Amazon Virtual Private Cloud vs Apache NiFi comparison

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Apache are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #7 with an average rating of 9.0, while Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8. Amazon Web Services (AWS) holds a 0.7% mindshare in CS, compared to Apache’s 9.3% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Apache users who would recommend it.

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud

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97% 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 Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) are strong contenders in the fields of data management and networking. Amazon VPC is more advantageous in networking capabilities, offering robust security and scalability, while Apache NiFi holds a superior position in data flow management and integration.

Features: Apache NiFi provides real-time analytics, data transformation, and seamless integration, geared towards data routing and ease of integration. Amazon VPC offers isolated network environments, granular traffic control, and scalability, focused on secure networking.

Room for Improvement: Apache NiFi could enhance large-scale deployment capabilities, offer more comprehensive security features, and expand documentation resources. Amazon VPC can improve user onboarding, further streamline complex configurations, and enhance cost transparency for better budget management.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Amazon VPC benefits from a straightforward deployment process, backed by extensive documentation and robust customer support. Apache NiFi features an intuitive interface simplifying data flow management but does not match Amazon's comprehensive support structure, requiring more initial setup effort.

Pricing and ROI: Apache NiFi is cost-efficient with lower setup costs, appealing to organizations focused on data integration while offering a commendable ROI. Amazon VPC, although potentially more costly, offers greater security and scalability benefits, showing significant ROI in large-scale enterprise deployments.

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud

Ranking in Compute Service

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

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 September 2025, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is 0.7%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Apache NiFi is 9.3%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Compute Service Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud	0.7%
Apache NiFi	9.3%
Other	90.0%

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Carl Seguya

Aws Solutions Architect at Italemwa hub

Reliable traffic management with good cost reduction and a straightforward setup

In terms of the system, I love the functionality of a NAT Gateway. For instance, when I was using it, it was easy to refuse certain traffic from penetrating into my other availability zone. I had to use a NAT Gateway to transition traffic only to the desired portal. Due to using Amazon VPC, it was reliable, efficient in operations, and cost-effective. For scalability, it was beneficial when one instance was down in an availability zone, as we had a standby instance. This ensured that when an availability zone in South Africa went down, another one in the US was available. We used methods like backup, restore, and pilot standby to recover data, and AWS Trusted Advisor guided us on cost optimization. We achieved an average of 70% cost reduction through savings plans for reserved instances and Spot Instances for short-term development servers.

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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 initial setup was straightforward."

"The UI is very user-friendly."

"For network security, Network Access Control Lists (NACLs). They work very well. For example, instead of leaving a resource open to the world with something like 0.0.0.0/0, we can use NACLs to be much more specific with our network traffic rules. It adds an important security layer to our infrastructure."

"One person with capable knowledge can implement the solution."

"Amazon Virtual Private Cloud isolates networks and offers robust network security. It also adds two network security layers."

"The main feature I like about Amazon VPC is its security capabilities, including security groups and subnets."

"The product can be used to isolate environments."

"It is very simple to define a network, connect subnets, and set up routing"

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"The initial setup is very easy. I would rate my experience with the initial setup a ten out of ten, where one point is difficult, and ten points are easy."

"We can integrate the tool with other applications easily."

"The initial setup is very easy."

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

"Visually, this is a good product."

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

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

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Cons

"When we create instances without public IP, the paid services provided by the solution, NAT gateway, are costly."

"One concern is the cost, which can be relatively high compared to other cloud providers like Azure and Google Cloud."

"We have considered using the AWS Direct Connect, but there isn't any available solution for AWS Direct Connect in Mongolia, so we've opted for the site-to-site connection through Amazon Virtual Private Cloud."

"I would like to see an improvement in the process of peering multiple VPCs."

"The product is restricted to a particular region. They should provide a global architecture."

"The overall integration capabilities of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud with third-party tools need to improve."

"The tool is not scalable."

"There is a specific configuration where I was using a Windows Server, and I could not configure RDS Oracle on it."

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"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."

"There is room for improvement in integration with SSO. For example, NiFi does not have any integration with SSO. And if I want to give some kind of rollback access control across the organization. That is not possible."

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

"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."

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

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

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Amazon VPC is generally affordable. There might be costs if you need to reserve specific IPs. Otherwise, it's cheap."

"The solution's pricing is on the higher side so is rated a five out of ten."

"The product is expensive."

"The solution is reasonably priced."

"The product is expensive."

"The solution is pricey but worth its money."

"I would rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."

"The solution is not very expensive."

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"It's an open-source solution."

"The solution is open-source."

"We use the free version of Apache NiFi."

"I used the tool's free version."

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Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	17

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	10

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon Virtual Private Cloud?

The solution is secure.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Virtual Private Cloud?

The cost of Amazon VPC depends on the components you put inside the VPC and the traffic volume. While the direct cost of the VPC is usually not problematic, the associated components and their traf...

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What needs improvement with Amazon Virtual Private Cloud?

There is always a chance to improve.

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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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Amazon VPC

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Overview

Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) lets you provision a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud where you can launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define. You have complete control over your virtual networking environment, including selection of your own IP address range, creation of subnets, and configuration of route tables and network gateways. You can use both IPv4 and IPv6 in your VPC for secure and easy access to resources and applications.

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

Hess, Expedia, Kelloggs, Philips, HyperTrack

Macquarie Telecom Group, Dovestech, Slovak Telekom, Looker, Hastings Group

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