# Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) vs Azure Container Instances Comparison | | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.0 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 283 | 20 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Enterprise (46.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (57.9% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Pros: - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) - Integrations (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (2 reviews) - Bug Issues (1 reviews) ### Azure Container Instances Pros: - Azure Services (2 reviews) - Customer Support (2 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (2 reviews) - Limited Customization (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.8 (205 reviews) | 8.8 (16 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.1 (205 reviews) | 8.2 (15 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.0 (121 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (114 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (190 reviews) | 8.2 (15 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.7 (112 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.7 (183 reviews) | 7.9 (17 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Azure Container Instances #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)** | 8.2/10 | 128 | | **Azure Container Instances** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 8.2 (109 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Network Isolation** | 8.2 (105 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Isolation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 8.1 (99 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Container Networking** | 8.0 (101 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 8.2 (104 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Development | Feature | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | | **Architecture** | 8.4 (99 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Datacenter** | 8.1 (88 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Virtualization** | 8.2 (95 reviews) | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (2):** [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management), [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) | Azure Container Instances | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 18.6% | 57.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 35.2% | 26.3% | | **Enterprise** | 46.2% | 15.8% | ### By Industry #### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - **Computer Software:** 11.8% - **Information Technology and Services:** 9.4% - **Financial Services:** 7.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.3% - **Insurance:** 4.1% - **Internet:** 3.7% - **Entertainment:** 3.7% - **Higher Education:** 3.3% - **Media Production:** 3.3% - **Telecommunications:** 2.9% - **Other:** 44.9% #### Azure Container Instances - **Information Technology and Services:** 42.1% - **Computer Software:** 15.8% - **Telecommunications:** 5.3% - **Retail:** 5.3% - **Research:** 5.3% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.3% - **Financial Services:** 5.3% - **Education Management:** 5.3% - **Computer & Network Security:** 5.3% - **Airlines/Aviation:** 5.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (284 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/kubernetes/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (159 reviews) - [Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-kubernetes-service-aks/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (116 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (242 reviews) - [Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Container Engine for Kubernetes](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-infrastructure-container-engine-for-kubernetes/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (10 reviews) - [SUSE Rancher](https://www.g2.com/products/suse-rancher/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (151 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (296 reviews) ### Alternatives to Azure Container Instances - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews) - [AWS Fargate](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-fargate/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (96 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)](https://www.g2.com/products/google-kubernetes-engine-gke/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (260 reviews) - [Portainer](https://www.g2.com/products/portainer/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (296 reviews) - [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews) - [VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (669 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Google Cloud Run](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-run/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (242 reviews) - [Mirantis Kubernetes Engine (formerly Docker Enterprise)](https://www.g2.com/products/mirantis-kubernetes-engine-formerly-docker-enterprise/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (284 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) - Title: [Simpler](https://www.g2.com/discussions/12184-simpler) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "ECS (containers) service page itself has main metrics link CPU utilization and memory utilization reports. If you need more stats you can go to cloudwatch..." ### Azure Container Instances No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-elastic-container-service-amazon-ecs-vs-azure-container-instances)