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Filip Kopecký - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Technology Officer at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Oct 20, 2023
A highly scalable and flexible solution that can be used for running applications
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Container Service is its flexibility."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Amazon EC2 Container Service for running applications and data.

    What is most valuable?

    The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Container Service is its flexibility.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Amazon EC2 Container Service for quite a long time.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution's stability is almost perfect, but some outages occasionally occur.

    I rate the solution a nine out of ten for stability.

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    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution's scalability is perfect.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution's initial setup is easy.

    What was our ROI?

    We have seen a return on investment with Amazon EC2 Container Service.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    We have to pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon EC2 Container Service. The solution's pricing is acceptable.

    What other advice do I have?

    I am using the latest version of Amazon EC2 Container Service. Amazon EC2 Container Service is a cloud-based solution.

    I would recommend Amazon EC2 Container Service to other users.

    Overall, I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service ten out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    AdamSmith13 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Creative Director at a tech company with 51-200 employees
    Real User
    Dec 9, 2023
    Comes with autoscaling feature but needs improvement in deployment and menu design
    Pros and Cons
    • "The tool helps us with maneuverability. Its most valuable feature is autoscaling."
    • "Amazon EC2 Container Service needs to improve the menu design. It needs to improve deployment with better documentation."

    What is most valuable?

    The tool helps us with maneuverability. Its most valuable feature is autoscaling. 

    What needs improvement?

    Amazon EC2 Container Service needs to improve the menu design. It needs to improve deployment with better documentation. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using the product for five years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service's stability a nine out of ten. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I rate the tool's scalability a nine out of ten. 

    How was the initial setup?

    Amazon EC2 Container Service's deployment is complex. 

    What was our ROI?

    Amazon EC2 Container Service has helped us save time. 

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The tool's cost is good. 

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service a nine out of ten. 

    If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

    Amazon Web Services (AWS)
    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Head of IT at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
    Real User
    Nov 13, 2023
    A highly stable and scalable solution that can be used by startup businesses to deploy things faster
    Pros and Cons
    • "Scalability and availability are the most valuable features of Amazon Elastic Container Service."
    • "The solution's pricing could be improved."

    What is our primary use case?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is where we deploy our microservices. All of our banking services are hosted on Amazon Elastic Container Service.

    How has it helped my organization?

    The time to market that we need to deliver the solutions for our customers was drastically reduced because of Amazon Elastic Container Service.

    What is most valuable?

    Scalability and availability are the most valuable features of Amazon Elastic Container Service. It removes a lot of work from our infrastructure team to ensure that the structure is available when we have a pick, for example, of the utilization from our clients. In case of problems, we also have the recycling of the services that are conducted and managed by the AWS environment.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution's pricing could be improved. With Amazon Elastic Container Service, you spend a lot of money in the long term.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Amazon Elastic Container Service for three years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service ten out of ten for stability.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service ten out of ten for scalability.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution's initial setup is very easy.

    What was our ROI?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service saves our organization time and money in the short term.

    What other advice do I have?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is deployed on-cloud in our organization.

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is a very good solution if you are in a startup business and need to deploy things faster and comply with the regulators. I would recommend Amazon Elastic Container Service to other users.

    Overall, I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service ten out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    RICARDO FILIPO - PeerSpot reviewer
    Wordpress Expert at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
    Real User
    Sep 20, 2023
    A reliable solution that is quick and easy to set up
    Pros and Cons
    • "It's quick and easy to have the solution working."
    • "The solution needs to be more usable."

    What is our primary use case?

    I use servers to make web services, mainly to complement the WordPress solution.

    How has it helped my organization?

    EC2 and anything else on the AWS container is reliable. I can trust it.

    What is most valuable?

    It's quick and easy to have the solution working.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution needs to be more usable. It has a node interface, and it would be better if it could be renewed. It's the same thing with WordPress, Google, and any other company doing the same thing. It would be very good if Amazon went to the front by winning that war of usability.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I've used Amazon EC2 Container Service for 20 years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    The solution is much more stable than IBM. I rate the solution's stability a ten out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Amazon Container Service is all about scalability. You should use AWS instead of something else.

    How was the initial setup?

    It was straightforward to deploy the solution.

    What was our ROI?

    The ROI depends on the business. Big companies see an ROI with it, and small companies don't.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution is pricey. There are three things a solution can be or have: it can be quick, cheap, or have quality. We can't have three at the same time. If you have money and time, you have quality, which is the case with Amazon. Amazon is pricey, but we can do things quickly, and there's quality.

    However, you can have the free tier with Amazon, where it will work for small companies, but only for a short time. If you only want a small VPS, use Google, which will be free forever.

    What other advice do I have?

    If choosing the solution, contact an expert. I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service a ten out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud
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    MriduBoruah - PeerSpot reviewer
    Associate Director at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Aug 6, 2023
    Provides an efficient platform to host websites, but its initial setup process could be easier
    Pros and Cons
    • "ECS is a useful platform."
    • "The orchestration of the workloads running in ECS needs improvement."

    What is our primary use case?

    We have hosted 50 websites using Amazon Elastic Container Service. The websites are used by our end customers and internal employees as well.

    What is most valuable?

    ECS is a useful platform.

    What needs improvement?

    The orchestration of the workloads running in ECS needs improvement. Additionally, they should automate the auto-scaling features for containers.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using Amazon Elastic Container Service since 2019.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the product’s stability a seven out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    I rate the product’s scalability an eight out of ten.

