AWS Fargate vs Apache NiFi comparison

Apache and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are both solutions in the Compute Service category. Apache is ranked #8 with an average rating of 7.8, while Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #2 with an average rating of 8.7. Apache holds a 9.3% mindshare in CS, compared to Amazon Web Services (AWS)’s 12.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Apache users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users who would recommend it.

Apache NiFi

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92% willing to recommend

AWS Fargate

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1,768 Comparison Views

100% willing to recommend

Apache NiFi

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Executive SummaryUpdated on May 21, 2025

Apache NiFi and AWS Fargate compete in cloud computing, targeting different needs. AWS Fargate has an edge in scalability and infrastructure management for applications focused on flexibility, while Apache NiFi offers superior data transformation and processing capabilities.

Features: Apache NiFi offers intuitive data flow design, extensive connectors for varied data sources, and real-time analytics. AWS Fargate features serverless architecture, seamless AWS service integration, and application scaling flexibility.

Room for Improvement: Apache NiFi could enhance scalability and integration with other cloud environments, improve user-friendly interfaces for non-developers, and reduce complexity in multi-tenant setups. AWS Fargate may improve cost predictability, enhance support for non-AWS environments, and offer better application deployment transparency.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: AWS Fargate simplifies deployment by abstracting infrastructure, focusing on task management and offering strong AWS ecosystem support. Apache NiFi requires more hands-on deployment, needing dedicated setup resources, which might be challenging for some projects.

Pricing and ROI: Apache NiFi's costs fluctuate based on infrastructure with ROI linked to data processing tasks. AWS Fargate's serverless pricing charges by resource usage, potentially offering higher ROI for applications with variable demands.

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Categories and Ranking

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

AWS Fargate

Ranking in Compute Service

2nd

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

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 Apache NiFi is 9.3%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 12.7%, down from 18.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Compute Service Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
AWS Fargate	12.7%
Apache NiFi	9.3%
Other	78.0%

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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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Fedir Plotnikov

Senior DevOps Engineer at Blankfactor

Enables quick scaling and reduces infrastructure worries

The best thing about AWS Fargate is that I don't need to worry about the proper provisioning of infrastructure for my task, and it's very fast in terms of scaling my containers; it's much faster than other solutions. From using AWS Fargate, I see benefits such as scaling speed and no headache about the infrastructure provisioning.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

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

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

"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."

"Visually, this is a good product."

"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."

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

"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."

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"The most valuable feature of Fargate is that it's self-managed. You don't have to configure your own clusters or deploy any Kubernetes clusters. This simplifies the initial deployment and scaling process."

"AWS Fargate has many valuable services. It does the job with minimal trouble. It's very observable. You can see what's going on and you have logs. You have everything. You can troubleshoot it. It's affordable and it's flexible."

"It allows for focusing on applications instead of managing infrastructure."

"AWS Fargate has definitely impacted our organization positively because before that, we couldn't accommodate the workload requirements as flexibly as we can with Fargate."

"The best thing about AWS Fargate is that I don't need to worry about the proper provisioning of infrastructure for my task, and it's very fast in terms of scaling my containers; it's much faster than other solutions."

"Fargate is beneficial for hosting our solutions and providing workflow management, creating legal documents, and delivering business intelligence."

"Fargate itself is a stable product. We are quite satisfied with its performance."

"If you create your deployment with a good set of rules for how to scale in, you can just set it and forget it."

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Cons

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

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

"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."

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

"More features must be added to the product."

"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."

"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."

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"There are features that could be added or enhanced."

"The main area for improvement is the cost, which could be lowered to be more competitive with other major cloud providers."

"AWS Fargate's security features weren't the most important criteria or value we got from AWS Fargate."

"AWS Fargate needs improvement in terms of setup complexity."

"We would like to see some improvement in the process documents that are provided with this product, particularly for auto-scaling and other configuration tools that are a bit complicated."

"I heard from my team that it's not easy to predict the cost. That is the only issue we have with AWS Fargate, but I think that's acceptable. AWS Fargate isn't user-friendly. Anything related to Software as a Service or microservice architecture is not easy to implement. You're required to have DevOps from your side to implement the solution. AWS Fargate is just a temporary solution for us. When we grow to a certain level, we may use AKS for better control."

"Challenges include higher costs for smaller clients, limited control over underlying infrastructure customization, and potential latencies during task startup."

"There is a tool named Compose that helps in converting the Docker Compose file into a Kubernetes file. For ECS and Fargate, AWS reads a Dockerfile and helps with conversion. However, I am uncertain if it's ready for deployment after conversion."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."

"We would advise that this solution has a slightly-higher price point than others on the market. There is a free plan available for start-ups, but the free and lower range licensing models do not provide the full functionality."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Retailer

Financial Services Firm

18%

Government

12%

Computer Software Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	3
Large Enterprise	10

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about AWS Fargate?

The most valuable feature of Fargate is that it's self-managed. You don't have to configure your own clusters or deploy any Kubernetes clusters. This simplifies the initial deployment and scaling p...

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What needs improvement with AWS Fargate?

There could be improvements for AWS Fargate regarding cost as it is expensive compared to running on EC2. AWS Fargate is pretty straightforward for simple tasks and it should remain this way; an ad...

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What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?

I would recommend AWS Fargate to other people. My advice for people about AWS Fargate is to be aware of the cost of using this solution. On a scale of one to ten, I rate AWS Fargate a nine.

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Overview

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.

Apache

A new compute engine that enables you to use containers as a fundamental compute primitive without having to manage the underlying instances. With Fargate, you don’t need to provision, configure, or scale virtual machines in your clusters to run containers. Fargate can be used with Amazon ECS today, with plans to support Amazon Elastic Container Service for Kubernetes (Amazon EKS) in the future.

Fargate has flexible configuration options so you can closely match your application needs and granular, per-second billing.

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