#11 in Hosting & ComputeUpdated 2026-08

Aptible

by Aptible · Compliance-enforced AWS hosting for apps, databases and LLM calls

60.4 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Aptible runs apps, databases and LLM calls on isolated AWS infrastructure, with networking, IAM and encryption handled by the platform. Dedicated environments apply 100% of HIPAA controls by default and continuously capture infrastructure activity for audit. Deployment, scaling and monitoring happen through the Dashboard, CLI or Terraform.

Best for: Digital health and fintech teams needing HIPAA-compliant app and database hosting on AWS
Pricing: Development is $0/month base plus usage, Production is $499/month base plus usage, Enterprise is custom, and the LLM Gateway is $400/month plus usage.
Runs on: WebmacOSCLI

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

100% of HIPAA controls enforced by default on dedicated stacks
Isolated AWS environments without touching the AWS console
8 database types with automated backups and monitoring
Managed via Dashboard, CLI or Terraform

Trade-offs

Production plan costs $499/month base fee before any usage charges
HITRUST and PCI need Enterprise; PCI is self-hosted only
All plans add usage charges for containers, databases, endpoints and storage
99.95% uptime SLA and 24/7 urgent support are Enterprise-only

Pricing

Published plans from Aptible’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Aptible pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Development	Freebase fee per month, plus usage	Zero-downtime deployments and CI/CD Managed databases on shared stacks CLI, Terraform, log and metric drains 24/7 site reliability and incident response
Production	$499base fee per month, plus usage	1 dedicated stack at $499/stack/month HIPAA and SOC 2 frameworks, host intrusion detection Horizontal autoscaling, VPNs ($99/peer/month) and VPC peering SSO/SAML and SCIM
Enterprise	Contact sales	HITRUST, PCI and other compliance frameworks Self-hosting in your own AWS account 99.95% uptime SLA and 24/7 urgent support Technical account manager and custom unit pricing
LLM Gateway	$400per month, plus usage	One HIPAA-compliant gateway for LLM and agent calls Anthropic, OpenAI and Bedrock-hosted models under a single BAA Free start with $10 credit, no credit card Standalone or added to an Aptible plan

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 85 out of 100
API quality: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 65 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 83 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 85 out of 100
Changelog: 80 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 55 out of 100
Operational trust: 40 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 85 out of 100
Maintenance: 100 out of 100

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