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AWS Lambda vs Azure Stream Analytics comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.4
AWS Lambda offers high ROI with low costs, automatic scaling, and pay-as-you-go pricing, enhancing development focus.
Sentiment score
6.1
Azure Stream Analytics offers quick, cost-effective deployment, resulting in positive ROI and customer satisfaction for non-complex scenarios.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
AWS Lambda support receives mixed reviews, praised for enterprise plans but critiqued for response times and personalized cost concerns.
Sentiment score
6.5
Azure Stream Analytics support is effective and responsive, with service quality varying by subscription and occasional communication challenges.
There is a big communication gap due to lack of understanding of local scenarios and language barriers.
The support on critical issues depends on the level of subscription that you have with Microsoft itself.
They've managed to answer all my questions and provide help in a timely manner.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
AWS Lambda efficiently scales with traffic, integrates well with AWS, but may raise cost concerns at high volumes.
Sentiment score
7.5
Azure Stream Analytics is highly scalable, cloud-based, easily integrated, adaptable, and efficiently manages varying workloads, despite some cost concerns.
I would rate how scalable AWS Lambda is a nine on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 would be the lowest and 10 would be the highest level of scalability.
Maintenance requires a couple of people, however, it's not a full-time endeavor.
Azure Stream Analytics is scalable, and I would rate it seven out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
AWS Lambda offers stable, reliable performance with high availability, despite occasional latency issues, suitable for mission-critical applications.
Sentiment score
6.5
Azure Stream Analytics is reliable but can face downtime, bugs, transformation challenges, and requires tuning for optimal stability.
They require significant effort and fine-tuning to function effectively.
 

Room For Improvement

AWS Lambda requires improved integration, language support, performance, scalability, user-friendliness, and competitive pricing for enhanced third-party interoperability.
Azure Stream Analytics needs better pricing, logging, customization, connectivity, integration, UI, flexibility, support, error handling, and simplified licensing.
A cost comparison between products is also not straightforward.
Any coding challenges they face can be helped by the implementation of AI within the tool itself, such as using chatbots for assistance, automated testing, and code formatting.
There is a lack of technical support from Microsoft's local office, particularly in Taiwan.
 

Setup Cost

AWS Lambda's pay-per-use pricing is cost-effective for small workloads, offering flexibility and savings over traditional servers.
Azure Stream Analytics offers competitive pricing but can be costly for enterprises; users find billing reports confusing.
From my point of view, it should be cheaper now, considering the years since its release.
Regarding the cost of Azure Stream Analytics, I believe the price is reasonable for the tool.
We sell the data analytics value and operational value to customers, focusing on productivity and efficiency from the cloud.
 

Valuable Features

AWS Lambda offers serverless architecture, easy integration, auto-scaling, and cost-efficiency for developers prioritizing flexibility and quick deployments.
Azure Stream Analytics provides integrated, scalable real-time analytics with SQL queries and machine learning, enhancing data processing capabilities efficiently.
It's very accurate and uses existing technologies in terms of writing queries, utilizing standard query languages such as SQL, Spark, and others to provide information.
It is quite easy for my technicians to understand, and the learning curve is not steep.
Clients can choose and subscribe to the service items they need, making it more flexible than IBM solutions, especially in data analytics or data governance.
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Lambda
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
89
Ranking in other categories
Compute Service (1st)
Azure Stream Analytics
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
28
Ranking in other categories
Streaming Analytics (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

AWS Lambda and Azure Stream Analytics aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. AWS Lambda is designed for Compute Service and holds a mindshare of 19.4%, up 19.1% compared to last year.
Azure Stream Analytics, on the other hand, focuses on Streaming Analytics, holds 8.8% mindshare, down 12.5% since last year.
Compute Service Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
AWS Lambda19.4%
AWS Batch18.9%
AWS Fargate12.9%
Other48.800000000000004%
Compute Service
Streaming Analytics Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Azure Stream Analytics8.8%
Apache Flink14.5%
Databricks13.5%
Other63.2%
Streaming Analytics
 

Featured Reviews

Andrew-Wong - PeerSpot reviewer
Convenience in deployment process with room for code preview improvement
Having a better preview would be helpful. Sometimes, if my Lambda code is too big, it can be inconvenient as I'm unable to see my code when it exceeds a certain size. AWS has a limit, like a three-megabyte limit, beyond which I cannot view or edit the code easily.
SantiagoCordero - PeerSpot reviewer
Native connectors and integration simplify tasks but portfolio complexity needs addressing
There are too many products in the Azure landscape, which sometimes leads to overlap between them. Microsoft continuously releases new products or solutions, which can be frustrating when determining the appropriate features from one solution over another. A cost comparison between products is also not straightforward. They should simplify their portfolio. The Microsoft licensing system is confusing and not easy to understand, and this is something they should address. In the future, I may stop using Stream Analytics and move to other solutions. I discussed Palantir earlier, which is something I want to explore in depth because it allows me to accomplish more efficiently compared to solely using Azure. Additionally, the vendors should make the solution more user-friendly, incorporating low-code and no-code features. This is something I wish to explore further.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
5%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business35
Midsize Enterprise15
Large Enterprise42
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise16
 

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 Lambda?
The tool scales automatically based on the number of incoming requests.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Lambda?
The pricing of AWS Lambda is reasonable. It's beneficial and cost-effective for users regardless of the number of instances used.
Which would you choose - Databricks or Azure Stream Analytics?
Databricks is an easy-to-set-up and versatile tool for data management, analysis, and business analytics. For analytics teams that have to interpret data to further the business goals of their orga...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Azure Stream Analytics?
The solution does not need any license; it comes with your subscription.
What needs improvement with Azure Stream Analytics?
It does not always give you the right reason or the correct reason. For example, if a service is stopped, it just tells you that it stopped and started. It does not give you any good insight as to ...
 

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