Flightcontrol

Managing AWS infrastructure shouldn't require a team of DevOps engineers or complex scripts. Flightcontrol changes this by providing a simple, developer-friendly platform that deploys applications directly to your own AWS account.

Founded in 2021 by Mina Abadir and Brandon Bayer, this Y Combinator-backed company offers the perfect balance between simplicity and power. Unlike traditional Platform-as-a-Service solutions that lock you into their infrastructure, Flightcontrol deploys everything to your AWS account, giving you complete ownership and control.

You get the ease of platforms like Heroku or Vercel combined with the unlimited scalability and reliability of AWS. Whether you're a startup or an enterprise, Flightcontrol helps your team deploy faster and focus on building great products instead of managing infrastructure.

Flightcontrol is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) built specifically for AWS that removes the complexity of infrastructure management while maintaining full control and flexibility. Think of it as the missing bridge between simple deployment platforms and enterprise-grade AWS infrastructure.

The platform supports every programming language and framework, from Next.js and React to Python, Ruby, and PHP applications. You can deploy servers, static sites, databases, background workers, and Redis caches with just a few clicks. Unlike black-box PaaS solutions, everything runs in your own AWS account across any of the 32 AWS regions.

Flightcontrol handles all the complex infrastructure setup, monitoring, scaling, and maintenance automatically. The platform includes advanced features like preview environments for pull requests, multi-region deployments, and real-time cost monitoring. It's designed for teams that want AWS benefits without hiring DevOps engineers or writing complex infrastructure code.

Getting started with Flightcontrol is surprisingly simple. First, sign up for a free account at flightcontrol.dev and connect your GitHub account with one click. Choose your repository and Flightcontrol will automatically detect your application type and suggest the best configuration.

Here's the step-by-step process:

• Connect your accounts: Link your GitHub and AWS accounts to Flightcontrol

• Choose configuration: Use zero-config auto-detection or customize with flightcontrol.json

• Deploy automatically: Every git push triggers automatic deployments to your AWS account

• Monitor everything: Use the dashboard to view logs, metrics, and AWS costs in real-time

• Scale effortlessly: Adjust resources and add services as your application grows

Pro tip: Use preview environments to automatically create temporary infrastructure for each pull request. This lets stakeholders test changes before they go live, reducing bugs and conflicts.

The platform includes helpful features like database migrations, custom domains, environment variables, and SSL certificates. If you need help, their support team responds in an average of 6 minutes via email or Slack.

Flightcontrol provides comprehensive infrastructure management with enterprise-grade features designed for modern development teams. The platform supports complete application stacks including web servers, background workers, static sites, PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, and Redis caches.

Key features include:

• Multi-language support: Deploy any programming language or framework seamlessly

• Preview environments: Automatic temporary infrastructure for every pull request with intelligent resource sharing

• Multi-region deployments: Use all 32 AWS regions for global application distribution

• Real-time monitoring: Live logs, metrics, and AWS cost tracking in an intuitive dashboard

• CI/CD automation: Fully automated builds and deployments without maintaining complex scripts

• Advanced scaling: Auto-scaling with custom configurations and load balancing

• Security features: Role-based access control, SAML SSO, and SOC 2 compliance for enterprise customers

• Database management: Automated backups, migrations, and connection pooling

The platform also offers DevOps support add-ons for teams needing extra infrastructure guidance without hiring full-time DevOps engineers. Everything deploys to your AWS account, ensuring no vendor lock-in while maintaining complete ownership and control.

Flightcontrol offers transparent pricing with no hidden AWS markups, allowing you to use your existing AWS credits for infrastructure costs.

Pricing plans include:

• Free Plan: Perfect for individual developers with single-user access, unlimited projects, and full commercial use rights

• Starter ($79/month): Includes 5 services with additional services at $15/month, supports 25 users and GitHub organizations

• Business ($297/month): Includes 10 services with additional services at $30/month, 100 users, preview environments, multi-region support, and 24/7 emergency support

• Enterprise (Custom pricing): Includes everything in Business plus SAML SSO, SOC 2 compliance, dedicated account manager, and custom SLAs

All plans include unlimited projects, environments, and deployments. AWS infrastructure costs are separate and paid directly to AWS, with Flightcontrol providing real-time cost monitoring. You can use AWS credits to cover all infrastructure expenses, making it extremely cost-effective for qualifying startups and organizations.