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AWS Compute Optimizer vs AWS Fargate comparison

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Categories and Ranking

AWS Compute Optimizer
Ranking in Compute Service
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
AWS Fargate
Ranking in Compute Service
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
20
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Compute Service category, the mindshare of AWS Compute Optimizer is 2.2%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of AWS Fargate is 9.5%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Compute Service Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
AWS Fargate9.5%
AWS Compute Optimizer2.2%
Other88.3%
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Featured Reviews

Shady Mogawer - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Arabian Cement Company
Easy to manage, flexible, and has good scaling options
A partner company called Cloud40 helped us with the deployment. It took a couple of weeks for the deployment to happen. The steps we took for the deployment process included research and information planning about what we wanted to do while moving from physical to the cloud. We have used all the hardware and other resources available to make sure of the connection.
Deepak Nemade - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and system administrator at AyanWorks
Has reduced manual container monitoring and restarted services automatically while UI interactions still need attention
What I find best about AWS Fargate is that compared to deploying containers on EC2, where we need to check everything manually such as uptime, error logs, and other issues, AWS Fargate manages all these aspects automatically. If a container goes down, it automatically restarts it, and according to our requirements, it handles scaling up and down of all containers. This feature is really amazing.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I find the solution's scaling capability to be an important benefit. You can scale it vertically or horizontally, i.e., you can upgrade the hardware or clone the machine. The solution is also easy to manage and flexible. Additionally, you get some layers of security without paying for it."
"AWS Fargate is an Amazon-managed service for Kubernetes that provides a nice out-of-the-box pre-packaged solution for deploying, with good integration with EKS and container registry, making it an easy way to use the AWS Kubernetes service."
"All AWS services allow me to manage a wide range of applications and services."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ease of use."
"I like their containerization service. You can use Docker or something similar and deploy quickly without the know-how related to, for example, Kubernetes. If you use AKS or Kubernetes, then you have to have the know-how. But for Fargate, you don't need to have the know-how there. You just deploy the container or the image, and then you have the container, and you can use it as AWS takes care of the rest. This makes it easier for those getting started or if you don't have a strong DevOps team inside your organization."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of AWS Fargate is its ability to run on demand without the constant run time of basic resources."
"We appreciate the simple use of containers within this solution, it makes managing the containers quick and easy."
"If you create your deployment with a good set of rules for how to scale in, you can just set it and forget it."
 

Cons

"I have two areas of improvement to comment on. Most of the product names in AWS are not indicative of what they are doing. Moreover, AWS is not organized and you do not have the full platform with you. It is hard to know some AWS services."
"AWS Fargate needs improvement in terms of setup complexity."
"The error handling aspect sometimes causes issues and can get stuck during deployment, making the process not very clean."
"Sometimes, Fargate can be really hard to configure."
"They need to improve some UI-based interaction."
"The main area for improvement is the cost, which could be lowered to be more competitive with other major cloud providers."
"AWS Fargate isn't user-friendly. Anything related to Software as a Service or microservice architecture is not easy to implement."
"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."
"AWS Fargate could improve the privileged mode containers. We had some problems and they were not able to run."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I find the solution's pricing reasonable. You need to pay extra for IP and other miscellaneous costs."
"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."
"I rate the price of AWS Fargate a four out of five."
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Top Industries

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Government
16%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Construction Company
9%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business10
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise8
 

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What needs improvement with AWS Fargate?
They need to improve some UI-based interaction.
What advice do you have for others considering AWS Fargate?
Using AWS Fargate is becoming easier as the platform improves. On a scale of 1-10, I rate AWS Fargate a 7.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Fargate?
The pricing is dependent on the load being run. AWS Fargate follows a pay-as-you-go model, which provides flexibility. The pricing details can be easily found on the AWS Fargate website.
 

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