    How are customer service and support?

    In the beginning, when it was a new service, there was not a lot of documentation and online support available. So, we regularly contacted the product’s technical support and development team.

    How was the initial setup?

    ECS’s initial setup process is complex as we have to follow many manual steps. I rate the process a seven out of ten. It takes a few minutes to a few hours to complete.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The platform is inexpensive.

    What other advice do I have?

    I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service a seven out of ten. I advise others to use AWS EKS than ECS.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    ShahRushabh - PeerSpot reviewer
    Solutions Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
    MSP
    Jul 16, 2023
    Has good scalability, but there could be more custom features
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution's technical support is good."
    • "The solution could provide more reliability."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use the solution as a docker service to run the containers.

    How has it helped my organization?

    We use ECS whenever there are multiple programs to run. We can containerize the programs without worrying about the versions of the applications.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution's most valuable feature is its ability to run the containers directly on the cloud.

    What needs improvement?

    The solution could provide more reliability. There could be an option for the customers to manage the services. Also, there need to be more custom features that would allow customers to access the ECS containers and deploy them.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been using the solution for two years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I rate the solution's stability a six out of ten.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    The solution is scalable. I rate its scalability an eight out of ten.

    How are customer service and support?

    The solution's technical support is good.

    How would you rate customer service and support?

    Positive

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution's initial setup process is straightforward.

    What was our ROI?

    Even if the solution is costly, you will definitely see ROI if you have many applications.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The solution's cost could be reduced.

    What other advice do I have?

    The solution has multiple versions. You can choose a version compatible with your system. I rate it a seven out of ten.

    Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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    Nikhil Sehgal - PeerSpot reviewer
    Lead Solution Advisor (Cyber Security) at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees
    Real User
    Leaderboard
    Jan 11, 2024
    An easy-to-scale cloud-based solution that can be used to deploy containers
    Pros and Cons
    • "The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools."
    • "Since it is a managed service for container orchestration, it may limit our control over certain infrastructure functions."

    What is our primary use case?

    We use Amazon Elastic Container Service to deploy containers.

    What is most valuable?

    The solution is easy to scale and implement and provides performance monitoring and management tools.

    What needs improvement?

    The more containers there are, the more expensive the solution becomes.

    With Amazon Elastic Container Service, we lack full control over the infrastructure. Since it is a managed service for container orchestration, it may limit our control over certain infrastructure functions. This limitation can be a concern if you require deep control over your container or have specific infrastructure requirements.

    For how long have I used the solution?

    I have been using Amazon Elastic Container Service for seven years.

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is a stable solution.

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is a scalable solution.

    How are customer service and support?

    The technical support team is not knowledgeable enough to provide us with solutions everytime. The support team joins the call, but they provide solutions only six to seven out of ten times we contact them. They say they are unsure how to do it the rest of the time.

    How was the initial setup?

    The solution’s initial setup is easy.

    What was our ROI?

    Since Amazon Elastic Container Service is a cloud-based solution, we do not need to handle the infrastructure, and it provides auto-scalable functionality.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    Amazon Elastic Container Service is an expensive solution.

    What other advice do I have?

    I recommend that users choose Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) instead of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS).

    Overall, I rate Amazon Elastic Container Service an eight out of ten.

    Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

    Public Cloud

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    Senior Security Consultant
    Real User
    Dec 9, 2023
    Good for high-performance applications and straightforward setup
    Pros and Cons
    • "Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration."
    • "There is room for improvement in the licensing costs. There can be better licensing costs."

    What is our primary use case?

    It depends on the specific needs and requirements. For example, if it's for customer care on Windows Server, they need to onboard the EC2.

    What is most valuable?

    Performance is our top priority. So, if we need to deploy on a high-specification machine, we can choose it from the software. If we just need a low-specification one, we can just choose it based on the requirement handling software configuration.

    What needs improvement?

    There is room for improvement in the licensing costs. There can be better licensing costs. 

    For how long have I used the solution?

    We have been providing this service for two years. 

    What do I think about the stability of the solution?

    I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. 

    What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

    It offers good scalability. You can scale down and scale up easily. You can easily adjust resources based on your needs, whether public or private deployments. Complex configurations are not required for scaling or scheduling tasks.

    We have two customers using this solution. 

    How are customer service and support?

    The technical support team is knowledgeable and customer-friendly. They offer prompt and helpful assistance.

    Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

    I have experience with Alibaba Cloud and Cisco's container platform. However, I prefer the Amazon EC2 Container Service for its ease of use, scalability, and integration with AWS services.

    However, Alibaba is on-premises, and EC2 is on the cloud. The best option depends on regulations. Some industries and competitors have regulations that require on-premises solutions, while others allow cloud solutions. The specific needs and regulations will determine the best option for each client.

    It depends on the data manager and the specific client. 

    How was the initial setup?

    The initial setup is straightforward. Deployment takes approximately 5-10 minutes. 

    You simply access the portal, choose the appropriate configuration, and upload your code. No complex technical knowledge is required.

    What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

    The licensing is expensive. The licensing is available on a monthly basis, yearly basis, and a pay-as-you-go licensing model. 

    What other advice do I have?

    It's user-friendly and requires minimal technical expertise. Overall, I would rate the solution a nine out of ten. 

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