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AWS Fargate vs Heroku comparison

 

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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 Fargate
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
Compute Service (3rd)
Heroku
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (12th)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. AWS Fargate is designed for Compute Service and holds a mindshare of 9.6%, down 12.9% compared to last year.
Heroku, on the other hand, focuses on PaaS Clouds, holds 2.8% mindshare, down 3.3% since last year.
Compute Service Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Fargate9.6%
Amazon EC215.2%
AWS Lambda15.1%
Other60.1%
Compute Service
PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Heroku2.8%
Amazon AWS13.8%
Microsoft Azure12.3%
Other71.1%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Fedir Plotnikov - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Globant
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.
Cristian-Molina - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Developer at Go Coeupas
Has a quick development cycle and continuous integration
The initial setup is straightforward. Heroku integrates well. You only have to push the code, and it automatically deploys the new version. Whether you have permission depends on the application. Currently, I have one application that I deploy myself. I rate the initial setup a nine out of ten, where one is difficult and ten is easy.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fargate itself is a stable product. We are quite satisfied with its performance."
"If you create your deployment with a good set of rules for how to scale in, you can just set it and forget it."
"It allows for focusing on applications instead of managing infrastructure."
"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."
"AWS Fargate is an Amazon-managed service for Kubernetes that provides a nice out-of-the-box pre-packaged solution for deploying, with good integration with EKS and container registry, making it an easy way to use the AWS Kubernetes service."
"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."
"Valuable for us was the fast deployment. This means the time to market is improved without pain for developers."
"The most valuable feature of Heroku is the continuous integration and applications it provides."
"We use Heroku to run generic data. We also use it for our customer development environment. It helps us to build and test websites."
"Easy, fast, fun, and extendable."
"I have been a great fan of Heroku as it simplified my work for many years."
"The platform is very Node.js-friendly, which is something that is important to us."
"Lots of integrations"
"Thanks to Heroku, we don't need to do as much direct management in AWS."
 

Cons

"Service computing is not as straightforward compared to other computing services. It requires more effort to use effectively."
"AWS Fargate needs improvement in terms of setup complexity."
"As I have not worked with Fargate extensively, I do not have any specific improvements."
"We faced challenges in vertically scaling our workload."
"The main area for improvement is the cost, which could be lowered to be more competitive with other major cloud providers."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Heroku had an authentication problem a few months ago, but they solved it."
"Heroku should increase its slug size limits."
"They could flesh out some of their analytics a little more."
"Plugins aren't cheap (Mailchimp is $1.5/1000 emails)."
"I had an issue recently where my site was down intermittently for unknown reasons. I posted a ticket and 5 days have gone by without any resolution."
"There is an issue because Heroku supports Docker container images, but not if you're using the continuous integration infrastructure."
"I think this solution would be improved if free demos were available indefinitely."
"Heroku doesn't support Docker images on the CI infrastructure."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."
"The tool is free."
"Its price is very good."
"There is a standard fee for a processing unit, they call them "dynos," and then you pay for add-ons."
"The price of Heroku could be less expensive."
"I rate the tool's pricing a three out of ten."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Government
16%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Construction Company
9%
Computer Software Company
9%
University
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

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.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Fargate?
The pricing is dependent on the load being run. AWS Fargate follows a pay-as-you-go model, which provides flexibility. The pricing details can be easily found on the AWS Fargate website.
What needs improvement with Heroku?
I don't like that the web server crashes every day, every 24 hours. The pricing could be improved because scaling the database becomes costly. The Docker features are not great. You cannot use any ...
What is your primary use case for Heroku?
We use the solution for web applications and web APIs.
What advice do you have for others considering Heroku?
The integration capabilities are great because of the quick integration and the management features. We don't need a lot of expertise and all external DevOps people. Heroku is the easiest platform ...
 

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