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AWS Fargate mindshare

As of June 2025, the mindshare of AWS Fargate in the Compute Service category stands at 14.0%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryCompute ServiceJun 2, 2025Download
ProductReviews, tips, and advice from real usersJun 2, 2025Download
ComparisonAWS Fargate vs AWS LambdaJun 2, 2025Download
ComparisonAWS Fargate vs Amazon EC2 Auto ScalingJun 2, 2025Download
ComparisonAWS Fargate vs Apache SparkJun 2, 2025Download
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Top industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
22%
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Government
8%
Retailer
5%
Real Estate/Law Firm
5%
University
5%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Healthcare Company
3%
Media Company
2%
Educational Organization
2%
Construction Company
2%
Hospitality Company
2%
Consumer Goods Company
2%
Performing Arts
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Insurance Company
1%
Marketing Services Firm
1%
Non Profit
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Energy/Utilities Company
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Recruiting/Hr Firm
1%
Logistics Company
1%
 

AWS Fargate reviews

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Software Engineering Manager – Digital Production Optimization at Yara International ASA
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Mar 10, 2025
Scaling services efficiently with flexible load management
Subrata Mukherjee - PeerSpot user
Senior Technical Architect; Head of Platform at Blenheim Chalcot IT Services India
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Oct 21, 2024
Boost demand response with cost-efficient serverless architecture

Pros

"AWS Fargate automatically scales to meet demand, making it ideal for applications with variable workloads. "

Cons

"Challenges include higher costs for smaller clients, limited control over underlying infrastructure customization, and potential latencies during task startup."
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BM
Architecte logiciels/Architecte Solutions AWS Cloud at La Poste S.A.
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Jan 16, 2025
AWS managed services simplify deployment and monitoring

Pros

"All AWS services allow me to manage a wide range of applications and services."

Cons

"There are features that could be added or enhanced. "
Ashish Makasare - PeerSpot user
AWS & Azure DevOps Engineer at Cravita Technologies India Private Limited
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Oct 27, 2024
Serverless compute enhances application focus while there could be better scaling

Pros

"It allows for focusing on applications instead of managing infrastructure."

Cons

"I would like to see enhanced faster application scaling and better integration with the elastic file system to unify storage volumes and improve the launch time of instances. "
JG
CEO at Teamcore
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Apr 22, 2024
Offers serverless capabilities, self-managed, simplifies ease of use and integrates with other AWS services

Pros

"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. "

Cons

"If there are any options to manage containers, that would be good. That relates more to the cost point. For example, over the next three months, I'll be making a comparison between solutions like CAST AI and other software-as-a-service platforms that offer Kubernetes management with an emphasis on cost reduction. "
FABIO NAGAO - PeerSpot user
Chief Technology Officer at Looplex SA
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Dec 30, 2024
Automated deployment processes and scalability offer streamlined workflow management

Pros

"Fargate is beneficial for hosting our solutions and providing workflow management, creating legal documents, and delivering business intelligence."

Cons

"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."
Chirag Pandey - PeerSpot user
IT operations/AWS Cloud at Coforge Growth Agency
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Feb 6, 2025
Good management and patching with integration and support for database handling

Pros

"AWS Fargate is a fully managed service, and it's very easy to use compared to other services like Elastic Beanstalk Service (EBS)."

Cons

"As I have not worked with Fargate extensively, I do not have any specific improvements."
DI
Sr Software Engineer at Receive
Verified user of AWS Fargate
Nov 5, 2024
Effortless integration and automation elevating productivity

Pros

"Fargate's integration with other AWS services is really good. "

Cons

"Sometimes, Fargate can be really hard to configure. "