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AWS Batch vs Amazon EC2 comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon EC2
Ranking in Compute Service
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
63
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Batch
Ranking in Compute Service
6th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
4
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 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

Julius Mboya - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Larry Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
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.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The solution offers good access policies."
"I believe that cloud solutions are better than physical servers."
"We find it easy to scale."
"We don't have to worry about scalability issues or maintenance or security. It's all taken care of."
"EC2 has the typical advantages of using the cloud. It's easy to provision and set up."
"The amount of bandwidth has been most valuable."
"The most valuable features of Amazon EC2 are ease of use and the services offered."
"The scalability of Amazon EC2 is good. However, the stability can depend on what service I am using."
"AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling."
"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."
"AWS Batch's deployment was easy."
"We can easily integrate AWS container images into the product."
 

Cons

"The ease of migrating applications could be improved."
"The support could be more responsive."
"We faced a challenge in regard to billing. 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."
"It is a little too expensive."
"The monitoring part could be improved. When we're building and configuring things or doing database replication, EC2's monitoring could provide more information. It's hard to find the information I need in the graphs they provide."
"The initial deployment was complex."
"Support doesn't share or give insights on OS-based issues. That needs to improve because if someone is buying an EC2 instance with the Windows server and SQL license, the client expects that there will be a minimum level of support."
"They should fix the key pair name functionality and provide the ability to assign multiple key pair names to an EC2 instance. It is a key pair feature, and it provides you the ability to actually log into the server. It is basically like a password. In terms of new features, it should have the ability to increase and decrease the instance size based on certain times of the day. We should be able to do this without turning off the EC2 instance. Currently, you have to turn it off and then turn it back on. It should also have HTTPS or SSL integration."
"AWS Batch needs to improve its documentation."
"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."
"The solution should include better and seamless integration with other AWS services, like Amazon S3 data storage and EC2 compute resources."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"For our usage, the cost is approximately $20,000 to $23,000 per month."
"Reducing the price of the solution could lead to an improvement."
"The licensing of Amazon EC2 is expensive. Microsoft Windows Servers are expensive to license."
"It is not an expensive solution."
"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."
"The price is reasonable, but there is definitely an opportunity to lower it in instances which are of a higher configuration, because they have been typically used for the long term."
"The price of Amazon EC2 could improve. The Google Cloud Platform is more cost-effective."
"It's expensive, and it could be cheaper."
"AWS Batch is a cheap solution."
"The pricing is very fair."
"AWS Batch's pricing is good."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
23%
Computer Software Company
18%
Retailer
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
27%
Computer Software Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
7%
University
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2?
The scalability and elasticity are helpful.
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.
What needs improvement with Amazon EC2?
The pricing model could be improved. We found Amazon EC2 to be pricey.
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...
What do you like most about AWS Batch?
AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2
Amazon Batch
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Netflix, Expedia, TimeInc., Novaris, airbnb, Lamborghini
Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
Find out what your peers are saying about AWS Batch vs. Amazon EC2 and other solutions. Updated: October 2024.
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