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Amazon Elastic Container Service vs Spot comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jul 13, 2025

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 Elastic Container Se...
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Container Management (8th)
Spot
Ranking in Containers as a Service (CaaS)
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (31st), Server Virtualization Software (15th), Cloud Operations Analytics (1st), Cloud Analytics (4th), Compute Service (11th), Cloud Cost Management (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Containers as a Service (CaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon Elastic Container Service is 22.7%, down from 38.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spot is 7.3%. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Containers as a Service (CaaS) Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Amazon Elastic Container Service22.7%
Spot7.3%
Other70.0%
Containers as a Service (CaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

FABIO NAGAO - PeerSpot reviewer
Horizontal scaling is streamlined when deploying modern workloads
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. This limitation makes it challenging to define a balanced scale-out automation since a well-written software should balance between processing and memory.
Manpreet_Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Used to manage Kubernetes infrastructure, but it doesn't have support from OCI
Spot Ocean is deployed on the cloud in our organization. I would recommend the solution to other users. You need to have an experience with Kubernetes, or else this product is of no use. It is not difficult to learn to use Spot Ocean. Overall, I rate the solution a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"In seven years, we have not faced a single second of downtime."
"What I really like about Amazon ECS is its simplicity and ease of use. Amazon also has really good security."
"It's quick and easy to have the solution working."
"ECS is a useful platform."
"I like the tool's availability and automated scalability. I need to define the port numbers, and when I have a large load of requests, I can get automated scalability."
"Implementing the product has helped me monitor the parameters. I utilize tools like CloudWatch and AWS systems to track these parameters. If any issues arise, I alert our developer team to address and resolve them. The product helps to have a global file system. Also, it helps in data replication from region to region."
"ECS is flexible and easy to use."
"Once you get the procedure right, and set a pattern, it just works."
"The solution offers both block access and file access, making it a nice solution for customers."
"The solution helps us to manage and scale automatically whenever there is a limit to the increase in the application workflow."
 

Cons

"My company has faced some stability issues with Amazon EC2 Container Service."
"The solution must improve backup and compatibility around OS like Windows and Mac."
"Amazon EC2 Container Service's security can be improved."
"The solution is expensive compared to other alternatives like Azure."
"The tool initially required a significant amount of development time on the backend, but in terms of efficiency, it's a one-time effort."
"EC2 is not self-explanatory enough."
"They could provide easier options for third-party integrations similar to internal AWS services."
"Billing is extremely complex."
"The solution doesn't have support from OCI, and it should start working to onboard OCI."
"There are no particular areas for improvement I can identify."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon EC2 Container Service is worth the money."
"I don't exactly deal with the pricing. We have a separate Infra team that deals with the pricing. They are more into the scalability part. Based on our requirements, the pricing will increase. The automation teams will test some of the benefits to see how can we can optimize the cost. They'll have a security manager connection and some alerts based upon the usage to see how to reduce the building cost based upon the installations."
"Although AWS has successfully captured over 60 percent of the market in the cloud part, the tool is competitively way cheaper for the resources it provides compared to the other solutions."
"The platform is inexpensive."
"The pricing of Amazon EC2 Container Service is average."
"The solution is expensive, but not too much."
"If you want to scale without the traditional methods, the solution is a bit cost-effective."
"Amazon ECS is expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
25%
Computer Software Company
16%
Government
7%
Transportation Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
21%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business27
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise18
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Elastic Container Service?
Implementing the product has helped me monitor the parameters. I utilize tools like CloudWatch and AWS systems to track these parameters. If any issues arise, I alert our developer team to address ...
What needs improvement with Amazon Elastic Container Service?
The solution must improve backup and compatibility around OS like Windows and Mac.
What do you like most about Spot Ocean?
The solution helps us to manage and scale automatically whenever there is a limit to the increase in the application workflow.
What needs improvement with Spot Ocean?
There are no particular areas for improvement I can identify.
What is your primary use case for Spot Ocean?
Spot by NetApp is primarily used for backup and also for Fiservware.
 

Also Known As

Amazon ECS, Amazon EC2 Container Service
Spot Ocean, Spot Elastigroup, Spot Eco
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Ubisoft, GoPro, TIBCO, Remind
Freshworks, Zalando, Red Spark, News, Trax, ETAS, Demandbase, BeesWa, Duolingo, intel, IBM, N26, Wix, EyeEm, moovit, SAMSUNG, News UK, ticketmaster
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