AWS Batch vs Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling comparison

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and AWS Batch are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.9, while AWS Batch is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling holds a 12.8% mindshare in CS, compared to AWS Batch’s 18.1% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of AWS Batch users who would recommend it.

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

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100% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling and AWS Batch based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Compute Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Ranking in Compute Service

2nd

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

AWS Batch

Ranking in Compute Service

6th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is 12.8%, up from 10.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Batch is 18.1%, down from 21.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Poulav Biswas

Senior Technical Lead at Coach Foundation

Well-documented setup process and highly stable solution

We have several instances and applications that we run using WordPress. For that, I needed an easy, secure, and faster solution with different options to back up the website and data. Amazon EC2 offers options to back up data using the S3 version control system, which worked really well for us…

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Larry Singh

Head of Bioinformatics at Paratus Sciences

User-friendly, good customization and offers exceptional scalability, allowing users to run jobs ranging from 32 cores to over 2,000 cores

The main drawback to using AWS Batch would be the cost. It will be more expensive in some cases than using an HPC. It's more amenable to cases where you have spot requirements. So, for instance, you don't exactly know how much compute resources you'll need and when you'll need them. So it's much better for that flexibility. But if you're going to be running jobs consistently and using the compute cluster consistently for a lot of time, and it's not going to have a lot of downtime, then the HPC system might be a better alternative. So, really, it boils down to cost versus usage trade-offs. It's going to be more expensive for a lot of people. In future releases, I would like to see anything that could help make it easier to set up your initial system. And besides improving the GUI a little bit, the interface to it, making it a little bit more descriptive and having more information at your fingertips, so if you could point to the help of what the different features are, you can get quick access to that. That might help. With most of the AWS services, the difficulty really is getting information and knowledge about the system and seeing examples. So, seeing examples of how it's being used under multiple use cases would be the best way to become familiar with it. And some of that would just come with experience. You have to just use it and play with it. But in terms of the system itself, it's not that difficult to set up or use.

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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 features are that it is stable, flexible, and reliable."

"The feature I found most valuable was the vertical and horizontal scaling."

"Most of what I've deployed are CI/CD pipelines. AWS is scalable. You can always increase or adjust the resources to meet the specific requirements. I also like choosing an instance in any location, preferably the closest one. We don't have any AWS locations in South Africa, but the latency is about the same as hosting in Europe."

"The monitoring tool is helpful."

"The solution is scalable."

"It's good performance-wise."

"The solution incorporates ease of maintenance and reduction in operational overhead and costs. Patching is also easy."

"The initial setup is straightforward."

More Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling pros

"AWS Batch's deployment was easy."

"AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling."

"We can easily integrate AWS container images into the product."

"There is one other feature in confirmation or call confirmation where you can have templates of what you want to do and just modify those to customize it to your needs. And these templates basically make it a lot easier for you to get started."

Cons

"There is a need for improvement in understanding the pricing structure, as it is complex and depends on several factors such as the location of data centers."

"I would like to see a feature included that has the capability to clone when an instance is being terminated."

"It should work for the cloud, cloud monitoring features, and DevOps processes. It should automatically enable features for downscaling and upscaling."

"Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could improve by adding better integration features with the other services. Additionally, if the alarms could be triggered from other services this would be beneficial."

"If your EC2 instance doesn't boot up, you're in the dark about what's happening. It would be amazing if you could get a view of the console to see the status. There's something called the AWS Console, which is a web portal. I would like to see a virtual screen of an instance that hasn't started properly, so I can see where it crashed."

"Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling offers various benefits but lacks certain features for fine-grained customization compared to other cloud providers like GCP. Users are constrained by predefined instance families in EC2 when selecting instance types for scaling. Unlike GCP, where users can independently scale resources such as memory or CPU, EC2 doesn't offer this flexibility."

"The solution's configuration process could be better."

"The product does not explain why a particular instance is terminated."

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"AWS Batch needs to improve its documentation."

"The solution should include better and seamless integration with other AWS services, like Amazon S3 data storage and EC2 compute resources."

"When we run a lot of batch jobs, the UI must show the history."

"The main drawback to using AWS Batch would be the cost. It will be more expensive in some cases than using an HPC. It's more amenable to cases where you have spot requirements."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When we want to use more services, we need to pay more. It's a monthly subscription, rather than licensed-based. Pricing or fees for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could be improved."

"AWS offered some credits, so we have been able to enjoy some of those benefits. The pricing was fair."

"I rate Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling's pricing a seven out of ten."

"The price of this product could be a little bit lower."

"The pricing is not fixed and it is based on usage."

"The tool's pricing is good and not expensive."

"The product is expensive."

"Amazon EC2 instances can be very expensive."

More Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling pricing and cost advice

"AWS Batch is a cheap solution."

"AWS Batch's pricing is good."

"The pricing is very fair."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

16%

University

Government

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

University

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?

The solution removes the need for hardware. We can easily create servers or machines. Just by clicking or specifying our requirements, like memory size or disk space, it's set up for us. The tool e...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?

The pricing of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is minimal, varying depending on the region and resources used. The service itself is almost free; however, associated resources may incur costs.

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What needs improvement with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?

For future improvements, I suggest focusing on cost reduction. Additionally, while the interface is already user-friendly, more updates and enhancements could be beneficial, particularly for custom...

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Which is better, AWS Lambda or Batch?

AWS Lambda is a serverless solution. It doesn’t require any infrastructure, which allows for cost savings. There is no setup process to deal with, as the entire solution is in the cloud. If you use...

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What do you like most about AWS Batch?

AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Batch?

AWS Batch is a cheap solution.

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Overview

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling helps you maintain application availability and allows you to automatically add or remove EC2 instances according to conditions you define. ... Dynamic scaling responds to changing demand and predictive scaling automatically schedules the right number of EC2 instances based on predicted demand.

AWS Batch enables developers, scientists, and engineers to easily and efficiently run hundreds of thousands of batch computing jobs on AWS. AWS Batch dynamically provisions the optimal quantity and type of compute resources (e.g., CPU or memory optimized instances) based on the volume and specific resource requirements of the batch jobs submitted. With AWS Batch, there is no need to install and manage batch computing software or server clusters that you use to run your jobs, allowing you to focus on analyzing results and solving problems. AWS Batch plans, schedules, and executes your batch computing workloads across the full range of AWS compute services and features, such as Amazon EC2 and Spot Instances.

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