Is Amazon Web Services dead?
Deaditude Score:
23.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Yep, people still pretend this is the future.
*Data last collected: 5 Oct 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Is in its dynamic growth phase with strong momentum, active development, and expanding adoption among organizations.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
🚀
2006
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Active Support
Question Metrics
Total Questions
62
Answer Rate
31%
Acceptance Rate
15%
Growth
+39%
Recent Questions
Is anybody hitting an issue with AWS subscriptions not working?
Unanswered30 views
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Issue with OpenTofu tests against AWS Cloudfront Distributions
Answered16 views
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Getting EXEC/203 error with self-contained ASP.NET web app on Ubuntu AWS EC2
Unanswered15 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Surprisingly alive and kicking on Reddit
Community Size
353,584
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
364
Posts
11.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+119.5%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Amazon Web Services detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysOur AWS monitoring costs just hit $320K/month ~40% of our cloud spend. When did observability become more expensive than the infrastructure we're monitoring?
r/aws17 days ago
362(97%)153
AWS billing is starting to feel like legalized robbery
r/aws29 days ago
281(70%)232
Announcing Amazon ECS Managed Instances for containerized applications
r/aws16 days ago
186(98%)63
AWS GenAI is a perfect example of enterprise complexity pretending to be a developer-friendly tool
r/aws27 days ago
154(88%)27
Am I the only one that CAN'T STAND Amazon Q?
r/aws1 months ago
154(90%)46
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Amazon Web Services on your resume? Maybe keep a backup skill handy.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
9,759🇮🇳India
3,898🇩🇪Germany
576🇬🇧United Kingdom
562🇨🇦Canada
393🇫🇷France
234Market Summary
15,422
Total Jobs
🏢
283,294
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Amazon Web Services is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
Amazon Web Services gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
5
Posts
Last mentioned 6 days ago
Community Interest
Average points24.2
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
3/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Amazon Web Services gives the Trump admin $1B coupon
2 months ago
100
Timeline of Amazon Web Services
3 months ago
21
AWS rescined my offer due to the lack of citizenship
2 months ago
54
Ask HN: Is anyone else having AWS issues?
17 days ago
10
Show HN: Sourcebot – Self-hosted Perplexity for your codebase
2 months ago
10328
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTubers discovered Amazon Web Services generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
29
Videos
69.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+200.0%
Average Engagement
2.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Amazon Web Services:
Amazon Web Services
YouTube Royalty
Automation Avenue
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
🔥AWS Full Course 2025 | AWS Course | AWS Training For Beginners | AWS Certification | Intellipaat
Intellipaat
1 months ago
3036
Making Sense of AWS Pricing | Amazon Web Services
Amazon Web Services
2 months ago
1090
1 months ago
12512
2 months ago
17014
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2025 | 23.9% |
| 21 Sept 2025 | 30.8% |
| 8 Sept 2025 | 22.5% |
| 25 Aug 2025 | 36.2% |
| 11 Aug 2025 | 19.8% |
| 29 Jul 2025 | 23.7% |
| 15 Jul 2025 | 23.7% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 27.7% |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 45.5% |
| 4 Jun 2025 | 55.4% |
| 10 May 2025 | 39.5% |
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