AWS Fargate 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 7.8, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.6. Apache holds a 9.1% mindshare in CS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 11.9% mindshare. Additionally, 92% 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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92% willing to recommend

AWS Fargate

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1,581 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

Apache NiFi and AWS Fargate compete in cloud computing, targeting different needs. AWS Fargate has an edge in scalability and infrastructure management for applications focused on flexibility, while Apache NiFi offers superior data transformation and processing capabilities.

Features: Apache NiFi offers intuitive data flow design, extensive connectors for varied data sources, and real-time analytics. AWS Fargate features serverless architecture, seamless AWS service integration, and application scaling flexibility.

Room for Improvement: Apache NiFi could enhance scalability and integration with other cloud environments, improve user-friendly interfaces for non-developers, and reduce complexity in multi-tenant setups. AWS Fargate may improve cost predictability, enhance support for non-AWS environments, and offer better application deployment transparency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Fargate simplifies deployment by abstracting infrastructure, focusing on task management and offering strong AWS ecosystem support. Apache NiFi requires more hands-on deployment, needing dedicated setup resources, which might be challenging for some projects.

Pricing and ROI: Apache NiFi's costs fluctuate based on infrastructure with ROI linked to data processing tasks. AWS Fargate's serverless pricing charges by resource usage, potentially offering higher ROI for applications with variable demands.

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Categories and Ranking

Apache NiFi

Ranking in Compute Service

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

AWS Fargate

Ranking in Compute Service

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Apache NiFi is 9.1%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 11.9%, down from 17.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Compute Service Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AWS Fargate	11.9%
Apache NiFi	9.1%
Other	79.0%

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Bharghava Raghavendra Beesa

Senior Developer at Infosys

The tool enables effective data transformation and integration

There are some areas for improvement, particularly with record-level tasks that take a bit of time. The quality of JSON data processing could be improved, as JSON workloads require manual conversions without a specific process. Enhancing features related to alerting would be helpful, including mobile alerts for pipeline issues. Integration with mobile devices for error alerts would simplify information delivery.

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Deepak Nemade

Network and system administrator at AyanWorks

Has reduced manual container monitoring and restarted services automatically while UI interactions still need attention

What I find best about AWS Fargate is that compared to deploying containers on EC2, where we need to check everything manually such as uptime, error logs, and other issues, AWS Fargate manages all these aspects automatically. If a container goes down, it automatically restarts it, and according to our requirements, it handles scaling up and down of all containers. This feature is really amazing.

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

"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."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"It is highly effective for handling real-time data by working with APIs for immediate and continuous data extraction."

"Visually, this is a good product."

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

"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."

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"AWS Fargate automatically scales to meet demand, making it ideal for applications with variable workloads."

"What I find best about AWS Fargate is that compared to deploying containers on EC2, where we need to check everything manually such as uptime, error logs, and other issues, AWS Fargate manages all these aspects automatically."

"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ability to run on demand without the constant run time of basic resources."

"AWS Fargate is a fully managed service, and it's very easy to use compared to other services like Elastic Beanstalk Service (EBS)."

"By using a server's compute resources, one can observe the resource metrics. With AWS, one can determine when servers will be used based on CloudWatch results. For example, CloudWatch informs the application and service platform when the hit ratio has reached the threshold value."

"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."

"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."

"Fargate itself is a stable product. We are quite satisfied with its performance."

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Cons

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

"More features must be added to the product."

"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."

"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."

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

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

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"I would like to see the older dashboard instead of the newer version. I don't like the new dashboard."

"Challenges include higher costs for smaller clients, limited control over underlying infrastructure customization, and potential latencies during task startup."

"As I have not worked with Fargate extensively, I do not have any specific improvements."

"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."

"There could be improvements for AWS Fargate regarding cost as it is expensive compared to running on EC2."

"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."

"There is a tool named Compose that helps in converting the Docker Compose file into a Kubernetes file. For ECS and Fargate, AWS reads a Dockerfile and helps with conversion. However, I am uncertain if it's ready for deployment after conversion."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the free version of Apache NiFi."

"I used the tool's free version."

"The solution is open-source."

"It's an open-source solution."

"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."

"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

16%

Government

16%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Computer Software Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

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?

Apache NiFi is open-source and free. Its integration with systems like Cloudera can be expensive, but Apache NiFi itself presents the best pricing as a standalone tool.

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What needs improvement with Apache NiFi?

The logging system of Apache NiFi needs improvement. It is difficult to debug compared to Airflow ( /products/apache-airflow-reviews ), where task details and issues are clear. With Apache NiFi, I ...

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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...

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What needs improvement with AWS Fargate?

They need to improve some UI-based interaction.

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What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?

Using AWS Fargate is becoming easier as the platform improves. On a scale of 1-10, I rate AWS Fargate a 7.

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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.

Apache

A new compute engine that enables you to use containers as a fundamental compute primitive without having to manage the underlying instances. With Fargate, you don’t need to provision, configure, or scale virtual machines in your clusters to run containers. Fargate can be used with Amazon ECS today, with plans to support Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS) in the future.

Fargate has flexible configuration options so you can closely match your application needs and granular, per-second billing.

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Sample Customers

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Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers

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