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AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs Amazon AWS comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon AWS
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
260
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (2nd)
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
7th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Amazon AWS is 13.7%, up from 13.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Elastic Beanstalk is 1.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon AWS13.7%
AWS Elastic Beanstalk1.2%
Other85.1%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

MM
Data Analyst at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud training has boosted my data analytics skills and simplifies building small projects
One area that could be improved in Amazon AWS is its learning curve. The large number of services and configuration options can be overwhelming, especially for new users. Understanding its pricing can also be challenging, as costs can add up unexpectedly if resources are not monitored carefully. For data analytics, setting up and integrating services such as S3, Glue, and Athena sometimes requires a good understanding of permissions, data formats, and service configurations. More guided, simplified onboarding for analytics use cases would make the platform more accessible. One additional area for improvement is documentation and service selection. Amazon AWS offers many services with overlapping capabilities, and it can sometimes be difficult for users to determine which service is the best fit for a particular use case. More decision support tools and guided recommendations would help reduce this complexity. From a data analytics perspective, cost visibility could also be improved since analytics workloads can scale quickly. Having more proactive cost forecasting and optimization recommendations would help teams manage budgets more effectively. Another challenging area is IAM and permission management. While Amazon AWS provides strong security controls, configuring permissions correctly can be complex, especially when multiple analytics services need to interact with one another. Simplifying permissions while maintaining security would enhance the overall user experience. The other area I would mention for improvement is the overall user experience. Given the huge number of services, which are truly excellent, it can sometimes feel overwhelming to navigate, especially for a new user that requires much training. A more streamlined interface and clearer recommendations between similar services would make it easier to get started. I would also like to see more built-in cost optimization guidance and cost management tools. Other than that, Amazon AWS is a very good and mature platform. Most of my feedback is about making it easier to learn, manage, and optimize rather than adding new capabilities.
Kunal Das - PeerSpot reviewer
Test Engineer at Happiest Minds Technologies
Quick automation has simplified my app deployments and has let me focus on data engineering
The overall experience with AWS Elastic Beanstalk was excellent. The performance made deploying and managing my application very easy, and it was really smooth and efficient. The automatic scaling can be improved so it can handle traffic changes more smoothly. I have given a rating of nine out of ten because auto scaling works reliably and it handles traffic spikes well with minimal manual effort needed. There is a balance between simplicity and control. I have not given a ten out of ten because sometimes the scaling decision can feel slightly delayed depending on the metrics. AWS Elastic Beanstalk is powerful, but not as advantageous or granular as ECS or EKS auto-scaling. Customization is good but not fully flexible for complex architectures.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The cloud storage based on S3 is one the most valuable services we have deployed since it allows us infinite scale in storage and extremely high durability."
"I believe it's a great product and great technology."
"The main feature that I like the most is the variety of solutions that it provides. It provides some analysis, business information and more. It provides a wide variety of services."
"Technical Support: Excellent"
"The installation is quite straightforward."
"AWS is easier to implement than other solutions, and it's more reliable."
"I like everything about AWS, especially the reporting."
"The best features are flexibility and cost."
"Elastic Beanstalk is very easy to use, providing infrastructure to deploy our third-party application to the cloud within 15 to 20 minutes."
"I find the versioning to be especially valuable on AWS Elastic Beanstalk."
"The management of environments is a valuable feature."
"Elastic Beanstalk simplifies deploying and managing applications."
"The feature I like most about Elastic Beanstalk is the way I do not have to do anything, just deploy my app."
"The simplicity in the speed of provisioning users is what I like best about Elastic Beanstalk."
"Elastic Beanstalk is helpful and easy to manage services, even when dealing with multiple clients."
"The most valuable feature of Elastic Beanstalk is its ease of use and management."
 

Cons

"Though not very often, Amazon services are known to go down once in a while."
"AWS has room for improvement on the Kubernetes side. I would like to go a little deeper into the Kubernetes target, Elastic, inner system, and all that. The EKS, target, and all these areas need to be improved, but that is not my key area because I am mostly working on the application side."
"RDS doesn't have shell access, which could be especially beneficial for Oracle databases."
"Recently we had a long conversation about functionality that is missing in Alexa — in Mexico, specifically. Alexa for Business is a service and platform that Americans can use to make a call to an Amazon Echo device or a telephone via the app. But in Mexico, we are not allowed to use that technology. This is a significant disadvantage of AWS for those living in Mexico."
"Monitoring could be better IMHO. We currently hack together an extra monitoring piece into the puzzle for each project."
"The solution would be better if it was more secure."
"The dashboard and interface need improvement. It could be more user-friendly."
"One problem is that the AWS public cloud doesn't have shared storage capabilities. The second thing is the cloud performance versus on-prem."
"Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options."
"Elastic Beanstalk is powerful, however, it could be enhanced in areas where it abstracts infrastructure management, sometimes limiting advanced users who want granular control over resources like EC2 instances, networking, or load balancers."
"One area where AWS Elastic Beanstalk struggles is with the complexity of deployments. As deployments become more complex, technical constraints can become a burden."
"The documentation needs to be clearer, particularly relating to editing JSON files before uploading applications."
"Sometimes there are issues when auto-scaling with CloudFront."
"Sometimes it is difficult to use for the first time. The automatic scaling functionality could use improvement."
"Maybe the company could create more option packages, such as more bundles of configuration."
"Logs and debugging can sometimes be cumbersome, and there could be a more seamless method to analyze application issues without relying heavily on CloudWatch, which would improve my experience."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price tends to be higher, but that is a usual case when prioritizing reliable backup solutions for servers and other infrastructure."
"If I was going to compare the cost of Amazon AWS to Microsoft Azure, they are approximately the same."
"There are many variables involved in pricing service in AWS and overall the pricing is a bit on the higher side."
"We are currently paying for the solution on an annual basis."
"This solution offers good pricing."
"If you can plan capacity for one or three years, you can use the upfront payment option which allows you to save up to 50%."
"Amazon AWS is a bit more expensive than Oracle."
"Be careful with your consumption, especially when you are testing things. Costs can creep up on you relatively fast, without even noticing."
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Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business131
Midsize Enterprise48
Large Enterprise120
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
 

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My experience with AWS Elastic Beanstalk regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing was good compared to other services.
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Amazon Web Services, AWS
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