Amazon Elastic Container Service offers scalability, cost-effectiveness, and ease of use. Users appreciate auto-scaling, integration with AWS services, and managed Kubernetes. The flexibility to work with Docker images and security certifications add value. ECS's high availability, along with per-second billing and zero downtime, is valued for production environments. Its support for Fargate and service discovery, as well as load balancing capabilities, enhances user experience. The platform facilitates quick deployment and efficient performance monitoring.
- "Overall, I would rate the solution highly over time as there is no reason not to, giving it a rating of 10 out of 10."
- "The support from AWS is incredible."
- "Amazon Elastic Container Service makes horizontal scaling easy and is especially effective when working under the ECS service."
Amazon Elastic Container Service needs better usability, clearer pricing, and improved monitoring. Users face challenges with manual management and lack of trust in containerization. The pricing is high and complex, impacting budget considerations. Support and documentation require enhancements for understanding and ease of use. Users report limitations in control over infrastructure, difficulties with navigation, and integration issues with third-party tools. Auto-scaling and visualization features need optimization for efficiency and reliability.
- "The services are costly, which is one potential drawback. Additionally, when it comes to new-age services around AI, particularly in the areas of LLMs and genomics, these services are not fully available in our region's availability domain. These are the areas where improvement is required."
- "Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously."
- "Currently, when scaling with Amazon Elastic Container Service, I have to choose between monitoring CPU or memory usage to scale up or scale out; there is no option to monitor both simultaneously."