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AWS Fargate vs Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling
Ranking in Compute Service
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.2
Number of Reviews
44
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Fargate
Ranking in Compute Service
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
13
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is 11.9%, up from 10.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 16.0%, up from 15.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Poulav Biswas - PeerSpot reviewer
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…
Subrata Mukherjee - PeerSpot reviewer
Boost demand response with cost-efficient serverless architecture
We are a venture builder company, and if we select AWS for our product. Our design is based on a serverless architecture model. ECS Fargate is the most convenient way in terms of scalability, integration, and cost control Thanks to the serverless model and easy integration features, a few…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Sometimes, Auto Scaling is more beneficial, and sometimes, Reserved Instances are preferred, especially for longer-term usage."
"The solution incorporates ease of maintenance and reduction in operational overhead and costs. Patching is also easy."
"The product's most valuable features are high availability and persistence."
"The monitoring tool is helpful."
"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 integration capabilities are good."
"What we have found most valuable are the purchasing of usage at the time and small storage."
"The product’s most valuable feature is the seamless resizing of web connection."
"We appreciate the simple use of containers within this solution, it makes managing the containers quick and easy."
"The most valuable feature of Fargate is that it's self-managed. You don't have to configure your own clusters or deploy any Kubernetes clusters. This simplifies the initial deployment and scaling process."
"AWS Fargate has many valuable services. It does the job with minimal trouble. It's very observable. You can see what's going on and you have logs. You have everything. You can troubleshoot it. It's affordable and it's flexible."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ease of use."
"AWS Fargate is an easy-to-use tool to simplify setup. You only pay for the resources you use. If you need to quickly create, delete, or scale applications without managing resources like EC2 instances, Fargate is the best service to use."
"It allows for focusing on applications instead of managing infrastructure."
"Fargate itself is a stable product. We are quite satisfied with its performance."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ability to run on demand without the constant run time of basic resources."
 

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."
"EC2 is doing what it is intended to do, and I have no specific improvements to suggest."
"There should be an AWS instance in South Africa, where the latency would be even lower. It might happen soon since AWS has recently opened more data centres in Nigeria. AWS may extend its reach to South Africa, and offer hosted CLI servers there. Most of the problems with AWS are not to do with the solution itself but with configuration. It is something on design, more or less."
"We would like to see improvement in the UI for this solution, so that it is more user-friendly."
"The technical support needs to be improved."
"The product does not explain why a particular instance is terminated."
"The support to manage the processes could be better."
"The solution could improve by having more automation. Nowadays there is a vast variety of automation. Additionally, infrastructure monitoring could improve."
"Challenges include higher costs for smaller clients, limited control over underlying infrastructure customization, and potential latencies during task startup."
"We would like to see some improvement in the process documents that are provided with this product, particularly for auto-scaling and other configuration tools that are a bit complicated."
"If there are any options to manage containers, that would be good. That relates more to the cost point. For example, over the next three months, I'll be making a comparison between solutions like CAST AI and other software-as-a-service platforms that offer Kubernetes management with an emphasis on cost reduction."
"We faced challenges in vertically scaling our workload."
"I would like to see the older dashboard instead of the newer version. I don't like the new dashboard."
"AWS Fargate needs improvement in terms of setup complexity."
"Service computing is not as straightforward compared to other computing services. It requires more effort to use effectively."
"I would like to see enhanced faster application scaling and better integration with the elastic file system to unify storage volumes and improve the launch time of instances."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product's pricing depends on the traffic and workload."
"Pricing could be a little bit more competitive."
"The solution's licensing is based on a pay-as-you-go model. You only pay for the resources you use, whether it's RAM, processing power, or storage. So, it's calculated based on the time you use those resources, typically billed in hours or minutes."
"The solution pricing varies by service region is mid-range."
"Its price is affordable for enterprise customers."
"The product is expensive."
"The solution is less expensive than a few competitors."
"The solution is not expensive."
"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."
"We would advise that this solution has a slightly-higher price point than others on the market. There is a free plan available for start-ups, but the free and lower range licensing models do not provide the full functionality."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
17%
University
8%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Computer Software Company
14%
Government
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
The pricing structure from AWS is really complex and depends on factors like the region and specific services used. Prices can vary significantly even within the same service across different locat...
What needs improvement with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
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.
What do you like most about AWS Fargate?
The most valuable feature of Fargate is that it's self-managed. You don't have to configure your own clusters or deploy any Kubernetes clusters. This simplifies the initial deployment and scaling p...
What needs improvement with AWS Fargate?
I would like to see enhanced faster application scaling and better integration with the elastic file system to unify storage volumes and improve the launch time of instances. It requires enhancemen...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?
I recommend using AWS Fargate as it offers serverless computing capabilities with integration into load balancing, making it a good and beneficial solution. I'd rate the solution six out of ten.
 

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Sample Customers

Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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