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Scaffoldly is a platform that helps developers build serverless APIs on AWS quickly without extensive configuration. It automates infrastructure setup and deployment, reducing the time needed to get APIs running from… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scaffoldly – Serverless APIs on AWS, in Minutes launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Scaffoldly▲70

   The SaaS Builder for Startups

   2021 · scaffoldly.dev · its alternatives →

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   Create AWS infrastructure, defined as Terraform TypeScript code▲19

   2020 · scaffold.sh · its alternatives →

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   JAWS – A JavaScript and AWS Stack▲375

   ⚡ Serverless Framework – Effortlessly build apps that auto-scale, incur zero costs when idle, and require minimal maintenance using AWS Lambda and other managed cloud services. - serverless/serverless

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I'm building an open-source catalog of cloud infrastructures▲11

   This infrastructure uses AWS S3 to host a static website in a serverless way. - scaffold-sh/aws-static-website

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Up▲334

   Deploy serverless apps and APIs in seconds to AWS Lambda

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Hyperform▲185

   Host your websites, APIs and apps serverlessly

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Serverless Cloud▲283

   Build full stack apps better and faster than everyone else

   2022 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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   Scaffold App for Node.js, Express, Jade, Passport, MongoDB, Bootstrap▲63

   Web application featuring Node.js, Express, Jade, Passport, MongoDB and Bootstrap - rodrigogs/nodejs-web-jade-scaffold

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Digger▲354

   Build on AWS without having to learn it, no-code DevOps

   2021 · digger.dev · its alternatives →

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    Serverless Framework v1.0▲150

    Build auto-scaling, pay per execution apps on AWS Lambda

    2016 · serverless.com · its alternatives →

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    Chromeless – Headless Chrome Automation on AWS Lambda▲385

    🖥 Chrome automation made simple. Runs locally or headless on AWS Lambda. - schickling/chromeless

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Scaffold | AI DevOps Agent ▲10

    Chat with Google Cloud — right from your terminal 🚀

    2025 · npmjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Run a Rust HTTP Server in AWS Lambda (Axum+Scaffoldly)▲8

    Scaffoldly allows you to run any HTTP server inside AWS Lambda. It requires no code changes to your existing server and a simple configuration in the project's Cargo.toml. Deployments can be done locally or in GitHub Actions. In this example, we're running a axum server in AWS Lambda, and the scaffoldly toolchain handles packaging, deployment, and routing of AWS Lambda HTTP requests.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ArchFormation▲93

    Design and deploy infrastructure to AWS using no-code app

    2025 · archformation.com · its alternatives →

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    Corral – A Serverless MapReduce Framework▲92

    🐎 A serverless MapReduce framework written for AWS Lambda - bcongdon/corral

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ActorCore – Stateful serverless framework that runs anywhere▲77

    Hey HN! Today we're launching ActorCore (https://actorcore.org/), a stateful serverless framework that enables deploying Cloudflare Durable Object-like workloads to any cloud. If you're unfamiliar with stateful serverless: it's like the actor model, where each actor maintains its own isolated, persistent state. (Think Lambda functions with local storage & runs indefinitely.) It enables easily building long-running, realtime, durable, or local-first backends with the flexibility of serverless infrastructure. The most widely used implementation is Cloudflare Durable Objects,…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Refinery▲222

    The power of serverless made easy via a drag-and-drop editor

    2019 · refinery.io · its alternatives →

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    Self-hosted CMS on serverless Cloudflare▲265

    an agentic cms self-hosted on cloudflare, for podcasts, blogs, photos, videos, documents, and curated urls. - microfeed/microfeed

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Chalice Serverless Framework▲14

    2020 · aws.github.io · its alternatives →

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    A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS▲68

    A command-line utility for deploying serverless applications to AWS. Complete with custom domains, deploy previews, TypeScript support, and more. - JakePartusch/serverlessui

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    AWS Amplify▲179

    JavaScript library for app development using cloud services

    2018 · aws.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Easy Serverless GraphQL APIs with Serverless Framework AppSync▲90

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Scale to Zero AWS▲80

    Deploy your app in minutes with serverless architecture

    2023 · scaletozeroaws.com · its alternatives →

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    Cloud Backend – a scalable database and API builder in the cloud▲50

    Create a serverless cloud backend with a database and API functions in few minutes! Zero maintenance required, instant provisioning, High availability & Scalability, Woldwide CDN with 113 POPs. 24/7 Professional support.

    2017 · cloudbackend.appdrag.com · its alternatives →

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