Moreover, Stacktape another 20+ resources that Flightcontrol doesn't.
More deployment options
You can install Stacktape CLI (or SDK) directly to your local system, and deploy from there.
This can significantly speeds up the development loop compared to using a CI/CD server.
More support Git providers
Stacktape supports Github, Gitlab and Bitbucket.
Additionally, you can easily integrate Stacktape into any CI/CD pipeline, thanks to Stacktape CLI.
Infrastructure as a Code first approach
Both Stacktape and Flightcontrol allow you to configure your infrastructure using IaC.
With Stacktape, IaC is a first-class citizen. Our Interactive Config Editor removes all the annoying parts from writing IaC while retaining all of its advantages.
Stacktape config can be written in YAML, JSON or Typescript. Using Typescript gives you much more flexibility, should you need it.
More flexibility
Stacktape is designed from day one to be flexible.
Everything Stacktape deploys can be configured or overridden.
Stacktape templates can be extended using AWS CloudFormation, and even AWS CDK constructs.
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