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AWS Auto Scaling vs Nastel AutoPilot [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Auto Scaling
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
22
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Nastel AutoPilot [EOL]
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
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Featured Reviews

Ishaka Michael Efe - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer Intern at HNG Tech
Automation has simplified traffic management and improved workload efficiency
I'm not really sure what improvements I would want to see in AWS Auto Scaling because I haven't really used it extensively or explored most of it. To the extent that I've used it so far, I think it is very good. I can't really say for certain what should be improved because I haven't really explored it a lot. However, what I've been using it for has been very good. If there could be training for AWS Auto Scaling, that would be fine. If you could add more training on how to use it correctly and on the functions that I haven't used before or some people have not really used before, that would help. If there could be more documentation and training on it, that would be beneficial.
it_user226614 - PeerSpot reviewer
Global Head of Performance and Service Metrics at a consultancy with 51-200 employees
You can easily scale it for high message rates, but it's primarily a flow-monitoring tool rather than an APM.
Autopilot is a middleware-centric business transaction monitoring tool that includes a Complex Event Processor (CEP) for transaction data. Architecture AutoPilot Probes are lightweight performance measurement and monitoring tools for live applications that are executed at defined points within the…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Once we moved them to AWS and created the appropriate architecture, it solved the problem."
"Our internal business applications are hosted in AWS Auto Scaling."
"It efficiently handles traffic, ensuring we are not running expenses and the infrastructure is strong enough to handle the load."
"The tool's most valuable feature is vertical auto-scaling, which is easy to use. However, most companies now prefer horizontal scaling. I set up the health check integration to monitor CPU usage. When it reaches seventy percent, it sends me an email notification."
"The solution's monitoring effectively monitors our application and CPU utilization."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it scales automatically without manual intervention based on the metrics we provide."
"The setup is not very complex."
"Auto Scaling is a cool feature that works well and its automatic scaling capabilities are very useful."
"Very simple to use and is a very useful tool."
"You can easily scale it for high message rates."
"Flexible environment"
"Nastel is a world-class company that has partnership amongst other positive qualities embedded into its cultural fiber."
 

Cons

"The speed of the solution must be improved."
"It requires a downtime before deploying the Auto Scaling group."
"The product’s pricing needs improvement."
"Flexibility in configuring the workload is missing in AWS Auto Scaling."
"The solution's infrastructure scalability and elasticity could be improved."
"The product could add more features for managing instances."
"The only area of improvement is the speed at which servers are launched. When cleaning up to six servers at a time, it can take up to 15 to 20 minutes to launch new servers."
"The solution must improve automation."
"Documentation"
"Needs to quickly implement support for all variety of servers."
"The GUI is quite basic and middleware-centric."
"Quality Assurance testing for new releases need to be more thorough"
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"AWS Auto Scaling is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is good. I have not had any customers that have complained about the price."
"AWS Auto Scaling's price is high."
"The product is expensive."
"The product has moderate pricing."
"AWS Auto Scaling is a pay-per-use and pay-as-you-use service."
"AWS Auto Scaling is a cheap solution."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
16%
Outsourcing Company
15%
Educational Organization
12%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Auto Scaling?
I'm not sure about the pricing aspect of AWS Auto Scaling or the cost of it.
What needs improvement with AWS Auto Scaling?
AWS Auto Scaling can be improved in many ways, such as providing better visibility into scaling decisions and clarifying why exactly scaling happens. Sometimes, I am not sure why scaling occurs. Ea...
What is your primary use case for AWS Auto Scaling?
My main use case for AWS Auto Scaling is automatically scaling EC2 instances behind a load balancer based on traffic, CPU, and memory usage, as well as custom CloudWatch metrics. I also use it with...
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