Amazon EC2 vs Apache NiFi comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Apache are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #6 with an average rating of 9.1, while Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 9.0% mindshare in CS, compared to Apache’s 9.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Apache users who would recommend it.

Amazon EC2

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98% willing to recommend

Apache NiFi

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92% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

Apache NiFi and Amazon EC2 operate in data integration and cloud computing. Amazon EC2's extensive infrastructure gives it an advantage in scalability and performance.

Features: Apache NiFi offers an intuitive interface for visual data flow management, seamless data provenance, and robust security controls. Amazon EC2 provides high computing capacity, flexible storage, and comprehensive networking, with extensive cloud services suitable for dynamic computing needs.

Room for Improvement: Apache NiFi could enhance direct customer support options and expand scalability features. Improving its learning resources and community support would be beneficial. Enhancing its integration capabilities with a broader range of external tools could also be advantageous. Amazon EC2 could work on simplifying cost management tools to avoid unforeseen expenses. Enhancing the user interface for non-technical users and expanding documentation for better usability would be helpful. Improving the clarity of instance types and pricing plans for user awareness could be beneficial.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Apache NiFi features a straightforward deployment process with its user-friendly configuration and robust data flow management, yet customer support is primarily community-driven. Amazon EC2 excels with extensive deployment options and strong infrastructure support, offering a wide range of support plans that ensure reliable performance and scalability.

Pricing and ROI: Apache NiFi, as an open-source tool, incurs lower initial setup costs, making it cost-effective for smaller enterprises, and provides significant ROI through improved data handling. Amazon EC2 uses a flexible, usage-based pricing model allowing for scaling of resources, which can lead to a higher ROI depending on utilization and management.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EC2

Ranking in Compute Service

6th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Apache NiFi

Ranking in Compute Service

8th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Amazon EC2 is 9.0%, up from 7.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache NiFi is 9.1%, up from 8.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Compute Service Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon EC2	9.0%
Apache NiFi	9.1%
Other	81.9%

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Shakir Bhatt

Senior Software Engineer at Netsmart Technologies

Flexibility empowers personalized management with minimal challenges

Initially, I was not sure how things were working. After I became familiar with it, I didn't feel any issues with Amazon EC2. However, one concern remains. I have heard from multiple people that if you have an Amazon EC2 instance running and you stop it, the billing continues unless you terminate the Amazon EC2 instance. This is an area where users should be prompted. I am not sure whether that information is currently available, but users might think billing stops when they stop their instance.

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Bharghava Raghavendra Beesa

Senior Developer at Infosys

The tool enables effective data transformation and integration

There are some areas for improvement, particularly with record-level tasks that take a bit of time. The quality of JSON data processing could be improved, as JSON workloads require manual conversions without a specific process. Enhancing features related to alerting would be helpful, including mobile alerts for pipeline issues. Integration with mobile devices for error alerts would simplify information delivery.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The ability to bring up servers and then do the computation and deposit means we don't have to maintain a data center. Everything is virtual and the security is also taken care of. It helps us to achieve compliance. Being a small startup with the security features that AWS provides helps us with compliance."

"EC2 is flexible when we need to increase its resources (memory, boosting, and storage) based on our usage. That is the power of EC2."

"The scalability and elasticity are helpful."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 is the virtual machines that are available."

"Amazon EC2 has plenty of scalability options to decrease or increase the number we need. Based on our bandwidth usage we may go for a higher or downgrade level. We can do it ourselves."

"The most valuable feature of Amazon EC2 is its ability to spin a new virtual machine in a few seconds."

"The most valuable features of Amazon EC2 are ease of use and the services offered."

"The most valuable feature is EC2 is scalable, so when you want to move to market, you don't need to wait until your provision is fast, you can just go and provision it and then easily install your application."

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"It is highly effective for handling real-time data by working with APIs for immediate and continuous data extraction."

"It's an automated flow, where you can build a flow from source to destination, then do the transformation in between."

