Aws cli by aws
Universal Command Line Interface for Amazon Web Services
awscloudaws-clicloud-management
Verdict 71/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 7.4 years ago
Health score
71 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
17k
4.5k forks
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
activity
94
maturity
47
community
89
security
85
sustainability
65
adoption
41
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 17k | github.com/aws/aws-cli |
| GitHub forks | 4.5k | github.com/aws/aws-cli |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 13.5 years | since Nov 2012 |
| Last commit | 3 days ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 1 | last: 7.4 years ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: Mcptube – Karpathy's LLM Wiki idea applied to YouTube videos
- Show HN: Bucket Delta – Compute differences between two S3-compatible buckets
- Show HN: Sally CLI Because "You're right" is probably wrong
- Show HN: I built a S3 proxy that combines storage from S3/clouds into one target
- Though Mining Is Banned, Antarctica's Mineral Riches Exposed as Climate Warms
Ready to self-host Aws cli?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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