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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AWS Fargate
Star Rating
(91)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS FargateAmazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Star Rating
(276)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)Summary
AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Amazon ECS excels in its integration with other AWS services, making it a preferred choice for enterprises looking for a comprehensive cloud solution. In contrast, AWS Fargate is praised for its serverless architecture, allowing users to focus on application development without managing the underlying infrastructure.
- Reviewers mention that while both products have similar ratings for meeting requirements (9.0), AWS Fargate scores higher in ease of use (8.9) compared to Amazon ECS (8.2), indicating that Fargate may be more user-friendly for those new to container orchestration.
- G2 users highlight that Amazon ECS offers robust access control features (8.2), which are essential for enterprise-level security, whereas AWS Fargate provides slightly better network isolation (8.6), making it a strong candidate for applications requiring stringent network security.
- Users on G2 report that Amazon ECS has a more complex setup process (8.1) compared to AWS Fargate (8.6), which is often seen as a significant advantage for teams looking to deploy quickly without extensive configuration.
- Reviewers say that the orchestration capabilities of AWS Fargate (8.6) are superior to those of Amazon ECS (8.1), particularly in terms of automated scaling and resource management, which can lead to cost savings and improved performance for dynamic workloads.
- Users mention that while both platforms have strong developer toolkits, AWS Fargate's architecture (8.6) is more modern and aligns better with microservices, making it a favorite among developers looking to leverage the latest containerization trends.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Fargate
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AWS Fargate
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.9
67
8.8
201
Ease of Use
8.8
68
8.1
201
Ease of Setup
8.4
32
8.1
117
Ease of Admin
8.7
29
8.2
113
Quality of Support
8.1
65
8.3
186
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
31
8.6
111
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
64
8.7
180
Features by Category
Management
8.7
54
8.2
106
8.6
52
8.1
103
8.3
47
Feature Not Available
Organization
8.4
51
8.1
97
8.5
47
8.0
99
8.6
45
8.2
101
Development
8.4
46
Feature Not Available
8.6
48
8.4
98
8.6
47
8.1
87
8.9
49
8.2
94
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Fargate and Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) are categorized as Container Management
Unique Categories
AWS Fargate has no unique categories
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) is categorized as Container Orchestration
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Fargate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Computer Software
23.9%
Retail
3.4%
Financial Services
3.4%
Computer Games
3.4%
Other
40.9%
Computer Software
12.0%
Information Technology and Services
9.5%
Financial Services
7.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.4%
Insurance
4.1%
Other
61.0%
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Discussions
What exactly is AWS fargate?
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AWS Fargate is a serverless, pay-as-you-go compute engine that lets you focus on building applications without managing servers. AWS Fargate is compatible...Read more
AWS Fargate has no more discussions with answers
Simpler
1 Comment
SP
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...Read more
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) has no more discussions with answers
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