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AWS Greengrass Reviews & Product Details

AWS Greengrass is software that lets you run local compute, messaging, data caching, sync, and ML inference capabilities for connected devices in a secure way. With AWS Greengrass, connected devices can run AWS Lambda functions, keep device data in sync, and communicate with other devices securely – even when not connected to the Internet. Using AWS Lambda, Greengrass ensures your IoT devices can respond quickly to local events, use Lambda functions running on Greengrass Core to interact with local resources, operate with intermittent connections, stay updated with over the air updates, and minimize the cost of transmitting IoT data to the cloud. ML Inference is a feature of AWS Greengrass that makes it easy to perform machine learning inference locally on Greengrass Core devices using models that are built and trained in the cloud. AWS Greengrass seamlessly extends AWS to devices so they can act locally on the data they generate, while still using the cloud for management, analytics, and durable storage. With Greengrass, you can use familiar languages and programming models to create and test your device software in the cloud, and then deploy it to your devices. AWS Greengrass can be programmed to filter device data and only transmit necessary information back to the cloud. AWS Greengrass authenticates and encrypts device data at all points of connection using the security and access management capabilities of AWS IoT Core. This way, data is never exchanged between devices when they communicate with each other and the cloud, without proven identity.

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AWS Greengrass is software designed to let users run local compute, messaging, data caching, and sync capabilities for connected devices in a secure way.

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Mohammed B.

Senior Software Engineer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/22/2024

"Efficient edge computing"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

With local data processing, it excels in real time applications like IoT and smart environments, enhancing system responsiveness, which is one the best things I like about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

One downside of AWS Greengrass is the learning curve associated with it, to be able to use it to its full potential, we need to understanding it completely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS Greengrass redefines edge computing by mitigating delays through local processing, guaranteeing smooth operations in low-connectivity scenarios, reinforcing security and privacy measures, and streamlining scalability and cost-effectiveness. Its adaptability, driven by custom Lambda functions, allows for personalized solutions tailored to a variety of edge computing applications.

AWS Greengrass streamlines my edge computing experience by minimizing latency, ensuring secure local processing, and offering flexibility for tailored solutions, ultimately enhancing performance and operational efficiency in diverse applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rushabh S.

Lead Software Engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

10/20/2023

"Empowering Edge Computing with Ease"

5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

Having experimented with various edge computing solutions, AWS Greengrass stands out for numerous reasons:

Local Execution: Greengrass allows for seamless local execution of Lambda functions. This makes edge decisions lightning-fast, reducing the need for round trips to the cloud.

Device Sync: Even with intermittent connections, Greengrass ensures device data syncs whenever connectivity is restored. This has been invaluable for our remote deployments.

Integrated with AWS: Being in the AWS ecosystem, it offers effortless integration with other AWS services, streamlining our operations.

ML Inference at the Edge: For AI-centric operations, Greengrass enables local ML inference, optimizing performance while reducing costs.

Secure: With built-in encryption, we feel confident about data security, both in-transit and at-rest.

Modular: The ability to deploy only necessary software components means we can tailor the solution to our needs, saving on resources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

Nothing as such. Everything is up to the mark. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dipesh S.

SMEIntern

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/20/2024

"AWS green grass is very convenient and easy to use."

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

I like the way it is that comprehensive and we don't need to use any other service for deployment and programming.Also customer support is very good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

I think the prices are bit high but it is acceptable Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/30/2022

"Honest AWS Greengrass reviews"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

AWS IoT Greengrass is an AWS cloud service for the Internet of things(IoT) that helps users to build and manage IoT device software. It allows big businesses to transmit huge data to the cloud and manage it so as to reduce storage and data migration costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

Even though AWS IoT Greengrass is a long sophisticated tool for IoT app development it still lacks in terms of environment disk space provided which is almost 512MB. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS Greengrass allows the deployment of lambda modules directly to your devices. We can deploy configure and manage every aspect of the application remotely. AWS Greengrass also supports multiple languages runtimes and packaging tech which means there is not a long learning curve when understanding Greengrass. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Darsh P.

