TL;DR - Begin
- Begin is a platform for building and deploying cloud functions and APIs
- It simplifies serverless development with a focus on developer experience
- Free tier available, paid plans for production use
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams
Score: 76/100
Pricing Plans
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Open source
- Serverless framework
- AWS deployment
- Full functionality
- MIT license
About Begin
Begin deploys serverless applications with minimal configuration. Push code, and Begin handles the AWS infrastructure—Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3—without CloudFormation templates.
The developer experience prioritizes speed and simplicity. Local development mirrors production. Deployments are fast because the platform knows your application structure.
Developers who want serverless benefits without AWS complexity use Begin to ship faster without becoming infrastructure experts.
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Begin FAQ
Begin has been discontinued as of 2024. The company behind it, Begin, pivoted. Existing users were migrated off the platform.
Begin was a serverless application platform built on AWS. Simplified deploying full-stack apps with DynamoDB and Lambda. Made by the Architect framework team.
SST (Serverless Stack), Vercel, Netlify, or AWS Amplify. SST is closest philosophically for AWS-native serverless apps.
Architect is the open-source framework Begin was built on. Still maintained. Define AWS serverless apps with simple declarative syntax.