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ClearScale Windows Server 2025 vs Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture comparison

 

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ClearScale Windows Server 2025
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
450th
Average Rating
10.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
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Gruntwork AWS Terraform Mod...
Ranking in AWS Marketplace
127th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
2
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reviewer2858658 - PeerSpot reviewer
Works at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees
Automated hardening has standardized our servers and reduces effort for secure Windows workloads
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you autoscale and need nodes ready quickly. The hardened defaults also occasionally trip up common installers and agents. A few of our deployment and monitoring tools assumed services or policies that the image had locked down, so we had to add exceptions. A short compatibility checklist of what the hardening changes from a default Windows install would have saved us that debugging. I would also like the option of a CIS Level 2 build for our more sensitive workloads since the image currently only ships a Level 1 baseline. Thanks.
Manas Kashyap - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Dev Ops Engineer at 11 East Capital
Infrastructure as code has boosted multi-account deployments but needs less tool lock-in
The best features of Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture are that they offer production-grade option modules that are available for everything I can think of, such as VPC, EKS, RDS, ALB, NLB, or any Lambda functions, as well as the Terragrunt-first architecture, which emphasizes that DRY configs are there, remote states, and multiple account deployment can be used with that. It also maintains security best practices, including default IAM, least privileged right access, secure networking, logging, auditability, and CIS controlled network. Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture has positively impacted my organization, as previously things were done manually, but now we have everything in place. All the Terraform configurations are in the form of infrastructure as code that's available. I find Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture very good for easier management, as our whole infrastructure is there in the form of code. There are fewer chances of error because everything is in a formal structure, infrastructure as code, which can be reviewed by other people as well. The production speed and the deployment speed are quite high; if anything comes up, we don't need to go and check it. We can just write a module inside it, and it will create that thing using the other modules that are there.
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The software charge sits on top of the underlying Windows EC2 cost, which is already higher than Linux, so model both together before you commit to a large fleet. The hourly model suited our autosc...
What needs improvement with ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
The first-boot time is longer than a stock Windows AMI. Sysprep and the initial hardening pass add a noticeable delay before the instance is reachable, which is something to account for if you auto...
What is your primary use case for ClearScale Windows Server 2025?
We use ClearScale Windows Server 2025 as the base image for our .NET and IIS application servers on EC2. These instances host internal line of business web applications and Windows services, and se...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture?
My experience with pricing for Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture is that it's free as it's open-source. Licensing is also free to use with the open-source module...
What needs improvement with Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture?
Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture should have less Terragrunt lock-in, as it's heavily tied to Terragrunt. AWS is moving very fast, and with AWS bringing your ow...
What is your primary use case for Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture?
The main use case for Gruntwork AWS Terraform Module Libraries & Reference Architecture is to create a VPC, as well as EKS, RDS, S3 applications, and have all these Terraform states in an S3 bu...
 

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