AWS Batch vs Apache NiFi comparison

Apache and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.6, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.0. Apache holds a 7.9% mindshare in CS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 19.1% mindshare. Additionally, 90% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Apache NiFi

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90% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

Apache NiFi

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Apache NiFi 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

Apache NiFi

Ranking in Compute Service

8th

Average Rating

7.8

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 December 2024, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Apache NiFi is 7.9%, up from 6.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Batch is 19.1%, down from 20.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Bruno_Silva

Partner at Timestamp, SA

Very easy to schedule jobs that realize improvements and monetize

The use case templates could be more precise to typical business needs. Available templates and model workflows are very high-level so don't really match real needs. It would help to have templates that allow us to see business opportunities. It would help to be able to copy workflow to another device rather than having to ingest it.

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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

"Visually, this is a good product."

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

"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."

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

"The initial setup is very easy."

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

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

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

More Apache NiFi pros

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

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

"AWS Batch's deployment was easy."

"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 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."

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

"There is room for improvement in integration with SSO. For example, NiFi does not have any integration with SSO. And if I want to give some kind of rollback access control across the organization. That is not possible."

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

"More features must be added to the product."

"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."

"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."

More Apache NiFi cons

"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."

"AWS Batch needs to improve its documentation."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is open-source."

"We use the free version of Apache NiFi."

"It's an open-source solution."

"I used the tool's free version."

"AWS Batch's pricing is good."

"The pricing is very fair."

"AWS Batch is a cheap solution."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

19%

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

27%

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Government

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Questions from the Community

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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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

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.

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.

Sample Customers

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