> I would like to put emphasis on the fact that we are a micro-SaaS product that solves a small and specific use case and therefore this kind of AWS setup worked for us. This may not work for big organisations or products where the traffic is erratic.
> This setup will also not work for folks who have a ton of stuff to do already and would prefer to use managed services and not take the additional headache of monitoring, maintaining and provisioning hardware resources on a regular basis because this has a time cost to it.
It is refreshing to see a post that doesn't pretend as though its recommendations are the holy grail for anyone and everyone.
I personally prefer saving time and effort, over a ~$500 monetary discount. But it's nice to read posts like these and learn more about alternatives such as Lightsail.