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AWS Batch vs AWS Fargate comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

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

AWS Batch
Ranking in Compute Service
6th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Fargate
Ranking in Compute Service
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of AWS Batch is 12.9%, down from 19.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 9.8%, down from 15.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compute Service Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS Fargate9.8%
AWS Batch12.9%
Other77.3%
Compute Service
 

Featured Reviews

AK
Software Engineering Manager – Digital Production Optimization at Yara International ASA
Flexibility in planning and scheduling with containerized workload management has significantly improved computational efficiency
AWS Batch is highly flexible. It allows users to plan, schedule, and compute on containerized workloads. In previous roles, I utilized it for diverse simulations, including on-demand and scheduled computations. It facilitates creating clusters tailored to specific needs, such as memory-centric or CPU-centric workloads, and supports scaling operations massively, like running one hundred thousand Docker containers simultaneously.
JG
Head of Infrastructure at Teamcore
Flexibility in workload accommodation and supportive user experience drive efficiency
Currently, I think that the program is great the way it is, and maybe we use less than 50% of the current features of the platform. For example, we have been evaluating Dask with Python to work with distributed processing, and I don't know if AWS Fargate could be used to build Dask clusters, which would be great because there are many people on our team working with Python workloads. Having something that can manage distributed processing using Dask in a containerized deployment could be valuable. For a company that does not require complexity or managing Kubernetes clusters, AWS Fargate is a great way to go with the use of containers in a simple way, providing the power of containers and scalability without the complexity of going into Kubernetes.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"AWS Batch is highly flexible; it allows users to plan, schedule, and compute on containerized workloads, create clusters tailored to specific needs like memory-centric or CPU-centric workloads, and supports scaling operations massively, like running one hundred thousand Docker containers simultaneously."
"AWS Batch is a cost-effective way to perform batch processing, primarily using spot instances and containers."
"AWS Batch is invaluable for parallelizing processes and samples, which is essential for our large data sets, such as terabytes of genome data."
"AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling."
"The stability of AWS Batch is impeccable; we have run thousands of jobs without encountering any problems, and AWS Batch consistently performs as expected."
"I appreciate that AWS Batch works with EC2, allowing me to launch jobs and automatically spin up the EC2 instance to run them; when the jobs are completed, the EC2 instance shuts down, making it cost-effective."
"The main feature I like about AWS Batch is its scalability; whether ten extraction jobs or ten thousand jobs are running, it works seamlessly and scales seamlessly."
"We can easily integrate AWS container images into the product."
"By using a server's compute resources, one can observe the resource metrics. With AWS, one can determine when servers will be used based on CloudWatch results. For example, CloudWatch informs the application and service platform when the hit ratio has reached the threshold value."
"Fargate's integration with other AWS services is really good."
"We appreciate the simple use of containers within this solution, it makes managing the containers quick and easy."
"Fargate is beneficial for hosting our solutions and providing workflow management, creating legal documents, and delivering business intelligence."
"AWS Fargate offers flexibility in making services available as needed based on the number of compute instances scheduled, and it provides an easy and convenient way to scale services according to demand."
"What I find best about AWS Fargate is that compared to deploying containers on EC2, where we need to check everything manually such as uptime, error logs, and other issues, AWS Fargate manages all these aspects automatically."
"If you create your deployment with a good set of rules for how to scale in, you can just set it and forget it."
"What I find best about AWS Fargate is that compared to deploying containers on EC2, where we need to check everything manually such as uptime, error logs, and other issues, AWS Fargate manages all these aspects automatically."
 

Cons

"AWS Batch needs to improve its documentation."
"The solution should include better and seamless integration with other AWS services, like Amazon S3 data storage and EC2 compute resources."
"When we run a lot of batch jobs, the UI must show the history."
"The main drawback to using AWS Batch would be the cost. It will be more expensive in some cases than using an HPC. It's more amenable to cases where you have spot requirements."
"I would like to see the older dashboard instead of the newer version. I don't like the new dashboard."
"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."
"AWS Fargate's security features weren't the most important criteria or value we got from AWS Fargate."
"Sometimes, Fargate can be really hard to configure."
"We would like to see some improvement in the process documents that are provided with this product, particularly for auto-scaling and other configuration tools that are a bit complicated."
"There are features that could be added or enhanced."
"I heard from my team that it's not easy to predict the cost. That is the only issue we have with AWS Fargate, but I think that's acceptable. AWS Fargate isn't user-friendly. Anything related to Software as a Service or microservice architecture is not easy to implement. You're required to have DevOps from your side to implement the solution. AWS Fargate is just a temporary solution for us. When we grow to a certain level, we may use AKS for better control."
"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Batch is a cheap solution."
"The pricing is very fair."
"AWS Batch's pricing is good."
"We would advise that this solution has a slightly-higher price point than others on the market. There is a free plan available for start-ups, but the free and lower range licensing models do not provide the full functionality."
"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
30%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Government
16%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
University
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Large Enterprise6
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better, AWS Lambda or Batch?
AWS Lambda is a serverless solution. It doesn’t require any infrastructure, which allows for cost savings. There is no setup process to deal with, as the entire solution is in the cloud. If you use...
What do you like most about AWS Batch?
AWS Batch manages the execution of computing workload, including job scheduling, provisioning, and scaling.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Batch?
Pricing is good, as AWS Batch allows specifying spot instances, providing cost-effective solutions when launching jobs and spinning up EC2 instances.
What do you like most about AWS Fargate?
The most valuable feature of Fargate is that it's self-managed. You don't have to configure your own clusters or deploy any Kubernetes clusters. This simplifies the initial deployment and scaling p...
What needs improvement with AWS Fargate?
They need to improve some UI-based interaction.
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?
Using AWS Fargate is becoming easier as the platform improves. On a scale of 1-10, I rate AWS Fargate a 7.
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Amazon Batch
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Sample Customers

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack
Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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