AWS Development Services
- 25+ AWS projects
- 10+ certified engineers
- 30+ AWS services used
What is AWS development?
AWS Development Benchmark 2026
Proprietary research based on 35+ AWS projects delivered by Pharos Production between 2016 and 2026. Dataset covers cloud migrations, serverless architectures, container platforms and enterprise landing zones. Methodology (Pharos Verified Delivery): aggregated delivery metrics with AWS CloudWatch monitoring and cost optimization data. Full report available on request.
What we build with AWS Development
Serverless application architecture
Event-driven applications with Lambda, API Gateway, SQS, SNS and Step Functions - zero server management, pay-per-invocation pricing, automatic scaling from zero to thousands of concurrent executions.
Container orchestration
Microservices running on ECS with Fargate (serverless containers) or EKS (managed Kubernetes), load balanced with ALB, service discovery via Cloud Map and auto-scaling based on custom CloudWatch metrics.
Cloud migration
Lift-and-shift migrations from on-premise data centers, re-platforming to managed services (RDS, ElastiCache, OpenSearch), database migration with DMS and application modernization from monolith to microservices.
Data engineering pipelines
ETL pipelines with Glue, data lake storage on S3, real-time streaming with Kinesis, analytics with Athena and Redshift and data catalog management for enterprise data governance.
Infrastructure as code
Reproducible infrastructure with Terraform or CloudFormation, multi-environment deployments (dev, staging, production), drift detection, automated compliance checks and GitOps workflows.
Enterprise landing zones
Multi-account AWS Organizations setup with Control Tower, Service Control Policies, centralized logging to CloudTrail/CloudWatch, security baseline with GuardDuty, Config and Security Hub.
AWS vs Azure vs Google Cloud for enterprise projects
| Factor | AWS | Azure / Google Cloud |
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| Market share | 31% global cloud market, largest ecosystem | Azure: 25%. GCP: 11%. AWS leads in IaaS |
| Service breadth | 200+ services, deepest catalog in every category | Azure: 200+, strongest Microsoft integration. GCP: fewer but focused |
| Serverless | Lambda (most mature), Step Functions, EventBridge | Azure Functions (good .NET support). Cloud Functions (simple) |
| Containers | ECS, EKS, Fargate - largest container ecosystem | Azure: AKS (strong). GCP: GKE (best managed K8s) |
| Database options | RDS, Aurora, DynamoDB, ElastiCache, DocumentDB | Azure: Cosmos DB (multi-model). GCP: Spanner, Firestore, AlloyDB |
| Enterprise adoption | Netflix, Airbnb, NASA, Samsung, Goldman Sachs | Azure: Microsoft shops. GCP: data/ML-heavy companies |
| Pricing | Complex pricing, best savings with Reserved/Spot instances | Azure: EA discounts for Microsoft customers. GCP: sustained use discounts |
Pharos Production recommends AWS for most cloud projects due to its market-leading service breadth, largest talent pool and most mature ecosystem. Azure suits organizations heavily invested in Microsoft 365 and .NET. Google Cloud excels for data analytics, BigQuery workloads and Kubernetes-native architectures.
Limitations: AWS pricing is notoriously complex - 200+ services each with their own pricing dimensions (compute, storage, data transfer, API calls) make cost prediction difficult without dedicated FinOps practices. Vendor lock-in with AWS-specific services (DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda event sources) makes future migration to Azure or GCP expensive. AWS Console UI is outdated and overwhelming for new teams. Data transfer egress charges ($0.09/GB) add significant hidden costs for data-intensive applications.
AWS Development projects we delivered
- AWS holds 31% of the global cloud market and offers 200+ services - more than any other cloud provider, covering every infrastructure and application need.
- AWS Lambda processes billions of invocations daily with pay-per-use pricing, eliminating server management and reducing infrastructure costs by 40-70% for event-driven workloads.
- AWS ECS/Fargate provides serverless containers that auto-scale based on demand - no cluster management, no idle capacity costs, deployments in seconds.
- Pharos Production has delivered 35+ AWS projects across FinTech, healthcare, e-commerce and enterprise infrastructure since 2016.
- An AWS cloud project starts from $20,000-$50,000 for architecture design and initial migration, with ongoing infrastructure costs depending on workload scale.
- AWS pricing complexity is a genuine operational burden - 200+ services with per-second, per-GB, per-request and per-API-call pricing dimensions require dedicated FinOps tooling and expertise to avoid bill surprises.
- Vendor lock-in with AWS-specific services (DynamoDB, SQS, Lambda event sources, Step Functions) makes future migration to Azure or GCP expensive - re-architecting tightly coupled serverless applications can cost 50-80% of the original build.
- AWS data transfer egress charges ($0.09/GB) add significant hidden costs - applications serving large files, video streaming or cross-region replication can see data transfer exceed compute costs.
- AWS releases 2,000+ new features per year - keeping infrastructure up to date, migrating deprecated services and evaluating new options requires continuous engineering investment that smaller teams struggle to sustain.
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AWS offers the broadest service catalog (200+ services), largest global infrastructure (33 regions), most mature ecosystem and largest talent pool. Most third-party tools, tutorials and community support target AWS first.
For greenfield cloud projects, AWS provides the most options and flexibility.
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Costs depend entirely on workload. A typical startup runs on $500-$2,000/month.
Mid-size applications cost $2,000-$10,000/month. Enterprise platforms range from $10,000 to $100,000+/month. We perform cost optimization audits that typically reduce existing AWS bills by 30-50%.
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Yes. We follow AWS Migration Acceleration Program methodology - assess current infrastructure, plan migration waves, execute lift-and-shift or re-platform as appropriate, then optimize.
Database migration uses AWS DMS for minimal downtime. Typical migration takes 6-16 weeks.
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Serverless (Lambda) suits event-driven, sporadic workloads with variable traffic. Containers (ECS/Fargate) suit always-on services with predictable traffic.
Many projects use both - Lambda for event processing and API handlers, containers for long-running background services.
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Cloud architecture and initial setup starts from $20,000-$40,000. Full migration projects range from $40,000 to $150,000.
Enterprise landing zone with multi-account setup costs $50,000 to $200,000+. Ongoing infrastructure management starts from $3,000/month.
Reviews
Independent reviews from Clutch, GoodFirms and Google - verified client feedback on our software projects
Based on 8 verified client reviews
Pharos Production transformed our outdated hospital systems with a cutting-edge, robust software platform that enhanced operational visibility and simplified integrations. Their meticulous engineering and deep knowledge of healthcare made them an invaluable partner we could truly rely on!
Pharos Production Inc. successfully launched a secure, stable blockchain solution that aligned with the client's requirements. The team achieved all milestones on time and maintained regular communication to ensure both sides stayed in sync. Their extensive technical expertise was truly remarkable.
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Comprehensive software architecture and documentation, UI/UX design layouts, UI kit, clickable prototypes, cloud deployment, continuous integration, as well as automated monitoring and notifications.
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Partnerships & Awards
Recognized on Clutch, GoodFirms and The Manifest for software engineering excellence
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