AWS Alternative: Deploy Faster Without Cloud Complexity (Miget)
TL;DR: AWS is powerful - but unbearably complex and expensive for early SaaS.
Miget gives you unlimited apps inside one fixed guaranteed resource plan - predictable pricing, no cloud architect required.
Why Miget Is a Better AWS Alternative (for indie SaaS & small teams)
AWS gives you every service imaginable.
But to deploy a simple SaaS app you suddenly need:
- VPC
- IAM rules
- RDS
- ECS / EKS / Lambda / EC2 decisions
- NAT gateways
- Terraform module hell
- Logging services
- Monitoring services
- Billing alarms to survive
Miget flips this model:
- Pick a resource plan
- Deploy unlimited apps
- Database fits inside the same plan
- Done.
| Feature | AWS | Miget |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Dozens of billing meters | Single fixed CPU/RAM plan |
| Required knowledge | Cloud architect-level | Normal developer-level |
| Number of apps | Each resource costs | Unlimited apps inside your plan |
| Database | RDS extra cost | Postgres fits inside your plan |
| Team billing | Seat based + IAM mess | First 5 team members free |
AWS costs more because AWS monetizes fragmentation
AWS makes you assemble cloud infrastructure like LEGO, and charges you for every brick.
On Miget, most SaaS stacks just deploy and run.
- No NAT gateway surprise invoices
- No per-Lambda execution cost anxiety
- No 9 different SKUs for logs & queueing
Team Workspaces without seat tax
- First 5 members free
- Each additional → $5/user/month
Team growth shouldn't require cloud budget committee.
Migrating from AWS to Miget
If your AWS workloads are containerized (ECS, EKS), migration is straightforward.
Why this works:
- Container-native - AWS ECS/EKS use Docker, Miget runs Docker containers
- No proprietary runtime - Your app doesn't depend on AWS infrastructure
- Simpler deployment - No VPC, IAM, or Terraform complexity
The migration process:
- Export your Docker images - From ECR or build new Dockerfiles
- Push to a registry - Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or private registry
- Create a Miget account - Set up your Team Workspace
- Connect your registry - Link your Docker registry to Miget
- Set environment variables - Copy your AWS env vars to Miget
- Deploy your services - All your apps under one resource plan
- Update DNS - Point your domains to Miget's endpoints
- Migrate data - If using RDS, migrate your database to Miget's Postgres
Your apps are live in minutes, and you're already saving money with unlimited services under one plan.
No lock-in. No AWS complexity. Just Docker.
Final Thought
AWS is the final boss of cloud - powerful, infinite, industrial scale.
But early stage SaaS shouldn't start with a cloud architecture final exam.
Miget is the AWS alternative for the product building:
- Unlimited apps
- Postgres fits inside your plan
- Predictable fixed pricing
- Deploy fast without overthinking infrastructure