Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) vs. Amazon Web Services

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
Score 4.3 out of 10
N/A
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) provides fast memory and Intel CPUs to help power cloud applications and achieve fast results with low latency. All ECS instances come with Anti-DDoS protection to safeguard data and applications from DDoS and Trojan attacks.N/A
Amazon Web Services
Score 8.5 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing services. With over 165 services offered, AWS services can provide users with a comprehensive suite of infrastructure and computing building blocks and tools.
$100
per month
Pricing
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)Amazon Web Services
Editions & Modules
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Free Tier
$0
per month
Basic Environment
$100 - $200
per month
Intermediate Environment
$250 - $600
per month
Advanced Environment
$600-$2500
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)Amazon Web Services
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAWS allows a “save when you commit” option that offers lower prices when you sign up for a 1- or 3- year term that includes an AWS service or category of services.
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Features
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)Amazon Web Services
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
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Ratings
Amazon Web Services
8.4
78 Ratings
2% above category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.172 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings8.873 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings9.369 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings7.166 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.473 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings8.266 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings7.972 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings8.674 Ratings
Automation00 Ratings8.325 Ratings
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User Ratings
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)Amazon Web Services
Likelihood to Recommend
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(90 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
9.4
(10 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
7.8
(21 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.2
(24 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
7.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)Amazon Web Services
Likelihood to Recommend
Alibaba Cloud
No answers on this topic
Amazon AWS
This is something that is actually common across most cloud providers. A comprehensive understanding of one's use cases, constraints and future directions is key to determining if you even need a cloud solution. If you are a 2-person startup developing something with a best-scenario audience of 1k DAU in a year, you would very likely best served by a dirt-cheap dedicated Linux server somewhere (and your options to graduate to a cloud solution will still be open). If, however, you are a bigger fish, and/or you are actively considering build-vs-buy decisions for complicated, highly-loaded, six-figure requests per minute systems, global loadbalancing, extreme growth projections - then MAYBE you solve all or part of it with a cloud provider. And depending on your taste for risk, reliability, flexibility, track record - it might be AWS.
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Pros
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
  • During the month-end, we experience high resource utilization; however, with AWS's scalability, we can effectively tackle the peak load.
  • With AWS IAM, we don't need to set up complete infrastructure for identity and access management, as AWS provides end-to-end IAM services.
  • With AWS, development has become very easy as it's very quick to spin up and destroy the environment, which saves costs.
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Cons
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
  • When there is any misconfiguration of EC2 related to SSM Connect. It doesn't clearly states that what particular configuration is missing.
  • Debugging networking related issues could be improved.
  • From the security group page, it's difficult to determine which resource a security group is associated with.
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Likelihood to Renew
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
We are almost entirely satisfied with the service. In order to move off it, we'd have to build for ourselves many of the services that AWS provides and the cost would be prohibitive. Although there are cost savings and security benefits to returning to the colo facility, we could never afford to do it, and we'd hate to give up the innovation and constant cycle of new features that AWS gives us.
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Usability
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
AWS offers a wide range of powerful services that cater to various business needs which is significant strength. The ability to scale resources on-demand is a major advantage making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. The sheer volume of options and configurations can be overwhelming for new users leading to a steep learning curve. While functional the AWS management console can feel cluttered and less intuitive compared to some competitors which can hinder navigation. Although some documentation lacks clarity and practical examples which can frustrate users trying to implement specific solutions.
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Reliability and Availability
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
Availability is very good, with the exception of occasional spectacular outages.
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Performance
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
AWS does not provide the raw performance that you can get by building your own custom infrastructure. However, it is often the case that the benefits of specialized, high-performance hardware do not necessarily outweigh the significant extra cost and risk. Performance as perceived by the user is very different from raw throughput.
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Support Rating
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
The customer support of Amazon Web Services are quick in their responses. I appreciate its entire team, which works amazingly, and provides professional support. AWS is a great tool, indeed, to provide customers a suitable way to
immediately search for their compatible software's and also to guide them in a
good direction. Moreover, this product is a good suggestion for every type of
company because of its affordability and ease of use.
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Implementation Rating
Alibaba Cloud
No answers on this topic
Amazon AWS
The API's were very well documented and was Janova's main point of entry into the services.
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Alternatives Considered
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
Amazon Web Services fits best for all levels of organisations like startup, mid level or enterprise. The services are easy to use and doesn't require a high level of understanding as you can learn via blogs or youtube videos. AWS is Reasonable in cost as the plan is pay as you use.
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Return on Investment
Alibaba Cloud
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Amazon AWS
  • Using Amazon Web Services has allowed us to develop and deploy new SAAS solutions quicker than we did when we used traditional web hosting. This has allowed us to grow our service offerings to clients and also add more value to our existing services.
  • Having AWS deployed has also allowed our development team to focus on delivering high-quality software without worrying about whether our servers will be able to handle the demand. Since AWS allows you to adjust your server needs based on demand, we can easily assign a faster server instance to ease and improve service without the client even knowing what we did.
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