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What's the Difference Between AWS Outposts Rack and AWS Outposts Servers?

Compare AWS Outposts Rack 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 Outposts Rack
AWS Outposts Servers
Category

Compute, Hybrid

Compute, Hybrid Edge

Description

Fully managed 42U rack with AWS compute, storage, and networking for on-premises deployment.

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

Best for
  • On-premises AWS
  • Data residency
  • Low-latency processing
  • Local data processing
  • Edge locations
  • Retail stores
  • Branch offices
  • Factory floors
Key features
  • Full 42U rack
  • EC2 instances
  • EBS volumes
  • S3 on Outposts
  • ECS/EKS support
  • 1U/2U form factor
  • EC2 instances
  • EBS local storage
  • Managed by AWS
  • Network connectivity
Pricing model

3-year term; all-inclusive pricing

3-year term pricing

Free tier

No

No

Expert take

“Outposts Rack delivers full AWS rack infrastructure to your data center. It supports EC2, EBS, S3, EKS, ECS, and RDS locally with the same APIs as the Region.”
— 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 Outposts Rack or AWS Outposts Servers

Use AWS Outposts Rack when:

  • On-premises AWS
  • Data residency
  • Low-latency processing
  • Local data processing

Learn more about AWS Outposts Rack »

Use AWS Outposts Servers when:

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

Learn more about AWS Outposts Servers »

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