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AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs Microsoft Azure comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
15th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Microsoft Azure
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
312
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (1st)
 

Featured Reviews

Hunaid Vekariya - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 12, 2024
Ability to add configuration files directly to repository, seamless management of rollbacks and simpler to use
From what I've observed, it seems AWS has ceased further development on Elastic Beanstalk. Perhaps they're shifting their focus away from it. They've discontinued many features and are even recommending alternatives like EKS and other serverless services. I've also come across numerous questions online from people encountering issues with Elastic Beanstalk. It seems to be a common concern that AWS is no longer prioritizing Elastic Beanstalk. Instead, they appear to be concentrating on serverless offerings. While this may be disappointing for Elastic Beanstalk users, I believe it's a positive move. Serverless represents the future. AWS could consider adding more platforms as managed services within Elastic Beanstalk. Currently, they offer around five or six. However, since it already provides a Dockerized environment, you can essentially run any language you prefer. So, in my view, they pretty much have everything covered at the moment.
Nicolas Chabrier - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 26, 2024
Promotes clear, logical structures preventing impractical configurations and offers seamless integration
The only thing is regarding the management of multi-cloud environments. That's not really possible. So basically, it's wonderful if you manage Microsoft clearly and if you manage Microsoft Azure, but if you need to consume external services and have a global overview of all your consumption, it's not the case. Google, for instance, has tools that help you manage multiple environments, which makes sense because Google is really the cloud provider. So that's why they need to be compliant with the others. But for sure, Microsoft's approach is different, and it's wonderful when you're one hundred percent on Azure. But if you'd like to have something more of a multi-cloud strategy, that's a bit of a gap where they could improve.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"One of the most valuable aspects is that developers can access logs directly. They can download them from the AWS console within Elastic Beanstalk."
"Microsoft Azure is an optimized solution when we compare it to any other particular cloud solution."
"Reduces work for our IT teams and saves us a lot of time."
"The best feature is it's easy to integrate with other Microsoft solutions."
"The feature that we like best is integration with Active Directory."
"We can easily access and integrate data sources from other platforms."
"The valuable features of Microsoft Azure are that it is cloud-based and has good storage. The storage is completely managed by Azure. We do not need to do any patching of security because it is handled by Azure which is a benefit. The solution is fully compatible with the Microsoft technology stack and is very scalable."
"The advantage of Microsoft Azure is its simplicity. It's easy to launch a project. However, the problem with this kind of solution is the reliability for the customers. You have to be sure to stay with Microsoft."
"I like the ExpressRoute because that makes it easy to configure connectivity to Azure-hosted services."
 

Cons

"From what I've observed, it seems AWS has ceased further development on Elastic Beanstalk."
"With Microsoft, our only concern is exchange rates because we're paying in dollars. It's very expensive for us because of the exchange rates. It would help if they partnered with someone locally so we can pay in our local currency."
"The tool should add an interface that is similar to AWS."
"It would be nice to have faster support."
"Integration with other cloud environments can be tricky at times."
"I would want Microsoft Azure to provide some credits that can be used to test and validate Microsoft’s different solutions since it is an area where the product lacks."
"Could be more user friendly; security features should be improved."
"Auto ML could be improved technically."
"The solution is too expensive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of the solution could be cheaper in general. We are on a monthly subscription to the solution."
"As of now, there are no monthly or yearly subscription fees."
"Its costing can be improved. Its licensing is monthly. In addition to the standard license fee, there is a transactional cost."
"It is important to consider ROI when looking at the cost of a subscription."
"Its pricing model can be improved. It is variable, and if you do a simulation now, within a few months, the price can change, and your simulation would no longer be valid."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"It is affordable, but its subscription price could be cheaper."
"The licensing fee is quite cheap for what they're offering."
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Top Industries

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Educational Organization
42%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
Elastic Beanstalk itself is free of cost. You only incur costs for the EC2 instances or load balancers you're running with it. The platform itself is completely free.
What needs improvement with AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
From what I've observed, it seems AWS has ceased further development on Elastic Beanstalk. Perhaps they're shifting their focus away from it. They've discontinued many features and are even recomme...
What is your primary use case for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
We primarily use Elastic Beanstalk to deploy web applications, mostly built with Django, Laravel, or even native PHP. It provides two options: deploying directly on EC2 or using a Dockerized enviro...
Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?
IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity ...
Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?
One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...
How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
 

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Windows Azure, Azure, MS Azure
 

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