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Amazon AWS vs Virtustream xStream comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon AWS
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
253
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (2nd)
Virtustream xStream
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
20th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon AWS is 20.6%, down from 25.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Virtustream xStream is 0.3%, down from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Arun Srivastav - PeerSpot reviewer
Allows for automatic scaling of resources and provides built-in firewalls and security features, eliminating the need for external security solutions
One thing that's a bit different is that we're still accustomed to speaking to someone directly. AWS doesn't offer that kind of support. It's only through bots. You're speaking to chatbots, and that can sometimes be frustrating because there's no person on the other side. AI is not a substitute for a person. AWS marketplace is very strong, but somehow AWS doesn't promote it much. They have a huge customer base across the globe, and if products were launched in their marketplace, they could sell like hotcakes. They should improve their marketplace and promote the same product across the globe. They can take a cut, but they should promote it. That's something they don't do very much. So, AWS should promote its marketplace software. The company should promote it aggressively. Currently, they keep it very subtle. If you ask for it, they'll help you out. But they don't seem to advertise, "You're building a product on our platform? Why don't you sell it in our marketplace?" Improvement in AI: AWS is a little behind Microsoft Azure in terms of AI. AWS is still getting there, but the kind of examples and help files available in Azure for AI are much better. So AWS still needs to work on its AI functionality.
RH
Improves efficiencies, has encryption, and great mission-critical customer support
Previously we had an amateur solution where we were managing on our own data center but we had the management in-house. It was a strategic move to give people who were more competent and with business focus other core initiatives. It was a strategic outsource model. The equipment we were using was out date and at the end of its life cycle, we had to make some transitions, do a hardware replacement, or move on. We moved on to this solution.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Their technical support is really good. I am very satisfied."
"The solution can scale quite well."
"They provide cutting-edge features compared to other cloud vendors."
"One of the most valuable features is that Amazon AWS has a lot of data centers and regions where we can position our virtual machines for leverage. Amazon AWS is also easy to use. You can quickly spin up something, use Explorer, building proofs of concept, things like that. Once the proof of concept is built once and we know how things are going to look from a production perspective, we try to move everything to the data centers. These features and the ease of use are the main reasons why we use AWS."
"The interface of the solution is good."
"AWS's security model, including IAM or security groups, has contributed to our organization's compliance. It manages authentication, permissions, and overall security posture, which helps us maintain compliance."
"Friendly console for implementation."
"Serverless computing: This can be more cost-efficient just regarding computing resources than renting or purchasing a fixed quantity of servers, which involves periods of underutilization or nonuse."
"The solution has encryption which we did not have before."
 

Cons

"There should be improvement in terms of creating databases of varying sizes which would provide flexibility."
"The technical support package for free trial users should be built on and improved."
"Its subscription model or pricing model is too complex, which should be improved."
"There is no control of downtime."
"Some features may be better in Azure or some other portal. AWS could add some of those features."
"The pricing structure can be improved and made more straightforward."
"I'm just bugged by the charges that I'm not really able to manage."
"There's not much room for improvement but that being said, they can improve the overall process of the overall product features and backend."
"Our account representative was inexperienced, they could improve on how they are managing accounts."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing depends on the workload. For example, if your workload involves Windows technologies, AWS may not be the most cost-effective option. In that case, you might be better off with Azure."
"This is a subscription-based service and there are licensing fees."
"The solution is on a pay-as-use pricing model. The price of the solution could always be better but it is priced competitively."
"There are many variables involved in pricing service in AWS and overall the pricing is a bit on the higher side."
"Amazon AWS is on the cheaper side, as their pricing is more competitive. There are no additional costs besides the license. However, Azure sells Microsoft licenses, so they have an advantage."
"The price could be lower."
"The license for Amazon AWS is expensive. I am currently using the free version."
"We are not happy with the general price and find most of Amazon's products to be quite expensive."
"The solution is a bit expensive, we are still negotiating the price."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
27%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Manufacturing Company
7%
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Company Size

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Small Business
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