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TL;DR - LocalStack

  • Run AWS services locally for development
  • Emulate S3, Lambda, DynamoDB and more
  • Faster and cheaper testing without cloud
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Test without AWS costs
  • Fast iteration
  • Full AWS API

Cons

  • Not perfect parity
  • Some features paid

Ratings Across the Web

4.5(2 reviews)

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Key Features

AWS emulationLocal developmentCI/CD integrationPersistencePro servicesOpen source

Pricing Plans

Free Trial

Free

$0

  • 30+ emulated services
  • Community access
  • Basic support

Base

$39

  • 55+ services
  • 300 CI credits
  • Local state persistence
  • IAM Policy Enforcement

Ultimate

$89

  • 110+ services
  • 1000 CI credits
  • 3GB Cloud pods
  • Priority support

Enterprise

Custom

  • Offline operation
  • SSO controls
  • E2E encryption
  • Dedicated support

What is LocalStack?

Editorial review
LocalStack is a cloud service emulator that runs in a single container, providing AWS-compatible APIs for local development and testing. Test Lambda functions, S3 buckets, DynamoDB tables, and more without AWS accounts or costs. Speed up development with instant provisioning and eliminate cloud expenses during development. LocalStack ensures your code works with AWS services before deploying to the real cloud.

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Community edition is free.

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