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What's the Difference Between AWS Local Zones and AWS Outposts Servers?

Compare AWS Local Zones and AWS Outposts Servers side by side — features, pricing, and ideal use cases to help you choose the right product.

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AWS Local Zones
AWS Outposts Servers
Category

Compute, Edge Computing

Compute, Hybrid Edge

Description

Infrastructure to deploy latency-sensitive workloads near end users

Individual 1U or 2U server form factor for smaller on-premises or edge locations.

Best for
  • Media content creation
  • Real-time gaming
  • Live video streaming
  • Machine learning inference
  • Edge locations
  • Retail stores
  • Branch offices
  • Factory floors
Key features
  • Low-latency compute
  • VPC extension
  • Multiple services available
  • Direct Connect support
  • Metro-area deployment
  • 1U/2U form factor
  • EC2 instances
  • EBS local storage
  • Managed by AWS
  • Network connectivity
Pricing model

Pay for underlying resources used

3-year term pricing

Free tier

No

No

Expert take

“Local Zones bring AWS infrastructure to metro areas for single-digit millisecond latency to end users. Deploy the same APIs and services without managing edge hardware.”
— Oleksii Bebych, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

“Outposts Servers provide AWS compute in a 1U or 2U form factor for space-constrained locations like retail stores, factories, or hospital departments.”
— Didier Durand, re:Post Top Contributor [profile]

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When to use AWS Local Zones or AWS Outposts Servers

Use AWS Local Zones when:

  • Media content creation
  • Real-time gaming
  • Live video streaming
  • Machine learning inference

Learn more about AWS Local Zones »

Use AWS Outposts Servers when:

  • Edge locations
  • Retail stores
  • Branch offices
  • Factory floors

Learn more about AWS Outposts Servers »

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