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AWS Auto Scaling vs Akamai mPulse comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 24, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Akamai mPulse
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
55th
Average Rating
6.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.5
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Auto Scaling
Ranking in Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
15th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability category, the mindshare of Akamai mPulse is 0.5%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Auto Scaling is 0.3%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS Auto Scaling0.3%
Akamai mPulse0.5%
Other99.2%
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) and Observability
 

Featured Reviews

Arivu Arumugam - PeerSpot reviewer
Lacking in regard to observation of the entire platform but does dynamic injections from within
There is little that's unique about mPulse but since the solution is part of Akamai, you can do dynamic injections from within the product which is a great feature. the UI is quite good. It offers a basic set of features but nothing unique other than that as part of Akamai, you can do dynamic injections.
Mbula Mboma - PeerSpot reviewer
Boosts deployment efficiency with seamless automatic scaling capabilities
My primary use case for Auto Scaling is mainly to deploy applications at scale Auto Scaling has made the deployment of applications more efficient, allowing us to manage traffic and maintain performance as user counts increase. Auto Scaling is a cool feature that works well and its automatic…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the solutions overall performance. It is very efficient and accurate for our usage."
"Enables dynamic injections from within the product which is great."
"It is a stable platform."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to select a minimum amount of active servers so that a new server automatically launches if one fails."
"The product provides self-healing features."
"AWS Auto Scaling is very good for managing traffic and creating new instances when necessary."
"Our internal business applications are hosted in AWS Auto Scaling."
"AWS Auto Scaling is cost-effective and very useful for businesses."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it scales automatically without manual intervention based on the metrics we provide."
"Auto Scaling is a cool feature that works well and its automatic scaling capabilities are very useful."
 

Cons

"The end-to-end distributor tracing connectivity isn't there."
"In the next release, I would like to see the possibility of sharing the metric from this solution with other solutions."
"Flexibility in configuring the workload is missing in AWS Auto Scaling."
"The tool must include AI features."
"The only area of improvement is the speed at which servers are launched. When cleaning up to six servers at a time, it can take up to 15 to 20 minutes to launch new servers."
"There hasn't been a need for improvements."
"Setting up the configuration involves too much work for the cloud engineer, like configuring the ALB, the target group, and all the steps."
"It could be cheaper."
"The billing and cost optimization of the solution could be improved."
"It requires a downtime before deploying the Auto Scaling group."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"AWS Auto Scaling is a cheap solution."
"AWS Auto Scaling is an expensive solution."
"AWS Auto Scaling's price is high."
"The product is expensive."
"AWS Auto Scaling is a pay-per-use and pay-as-you-use service."
"The product has moderate pricing."
"The pricing is good. I have not had any customers that have complained about the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
16%
Computer Software Company
15%
Retailer
10%
Manufacturing Company
10%
No data available
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business11
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise11
 

Questions from the Community

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What do you like most about AWS Auto Scaling?
The tool's most valuable feature is vertical auto-scaling, which is easy to use. However, most companies now prefer horizontal scaling. I set up the health check integration to monitor CPU usage. W...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Auto Scaling?
The pricing of Auto Scaling is medium range, neither high nor low.
What needs improvement with AWS Auto Scaling?
It is sometimes very critical to deploy on AWS since some servers are already running in the background. There are challenges for employees on how to deploy at a given time. It requires a downtime ...
 

Also Known As

SOASTA mPulse
AWS Auto-Scaling
 

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Sample Customers

Nordstrom, Gatwick, DirecTV, MSN, SquareSpace, SAP, Lenovo, Hallmark, myspace, Intuit, Kentucky Derby, Toys "R" Us, Netflix, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Lowe's, Nike, REI, Apple, Sears, Verizon, Wendy's, Huawei
Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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