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Amazon AWS vs Stratoscale [EOL] comparison

 

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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
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
258
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (2nd), PaaS Clouds (2nd)
Stratoscale [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Asif  Meem - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at sportsbet
Managed cloud services have helped accelerate experiments with flexible configuration options
Sometimes the costs associated with spinning up a service, especially managed services, have implications. For example, if I create a Glue job, that will create S3 buckets and other resources that have cost implications, but once I clean up a Glue job, it does not delete the other accessory resources. Sometimes, I have to go hunting for what resources Amazon AWS might have provisioned and how it is costing behind the scenes. It can be complex depending on your level of expertise. It is not as easy to get started, especially when it comes to secure practices. Amazon AWS is more hands-on than other platforms.
RB
Server and Storage Platform Team Lead at Invesco US
I like the automation and self-healing features
SDDC. Speed to market. Automation and self-healing. Oracle engine. Google and Azure API. Still implementing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most useful feature of Amazon AWS is it can be accessed from anywhere."
"I like that is very easy to use and that it's flexible."
"I like that is very easy to use and that it's flexible."
"The payment structure is very good."
"Their technical support is really good. I am very satisfied."
"AWS is easier to implement than other solutions, and it's more reliable."
"It has a lot of new features that make our lives easier in terms of what we want it to do in the house."
"The product is easy to use, and its availability and support are its biggest strengths."
"We hired a third company to stress test the system and it was above and beyond in terms of what we expected."
"We efficiently move resources between major engineering projects."
"Automation and self-healing."
 

Cons

"In some scenarios, Azure will support hybrid cloud better while AWS offers direct connection."
"Its subscription model or pricing model is too complex, which should be improved."
"IAM must be made simple and straightforward."
"There are multiple operational and administrative services on AWS, I am expecting to see an integrated single platform of all the services so that it will be easier for the administrators to monitor and manage."
"They do not yet have a complete solution for APM monitoring. But this, along with real user monitoring, is something that they are actively working on improving."
"As far as the automation is concerned, the backups should be scaled."
"The technical support package for free trial users should be built on and improved."
"The solution could improve by being more secure."
"Oracle engine. Google and Azure API."
"We never had an issue with stability, but when we implemented the product, there were certain places where we weren't sure that they are completely aligned with our goals, in terms of how we use the system to get there."
"Initial setup was complex at the beginning as the system was still lacking some important features, while every new release required a full reinstallation."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I think they've done a pretty good job with their pricing."
"It could be cheaper, and Amazon could also be more transparent with its pricing. I would first expect any product vendor to give me the utmost transparency on pricing information. There shouldn't be any hidden costs. Their service offerings have a bit of segmentation, and they focus more on SMBs. They brought them onto the cloud and encouraged them to use solutions on the cloud. But strategically, they should probably improve that and offer some credits."
"AWS is scalable depending on your needs so pricing is dependant on what you use."
"Licensing fees depend on the contract. It can be monthly or on-demand resources."
"We are on an annual subscription for Amazon AWS."
"When compared to GCP, Google, or Azure, the price could be lower."
"We pay a monthly licensing fee. It's below $100 a month."
"Technical support is expensive."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Educational Organization
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business131
Midsize Enterprise48
Large Enterprise114
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