"The most valuable feature has been the range of clients and the range of connectors that we could use."

"The user interface is good and makes it easy to design very popular workflows."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"Apache NiFi is user-friendly. Its most valuable features for handling large volumes of data include its multitude of integrated endpoints and clients and the ability to create cron jobs to run tasks at regular intervals."

"The most valuable features of this solution are ease of use and implementation."

"Visually, this is a good product."

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Cons

"I would like to see more variety in the operating system images used to create test environments in EC2. There should be more versions and releases. Sometimes, you want to test an update from an old release to a higher version, but you can’t do that with the new images available. You have to use your own."

"I have heard from multiple people that if you have an Amazon EC2 instance running and you stop it, the billing continues unless you terminate the Amazon EC2 instance."

"It's not the best of the best because we still have issues with downtime. We still have issues with the cost of storage, with all these different instance styles, and how much it costs. They cost an arm and a leg the higher you go."

"There are some specific features, such as ML features and AI features, that I would to see included in the next releases of Amazon EC2."

"Built-in and/or integration with other services to proactively identify potential failures before they occur."

"The availability and response time of the free technical support can be improved."

"I would like to see as much automation for data validation as possible in the future."

"An area for improvement in Amazon EC2 is the cost because it's a bit higher than competitor pricing."

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"The tool should incorporate more tutorials for advanced use cases. It has tutorials for simple use cases."

"The overall stability of this solution could be improved. In a future release, we would like to have access to more features that could be used in a parallel way. This would provide more freedom with processing."

"There are some claims that NiFi is cloud-native but we have tested it, and it's not."

"There should be a better way to integrate a development environment with local tools."

"The quality of JSON data processing could be improved, as JSON workloads require manual conversions without a specific process."

"We run many jobs, and there are already large tables. When we do not control NiFi on time, all reports fail for the day. So it's pretty slow to control, and it has to be improved."

"I think the UI interface needs to be more user-friendly."

"The use case templates could be more precise to typical business needs."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's expensive, and it could be cheaper."

"We are using a pay-as-you-go model."

"Amazon EC2 is a very expensive solution."

"For our usage, the cost is approximately $20,000 to $23,000 per month."

"EC2 pricing is somewhat transparent, in that AWS provides pricing for all instance types. However, the number of pricing options can be confusing."

"We are paying about $1,500 a month for one of the services."

"The license fee for Amazon EC2 is higher than its competitors."

"When we did the deployment of Amazon EC2 we found it to be less expensive than other solutions."

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"The solution is open-source."

"We use the free version of Apache NiFi."

"I used the tool's free version."

"It's an open-source solution."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Transportation Company

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

12%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	30
Midsize Enterprise	13
Large Enterprise	26

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2?

The scalability and elasticity are helpful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2?

Advice on Setup Cost, Pricing, and Licensing for EC2: 1. Start Small & Use Free Tier if Possible For new users or small applications, the AWS Free Tier offers limited EC2 usage free for 12 mont...

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What needs improvement with Amazon EC2?

There are some specific features, such as ML features and AI features, that I would to see included in the next releases of Amazon EC2. Additionally, there is functionality available in Databricks ...

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What do you like most about Apache NiFi?

The initial setup is very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Apache NiFi?

Apache NiFi is open-source and free. Its integration with systems like Cloudera can be expensive, but Apache NiFi itself presents the best pricing as a standalone tool.

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What needs improvement with Apache NiFi?

The logging system of Apache NiFi needs improvement. It is difficult to debug compared to Airflow ( /products/apache-airflow-reviews ), where task details and issues are clear. With Apache NiFi, I ...

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Also Known As

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate them from common failure scenarios.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Apache NiFi is an easy to use, powerful, and reliable system to process and distribute data. It supports powerful and scalable directed graphs of data routing, transformation, and system mediation logic.

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Sample Customers

Netflix, Expedia, TimeInc., Novaris, airbnb, Lamborghini

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