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AWS Compute Optimizer vs AWS Fargate comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Compute Optimizer
Ranking in Compute Service
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
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 October 2025, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of AWS Compute Optimizer is 0.6%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 11.9%, down from 17.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compute Service Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS Fargate11.9%
AWS Compute Optimizer0.6%
Other87.5%
Compute Service
 

Featured Reviews

Shady Mogawer - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to manage, flexible, and has good scaling options
A partner company called Cloud40 helped us with the deployment. It took a couple of weeks for the deployment to happen. The steps we took for the deployment process included research and information planning about what we wanted to do while moving from physical to the cloud. We have used all the hardware and other resources available to make sure of the connection.
Fedir Plotnikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Enables quick scaling and reduces infrastructure worries
The best thing about AWS Fargate is that I don't need to worry about the proper provisioning of infrastructure for my task, and it's very fast in terms of scaling my containers; it's much faster than other solutions. From using AWS Fargate, I see benefits such as scaling speed and no headache about the infrastructure provisioning.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the solution's scaling capability to be an important benefit. You can scale it vertically or horizontally, i.e., you can upgrade the hardware or clone the machine. The solution is also easy to manage and flexible. Additionally, you get some layers of security without paying for it."
"AWS Fargate is an easy-to-use tool to simplify setup. You only pay for the resources you use. If you need to quickly create, delete, or scale applications without managing resources like EC2 instances, Fargate is the best service to use."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ability to run on demand without the constant run time of basic resources."
"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 process."
"AWS Fargate has definitely impacted our organization positively because before that, we couldn't accommodate the workload requirements as flexibly as we can with Fargate."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ease of use."
"If you create your deployment with a good set of rules for how to scale in, you can just set it and forget it."
"Fargate's integration with other AWS services is really good."
 

Cons

"I have two areas of improvement to comment on. Most of the product names in AWS are not indicative of what they are doing. Moreover, AWS is not organized and you do not have the full platform with you. It is hard to know some AWS services."
"AWS Fargate could improve the privileged mode containers. We had some problems and they were not able to run."
"AWS Fargate needs improvement in terms of setup complexity."
"Sometimes, Fargate can be really hard to configure."
"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."
"There could be improvements for AWS Fargate regarding cost as it is expensive compared to running on EC2."
"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."
"There is a tool named Compose that helps in converting the Docker Compose file into a Kubernetes file. For ECS and Fargate, AWS reads a Dockerfile and helps with conversion. However, I am uncertain if it's ready for deployment after conversion."
"As I have not worked with Fargate extensively, I do not have any specific improvements."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the solution's pricing reasonable. You need to pay extra for IP and other miscellaneous costs."
"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
16%
Government
15%
Computer Software Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
10%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise7
 

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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?
There could be improvements for AWS Fargate regarding cost as it is expensive compared to running on EC2. AWS Fargate is pretty straightforward for simple tasks and it should remain this way; an ad...
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?
I would recommend AWS Fargate to other people. My advice for people about AWS Fargate is to be aware of the cost of using this solution. On a scale of one to ten, I rate AWS Fargate a nine.
 

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