Amplify Hosting added skew protection, WAF, SSR compute roles, configurable build instances and Node.js 24 since 2025. What it costs (builds, storage, transfer at $0.15 per GB, SSR compute), what it does well, and the signs it is time to run CloudFront yourself.
From the Amplify Hosting user guide's document history. Next.js 15 support was added in November 2024.
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From the Amplify pricing page.
Data transfer is a large line. At $0.15 per GB, a busy content site pays far more than on its own CloudFront distribution, where a flat-rate Pro plan covers 50 TB for $15 a month.
You need CloudFront features Amplify does not expose: specific cache behaviors, CloudFront Functions, origin groups or several origins.
Your infrastructure is all CDK or Terraform and the frontend is the one piece managed differently.
Several teams deploy to one domain and need path-based routing between apps.
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