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AWS Compute Optimizer vs Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling 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 EC2 Auto Scaling
Ranking in Compute Service
5th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Compute Optimizer
Ranking in Compute Service
15th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is 9.3%, down from 13.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Compute Optimizer is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compute Service Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling9.3%
AWS Compute Optimizer0.5%
Other90.2%
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Featured Reviews

Karthikeyan Ganesan - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers automatic scaling features but can improve user interface and setup guidance
Customizable policies help us determine how scaling should occur. In enterprise environments such as healthcare or banking with numerous instances running different applications, customizable policies allow appropriate scaling. For critical servers, we can set up a higher number of new instances to scale out to prevent downtime. For less critical servers that perform simple tasks such as file copying, we can use customizable policies to scale out minimal instances to avoid unnecessary expenses or cloud costs. Regarding integration, there are some disadvantages in AWS where certain availability zones or regions experience glitches. This can cause production halts because of problems on Amazon's side. In particular regions, when integrating Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling or other services, there might be delays in creating new Amazon EC2 instances, sometimes becoming inefficient.
Shady Mogawer - PeerSpot reviewer
Easy to manage, flexible, and has good scaling options
A partner company called Cloud40 helped us with the deployment. It took a couple of weeks for the deployment to happen. The steps we took for the deployment process included research and information planning about what we wanted to do while moving from physical to the cloud. We have used all the hardware and other resources available to make sure of the connection.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What we have found most valuable are the purchasing of usage at the time and small storage."
"The most valuable features are that it is stable, flexible, and reliable."
"Having a load balancer in between is very helpful when you have huge traffic."
"The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is scaling your intra based on the request. Additionally, you are able to map the solution with any load balancer, such as public or private load balancers."
"Sometimes, Auto Scaling is more beneficial, and sometimes, Reserved Instances are preferred, especially for longer-term usage."
"The auto scaling feature is beneficial; users don't need Terraform or another tool to automate this kind of situation, and when configuring Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling without wanting to spend excessive money, it can be scaled up during peak demand times and scaled down during particular days or periods."
"The auto-scaling feature is particularly useful. Additionally, CloudWatch and CloudTrail are also important features for us."
"Auto-scaling is a good feature."
"I find the solution's scaling capability to be an important benefit. You can scale it vertically or horizontally, i.e., you can upgrade the hardware or clone the machine. The solution is also easy to manage and flexible. Additionally, you get some layers of security without paying for it."
 

Cons

"Sometimes the configuration is not intuitive."
"There is room for improvement in the scalability."
"It should work for the cloud, cloud monitoring features, and DevOps processes. It should automatically enable features for downscaling and upscaling."
"When creating a new instance there is a set of questions that have to be answered, and this is something that can be simplified."
"EC2 is doing what it is intended to do, and I have no specific improvements to suggest."
"Scalability can be improved."
"For future improvements, I suggest focusing on cost reduction."
"It's an expensive solution."
"I have two areas of improvement to comment on. Most of the product names in AWS are not indicative of what they are doing. Moreover, AWS is not organized and you do not have the full platform with you. It is hard to know some AWS services."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing could be a little bit more competitive."
"Compared to the performance, the price is quite high. I would rate it a ten because it is expensive. There are additional costs including bandwidth costs, data transfer costs, and load balancing costs."
"The product is expensive."
"There is no specific pricing for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling, but we have to pay for the number of machines getting scaled up."
"The pricing is not fixed and it is based on usage."
"The product's pricing depends on the traffic and workload."
"When we want to use more services, we need to pay more. It's a monthly subscription, rather than licensed-based. Pricing or fees for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling could be improved."
"Licensing fees are paid on a yearly basis."
"I find the solution's pricing reasonable. You need to pay extra for IP and other miscellaneous costs."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
20%
Computer Software Company
12%
Retailer
7%
University
7%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
The solution removes the need for hardware. We can easily create servers or machines. Just by clicking or specifying our requirements, like memory size or disk space, it's set up for us. The tool e...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
The costing for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is equivalent to creating Amazon EC2 servers. For instance, if one dollar is paid for a single Amazon EC2 machine, the same cost applies for Amazon EC2 Auto ...
What needs improvement with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling?
Amazon should provide more detailed training materials for people who are just starting to work with Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling. Documentation should be provided according to region. For example, in I...
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