Amazon EC2 vs Apache NiFi comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Apache are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.6, while Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.6. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 6.8% mindshare in CS, compared to Apache’s 8.0% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 90% of Apache users who would recommend it.

Amazon EC2

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98% willing to recommend

Apache NiFi

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2,591 Views
1,210 Comparison Views

90% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Amazon EC2 and Apache NiFi 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

Ranking in Compute Service

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Apache NiFi

Ranking in Compute Service

8th

Average Rating

7.8

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 is 6.8%, up from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache NiFi is 8.0%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Julius Mboya

Chief technical officer at Solvezy Technology Kenya Limited

Ensures we can provision resources on demand, and we can grow and shrink them as per the traffic

We faced a challenge in regard to billing. There was a time when we were working on changing the mode of payment from card to wire. It took a lot of time because our state is set up in Kenya, so we needed to pay in Kenya currency. We have to go around in circles. There was a lot of documentation required, but we managed to go through successfully.

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SabinaZeynalova

Data Engineer Team Lead at Unibank

Allows the creation and use of custom functions to achieve desired functionality but limitation in handling monthly transactions due to a lack of partitioning for dates

Apache NiFi is slow to control and needs to be improved. I have to run many jobs and there are already large tables, which can make it difficult to control NiFi on time. There is no one to tell me when there is an incident and my server is down. When we manually start the NiFi process, it is not always started correctly. We can write scripts to run when a message is received from Airflow saying that the firewall is not running. This script will automatically start all servers, including the application servers. It will also check the status of all my NiFi processes and send a callback message with the results. I have written down all the processes that are monitored. We run many jobs, and there are already large tables. When we do not control NiFi on time, all reports fail for the day. So it's pretty slow to control, and it has to be improved. In future releases, there are extra features I’d like to add. For example, NiFi is not suitable for migration, and the replication in NiFi is really not good. Because when you process ten years of data, you can't manage all the transactions; it is not enough. Moreover, the handling of monthly transactions is not enough due to a lack of partitioning for dates. And, when we grade a monthly ticket, we must process all data then rerun our ETL jobs. If it's possible, enhancing the partitioning in NiFi for features would be beneficial.

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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

"What we have found most valuable is that we have not lost stability in the program."

"Stable, scalable, and simple to implement."

"EC2 is secure and stable, and we have no complaints about it on AWS."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 is the computing capacity."

"Configuration can be changed at any time and it's very scalable."

"The ability to bring up servers and then do the computation and deposit means we don't have to maintain a data center. Everything is virtual and the security is also taken care of. It helps us to achieve compliance. Being a small startup with the security features that AWS provides helps us with compliance."

"We find it easy to scale."

"I like the AMI-related features. A very good feature of this solution is the customizable AMI. It is a very good feature provided by Amazon. The encryption technologies are also very good. We are using KMS, etc."

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"The user interface is good and makes it easy to design very popular workflows."

"Visually, this is a good product."

"The initial setup is very easy. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, where one point is difficult, and ten points are easy."

"The most valuable features of this solution are ease of use and implementation."

"We can integrate the tool with other applications easily."

"Apache NiFi is user-friendly. Its most valuable features for handling large volumes of data include its multitude of integrated endpoints and clients and the ability to create cron jobs to run tasks at regular intervals."

"It's an automated flow, where you can build a flow from source to destination, then do the transformation in between."

"The most valuable feature has been the range of clients and the range of connectors that we could use."

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Cons

"We're expecting to have Graviton instances. Graviton means it's not internal, it's a low-cost instance. At present time, Graviton is not supported for a few packages."

"It is a little too expensive."

"I would like to see improvement in the information available up-front for users around tailoring the package to their actual requirements. At present it can take time to work with the on demand instance until you are used to what features are right for the user."

"Regarding availability, a noticeable improvement would be the possibility of more load balancing configurations and the deployment of more datacenters, mainly in Latin America."

"Amazon EC2 could improve by reducing the price."

"The scalability could improve."

"Amazon EC2 could improve by having integration with other cloud systems, such as Azure, and Google Cloud which would be good. Additionally, having integration with on-premise systems would be appreciated."

"I think the whole AWS stack is very disconnected from each other. in the .NET space, everything just works nicely together. In the AWS stack, there is a lot of head scratching."

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"I think the UI interface needs to be more user-friendly."

"We run many jobs, and there are already large tables. When we do not control NiFi on time, all reports fail for the day. So it's pretty slow to control, and it has to be improved."

"The overall stability of this solution could be improved. In a future release, we would like to have access to more features that could be used in a parallel way. This would provide more freedom with processing."

"There are some claims that NiFi is cloud-native but we have tested it, and it's not."

"The use case templates could be more precise to typical business needs."

"More features must be added to the product."

"There should be a better way to integrate a development environment with local tools."

"The tool should incorporate more tutorials for advanced use cases. It has tutorials for simple use cases."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There is a license required to use this solution and we pay on a monthly basis."

"The price of Amazon EC2 could improve. The Google Cloud Platform is more cost-effective."

"For our usage, the cost is approximately $20,000 to $23,000 per month."

"Pricing appears to be cheap, however, it is extremely difficult in calculating what something will cost."

"You pay as you use it."

"I am using the tier three Amazon service. I am not going to use another solution other than Amazon EC2 because here in Pakistan there are some payment issues for solutions abroad."

"We are paying about $1,500 a month for one of the services."

"The price can be improved."

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"We use the free version of Apache NiFi."

"I used the tool's free version."

"It's an open-source solution."

"The solution is open-source."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

18%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2?

The scalability and elasticity are helpful.

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

We are paying about $1,500 a month for one of the services. I'd rate the pricing as six out of ten for being expensive.

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What needs improvement with Amazon EC2?

The pricing model could be improved. We found Amazon EC2 to be pricey.

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What do you like most about Apache NiFi?

The initial setup is very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache NiFi?

I used the tool's free version.

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What needs improvement with Apache NiFi?

The tool should incorporate more tutorials for advanced use cases. It has tutorials for simple use cases.

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Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate them from common failure scenarios.

Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to process and distribute data. It supports powerful and scalable directed graphs of data routing, transformation, and system mediation logic.

Sample Customers

Netflix, Expedia, TimeInc., Novaris, airbnb, Lamborghini

Macquarie Telecom Group, Dovestech, Slovak Telekom, Looker, Hastings Group

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Amazon EC2 vs. Apache NiFi

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