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Compare Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Azure Container Instances 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (36.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Star Rating
(331)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (45.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)Azure Container Instances
Star Rating
(86)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (36.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Container InstancesSummary
AI Generated Summary
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- Users report that Amazon ECS excels in its integration with other AWS services, making it a preferred choice for organizations already using the AWS ecosystem. Reviewers mention that features like Elastic Load Balancing and IAM roles enhance security and scalability.
- Reviewers mention that Azure Container Instances offers a more straightforward pricing model, which is appealing for smaller projects or startups. Users on G2 appreciate the pay-as-you-go model, allowing for cost-effective scaling without long-term commitments.
- G2 users highlight that Amazon ECS has a steeper learning curve, particularly in its orchestration capabilities. Users say that while it offers powerful features, the complexity can be overwhelming for new users compared to Azure's more user-friendly interface.
- Users say that Azure Container Instances provides faster setup times, with many reviewers noting that they can deploy containers in minutes. In contrast, users report that Amazon ECS requires more configuration and setup, which can delay deployment.
- Reviewers mention that Amazon ECS has robust access control features, allowing for fine-grained permissions and security settings. Users on G2 appreciate the detailed IAM policies that can be applied to containerized applications.
- Users report that Azure Container Instances shines in its simplicity for running isolated containers without the need for orchestration, making it ideal for quick tasks or testing environments. Reviewers say this is a significant advantage for teams looking for agility without the overhead of managing a full orchestration platform.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No pricing availableAzure Container Instances
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
No trial information availableAzure Container Instances
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
248
9.2
73
Ease of Use
8.2
250
8.9
72
Ease of Setup
8.2
146
8.5
37
Ease of Admin
8.3
138
8.7
33
Quality of Support
8.4
235
8.7
72
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
136
9.2
33
Product Direction (% positive)
8.8
225
9.3
70
Features by Category
Management
8.2
105
Not enough data
8.1
102
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Organization
8.1
96
Not enough data
8.0
98
Not enough data
8.1
100
Not enough data
Development
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
97
Not enough data
8.1
86
Not enough data
8.3
93
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) and Azure Container Instances are categorized as Container Management and Container Orchestration
Unique Categories
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) has no unique categories
Azure Container Instances has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Container Instances
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
14.0%
Information Technology and Services
11.9%
Financial Services
8.2%
Marketing and Advertising
4.8%
Insurance
3.8%
Other
57.3%
Information Technology and Services
34.1%
Computer Software
19.5%
Telecommunications
7.3%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.3%
Financial Services
4.9%
Other
26.8%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Higher Education
Blue/Green Deployments and serverless containers (Fargate)
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Computer Software
- the UI is really unintuative and slow - "active" and "primary" are really confusing names - it's frustrating that we can't use an old task def once there is a new primay (active?). sometimes in urgent situations when we've rolled out a bug or bad...
Azure Container Instances
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Research
I can use the portal to create a container, no need to worry about provisioning virtual machines to host the container or installing software. Instances can be created with a single-line PowerShell command and will be up-and-running in minutes. Azure...
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Education Management
The only thing I dislike is the possible privacy issues since it is a public cloud without having provision to manage.
Verified User in Higher Education
Blue/Green Deployments and serverless containers (Fargate)
Verified User in Research
I can use the portal to create a container, no need to worry about provisioning virtual machines to host the container or installing software. Instances can be created with a single-line PowerShell command and will be up-and-running in minutes. Azure...
Verified User in Computer Software
- the UI is really unintuative and slow - "active" and "primary" are really confusing names - it's frustrating that we can't use an old task def once there is a new primay (active?). sometimes in urgent situations when we've rolled out a bug or bad...
Verified User in Education Management
The only thing I dislike is the possible privacy issues since it is a public cloud without having provision to manage.
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Discussions
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ECS (containers) service page itself has main metrics link CPU utilization and memory utilization reports. If you need more stats you can go to cloudwatch...Read more
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