.NET Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

6/8/2022

"Great tool for IoT applications"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

I like the fact that it is very easy to build, maintain and deploy the applications using AWS IoT. I also like its compatibility in integrating with the other tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

It might be bit difficult to master the usage as a newbie in cloud technologies Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Retail

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

12/8/2020

"Been using it for aws deeplens and store signage solution"

3.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

Its a solution where the developers can manage and deploy there functions to iot devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

It is still to much management to take care of greengras on the devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Greengrass:

Its good enough when you are planing to build something upon current services running in aws Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

To manage the function codes to be deployed, monitoring of the devices and getting the role access to s3 without static keys Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

parth s.

Cloud Architect

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

7/20/2018

"it allows you take a lot of capabilities provided by AWS IOT service !!"

3.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

i have been using it for 2-3 years , it's a software platform for running local compute , data cashing on connected devices , the best part about AWS greenGrass is you can process device data locally even if the device is temporarily disconnected , you can say it as an advanced version of AWS IOT, it's one of the best service for lambda execution on IOT devices which provides event driven compute functions in response to an action . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

comparing with AWS IOT it's little bit hard to learn , and quality of support is not so good!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Greengrass:

It's a widely used and affordable AWS service for IOT and lambda execution on smart devices out there in the world , it's one of the coolest service of AWS for IOT solution s !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

we use AWS GreenGrass for developing cloud based IOT solutions !! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Fernanda S.

Analista de aplicaciones

Computer Software

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/21/2018

"One of the best softwares from AWS"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

What I really like about AWS Greengrass is that reduce latency between the devices and data processing layer, reduce bandwidth costs involved in ingesting large amount of data to the cloud and the compliance and security by retaining the sensitive data locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

There are some limitations that I see in AWS Greengrass. Lack of local storage in the form of object storage (S3) or a NoSQL database (DynamoDB) forces customers to adopt an unusual pattern of using device shadows for storing telemetry data. This approach is not the most intuitive way of storing and processing data locally. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

AWS Greengrass allows me to run local compute, messaging, data caching, sync, and ML inference capabilities for connected devices in a secure way. The connected devices can run AWS Lambda functions, keep device data in sync, and communicate with other devices securely even when not connected to the Internet. Using AWS Lambda, Greengrass ensures my IoT devices can respond quickly to local events, use Lambda functions running on Greengrass Core to interact with local resources, operate with intermittent connections, stay updated with over the air updates, and minimize the cost of transmitting IoT data to the cloud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

dinesh m.

Cloud Architect

Information Technology and Services

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/20/2018

"The best service to built an Iot solution using Green Grass Group!!"

4/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

i have been using AWS Greengrass for 2-3 years , traditionally for building Iot solutions we need to use AWS IOT which was not reliable,secure and efficient when compare to AWS Greengrass ,and the best part about it that it provides you a cloud less solution ,so that latency and connectivity was improved drastically , GreenGrass can run completely offline at low latency and in completely private environment you can send your data to AWS when you need it , using Lambda you can have compute operation at the edge on your hardware , it's very easy to scale up with greengrass group! ! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

The quality of support is not so good , other than it all things are good!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Greengrass:

It's just an extension of AWS IOT , it;s really easy to use service to develop cloudless IOT solutions ,it uses GGC (GreeGrassCore) which uses your device's memory storage and peripherals!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

we're using it for 2-3 years for building Scale able IOt solutions for Softing!! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anu H.

Software Engineer

Information Technology and Services

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

6/18/2018

"Great Service for IoT"

4.5/5

What do you like best about AWS Greengrass?

AWS Greengrass is used integrated with AWS IoT . By using AWS Greengrass , we can deploy the lambda functions locally which will sync with the cloud when connected with the internet . By locally deploying to the device , the main benefit is that everytime device doesn't have to go to cloud for decision making , it can take decision by itself. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about AWS Greengrass?

Very less programming language supports AWS Greengrass and we can deploy using only AWS Greengrass only which is major drawback . We should be able to deploy to device using our local PC . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering AWS Greengrass:

AWS is best in the cloud market . As it is not cost effective and provides a very good documentation for understanding the working of AWS Greengrass . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is AWS Greengrass solving and how is that benefiting you?

Various problems where net connectivity is a issue , where device have to take decisions locally without cloud and when it connects to cloud than invoke lambda function . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.