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Amazon AWS vs Modal Labs 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

Amazon AWS
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
261
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (2nd)
Modal Labs
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
2.3
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon AWS is 15.0%, up from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Modal Labs is 0.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon AWS15.0%
Modal Labs0.8%
Other84.2%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Asif  Meem - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Machine Learning Engineer at sportsbet
Managed cloud services have helped accelerate experiments with flexible configuration options
Sometimes the costs associated with spinning up a service, especially managed services, have implications. For example, if I create a Glue job, that will create S3 buckets and other resources that have cost implications, but once I clean up a Glue job, it does not delete the other accessory resources. Sometimes, I have to go hunting for what resources Amazon AWS might have provisioned and how it is costing behind the scenes. It can be complex depending on your level of expertise. It is not as easy to get started, especially when it comes to secure practices. Amazon AWS is more hands-on than other platforms.
reviewer2855421 - PeerSpot reviewer
AI Engineer at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Low-friction compute has accelerated my prototyping and supports fast code evaluation runs
I don't have anything else to add about my main use case or how Modal Labs fits into my workflow. I don't want to add anything else about the features. I don't measure my outcomes with Modal Labs, but my experience has been pretty good for use cases where other providers, which usually involve renting out the full VM, is too much of a high-friction option. This being low-friction is valuable. I have no comments regarding Modal Labs's AI capabilities, specifically about its governance and security because I haven't used it in that context. Regarding Modal Labs's AI capabilities, I find its accuracy and reliability of output to be extremely reliable. I don't think there is anything to improve regarding accuracy because it is a provider. I use Modal Labs for experimentation on and off, and I do not properly deploy it. I did not purchase Modal Labs through the AWS Marketplace. I used the free tier. My advice to others looking into using Modal Labs is to try it, as they have thirty dollars of free credits every month. I give Modal Labs an overall rating of eight.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Using AWS is really helpful for saving costs."
"AWS is known for its scalable cloud hosting and computing services. We use various features depending on our needs, including endpoint services, database instances, and EC2 instances."
"The whole solution is well designed and AWS has decent documentation, which is not to be taken for granted, and I've also found that AWS is easy to use."
"Overall, AWS is pretty good and I can definitely recommend it because it's a proven product."
"Technical support has been great."
"Deploying to the elastic cloud is much easier now with AWS."
"It is easy to spin up resources."
"We switched to it because of its ease of use, ease of deployment, and cost."
"Modal Labs has positively impacted my organization and my work because I don't think there is any other provider that lets me attach it as functions, and I think it fits my workflow more naturally."
 

Cons

"However, I was a bit disappointed with the AWS representative for Brazil."
"In some areas, more transparency on what is persistent towards novice users."
"The setup of the solution is not so easy, it requires various skills to complete it. The whole implementation can take a month."
"This solution could offer more security."
"I think the solution could be more user-friendly, like Microsoft products."
"Some customers can become overwhelmed by the range of services, so training and assistance from specialized third-parties is strongly recommended."
"The features that should be improved are that there should be better clarity on their invoicing."
"Amazon AWS could be improved by lowering the general storage price."
"Modal Labs could be improved by not charging for the building of containers, as it turns out to be more expensive for certain use cases like mine where I have to try out many different containers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Its pricing model is too complex."
"Amazon AWS is really cost-effective."
"A few of our customers pay for it yearly and monthly. Sometimes, when it's related to the data, the pricing seems to be high. It could be cheaper on a transactional basis."
"In comparison to Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, the database offered by Amazon AWS is relatively expensive. However, the database also offers rich features."
"To anyone thinking about using AWS, I would suggest carefully designing your implementation. This is very important because it will impact the monthly cost of the solution. You need to think ahead and talk with your staff to find opportunities to make this more efficient."
"Its price should be lower. Currently, the price is the same if you are working in-house or in production. If you have to do internal testing or you are checking if things are working in-house, you need to pay for that, and the price is the same. The price for in-house usage should be different from production usage."
"The pricing depends on the workload. For example, if your workload involves Windows technologies, AWS may not be the most cost-effective option. In that case, you might be better off with Azure."
"The price is good and licensing fees are paid on a monthly basis."
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Comparison Review

it_user8586 - PeerSpot reviewer
Engineer at a tech consulting company with 51-200 employees
Aug 14, 2013
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
7%
University
21%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Construction Company
10%
Educational Organization
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business131
Midsize Enterprise48
Large Enterprise120
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with Modal Labs?
Modal Labs could be improved by not charging for the building of containers, as it turns out to be more expensive for certain use cases like mine where I have to try out many different containers. ...
What is your primary use case for Modal Labs?
My main use case for Modal Labs is to accelerate my prototypes because I find it effective. A specific example of a prototype I accelerated using Modal Labs is when I wanted to run evaluations for ...
What advice do you have for others considering Modal Labs?
I don't have anything else to add about my main use case or how Modal Labs fits into my workflow. I don't want to add anything else about the features. I don't measure my outcomes with Modal Labs, ...
 

Comparisons

 

Also Known As

Amazon Web Services, AWS
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Sample Customers

Pinterest, General Electric, Pfizer, Netflix, and Nasdaq.
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