AWS vs Netlify

Beta and preview services come with no service-level agreements, can change at any time, and may be suspended or terminated without notice. AWS also says content used in beta may be deleted or inaccessible after termination.

You must ensure your own use, content, and downstream users comply with AWS rules and applicable law. That means privacy notices, consents, software licenses, and content moderation obligations can fall on you rather than AWS.

If AWS flags content as prohibited, you generally have only two business days to remove or disable access before AWS can do it for you or suspend the service. In some cases AWS can remove content immediately without notice.

Reserved Instances, Savings Plans, Dedicated Hosts, and Capacity Blocks are generally noncancellable and nonrefundable. If you commit to these products, your money is largely locked in unless a narrow AWS-triggered refund scenario applies.

AWS states it will delete your content after your account closes, which is a helpful baseline deletion commitment for user data stored on the service. The privacy notice also says personal information will be deleted under applicable law, though some records may remain for legal reasons.

The privacy notice gives users rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, object, and request portability of personal information, subject to local law. That is a strong set of account-control rights compared with many enterprise services.

AWS may delete your content after account closure, and some services may also remove inactive content after periods of non-use. This matters if you rely on AWS as a storage or archival location.

AWS collects information you provide, automatic usage data, and data from other sources, then shares it with service providers, marketplace sellers, and in business transfers. That creates a fairly expansive data ecosystem around your account activity.

For U.S. users, AWS says it is not in the business of selling customer personal information. That is a meaningful protection, even though AWS still shares data for service delivery, advertising, and other purposes.

AWS lets you manage cookie preferences and opt out of certain targeted advertising through privacy choices and browser settings. This gives users some practical control over tracking and ad personalization.

If something goes wrong, Netlify’s liability for website-related claims is capped at the lesser of your current-month fees or $100, while many damages are excluded entirely. This substantially limits your practical recovery.

Netlify says it does not sell your code or content, which is a strong privacy commitment for a cloud platform. It also says customer content is only used to operate and improve the service.

Your code and content are not used for AI model training unless you explicitly opt in. This reduces the risk of your hosted materials being repurposed for model development without consent.

Netlify recognizes a broad set of privacy rights, including access, correction, deletion, restriction, transfer, objection, and consent withdrawal, subject to local law. That gives users meaningful control over personal data.

Netlify uses cookies and similar technologies for interest-based advertising, meaning your browsing activity may be used to tailor ads. Under California law, some of this may count as "sharing" personal information.

Personal data may be shared with affiliates, partners, integrations, and event sponsors, with sponsor sharing sometimes tied to consent or event participation. This can expand who receives your information beyond core service providers.

If you submit content, feedback, or other material through the website, Netlify gets a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free license to use it. That is broader and longer-lasting than many users would expect for website submissions.

You must defend and reimburse Netlify for third-party claims tied to your use, content, or third-party products/services connected through the website. This can shift legal and financial risk onto users.

Netlify says it responds to Global Privacy Control signals and offers opt-outs from certain sales/sharing under California law. This is a practical privacy benefit for users trying to limit ad-tech disclosures.

Netlify may revise the terms, and continued use means you accept the changes. Users need to monitor updates because changes can take effect without negotiated consent.

Disputes must be brought in state or federal courts in San Francisco County under California law. This may be inconvenient or costly for users located elsewhere, though it is not an arbitration clause.

Netlify says it keeps data as long as needed for the original purpose or legal obligations, and some data may not be fully deleted for technical reasons. This is common, but the policy does not give concrete retention timelines.