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Amazon Elastic Container Service vs HashiCorp Nomad comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 13, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Elastic Container Se...
Ranking in Container Management
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Containers as a Service (CaaS) (1st)
HashiCorp Nomad
Ranking in Container Management
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Container Management category, the mindshare of Amazon Elastic Container Service is 1.3%, down from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HashiCorp Nomad is 3.5%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Container Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Elastic Container Service1.3%
HashiCorp Nomad3.5%
Other95.2%
Container Management
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO NAGAO - PeerSpot reviewer
Horizontal scaling is streamlined when deploying modern workloads
Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously. This limitation makes it challenging to define a balanced scale-out automation since a well-written software should balance between processing and memory.
Zeeshan Akhtar - PeerSpot reviewer
Has out of the box features , which is good for companies that don't want to spend too much time on research
I've noticed a few UI issues. For example, when monitoring services and tasks, sometimes the tasks keep disconnecting. If you open the shell in HashiCorp Nomad using the exit button, it often disconnects, and you have to log in again. Sometimes, when I check the logs in the UI for microservices tasks, I encounter an issue where the logs are not visible. However, if I log in again after some time, refresh the page, or check a different container, the logs usually appear. These logs are being generated, as I can see them being shipped to my LogView. I'm not sure if this is a product issue or something related to our deployment, but I've noticed it.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Once you get the procedure right, and set a pattern, it just works."
"For me, the best feature of ECS is Fargate because I don't have to manage anything. Instead, everything is managed by AWS and all I have to do, in essence, is configure my containers and deploy them."
"The production environment is highly available, which nowadays is a requirement for all of the big companies."
"Scalability and availability are the most valuable features of Amazon Elastic Container Service."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its scalability."
"I like Amazon EC2 Container Service's elasticity."
"The tool helps us with maneuverability. Its most valuable feature is autoscaling."
"ECS is flexible and easy to use."
"You could get most of HashiCorp Nomad's features from other microservice orchestrators like Kubernetes. The tool's advantage is its ease of use and integration with services like Envoy. With Kubernetes, you must think about many things, like UI integration, which vault to use, and how to discover the service. With the tool, many things come out of the box, making it easy to start. For example, using the Ingress proxy with the tool is quite easy, while it's trickier with Kubernetes."
"If you face an issue with an image during deployment, the solution will automatically revert to the last stable image."
 

Cons

"The solution needs to be more usable."
"Visualization is an important factor for me, and I don't think that the visuals within ECS are good enough because it doesn't show you all the details you might need to see at a glance."
"EC2 is not self-explanatory enough."
"The solution is expensive compared to other alternatives like Azure."
"The product should improve its price."
"The solution's stability is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"While it is generally stable, there have been some issues, especially when working on client projects where troubleshooting was needed."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service needs to improve the menu design. It needs to improve deployment with better documentation."
"I've noticed a few UI issues. For example, when monitoring services and tasks, sometimes the tasks keep disconnecting. If you open the shell in HashiCorp Nomad using the exit button, it often disconnects, and you have to log in again. Sometimes, when I check the logs in the UI for microservices tasks, I encounter an issue where the logs are not visible. However, if I log in again after some time, refresh the page, or check a different container, the logs usually appear. These logs are being generated, as I can see them being shipped to my LogView. I'm not sure if this is a product issue or something related to our deployment, but I've noticed it."
"It would be good to have a UI interface so that developers could receive notifications for jobs in a bad state."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon EC2 Container Service is worth the money."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is low price and ten is high price, I rate Amazon EC2 Container Service’s pricing a four or five out of ten."
"The solution's cost could be reduced."
"We have to pay a monthly licensing fee for Amazon EC2 Container Service."
"Amazon Elastic Container Service has a decent price, which is neither cheap nor expensive."
"The pricing of Amazon EC2 Container Service is average."
"If you want to scale without the traditional methods, the solution is a bit cost-effective."
"Amazon ECS is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
7%
Transportation Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Elastic Container Service?
Implementing the product has helped me monitor the parameters. I utilize tools like CloudWatch and AWS systems to track these parameters. If any issues arise, I alert our developer team to address ...
What needs improvement with Amazon Elastic Container Service?
The solution must improve backup and compatibility around OS like Windows and Mac.
What needs improvement with HashiCorp Nomad?
Sometimes, the job is in a bad state, and we don't get any notifications. It would be good to have a UI interface so that developers could receive notifications for jobs in a bad state.
What is your primary use case for HashiCorp Nomad?
We use HashiCorp Nomad mainly to deploy our images in the form of jobs. It is also used for load balancing, containerization, and instance deployment.
What advice do you have for others considering HashiCorp Nomad?
I would recommend HashiCorp Nomad to other users because it is the best tool for deployment. It is easy for a beginner to learn to use HashiCorp Nomad for the first time. Any developer with a decen...
 

Also Known As

Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
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Sample Customers

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