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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Elastic Transcoder

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe Amazon Elastic Transcoder from AWS is a cloud-based media transcoding service available to AWS users which is priced on the volume of media transcoded by minute and the media's resolution. The service is scalable and anticipates transcoding of very large files or high volumes of files.

    $0

    per minute

    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ANaviSite boasts flexible and scalable managed services that provide 24x7x365 monitoring and support for any environment a business selects—whether it’s on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid. Their managed infrastructure services include managed infrastructure and hosting, data center colocation services, as well as disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). Navisite services include those under the former RDX brand, which separated from Charter Communications (as part of the Spectrum Enterprise…N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon Elastic TranscoderNavisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Editions & Modules
    Audio Only
    $0.0045
    per minute
    Less than 720p
    $0.015
    per minute
    720p and above
    $0.03
    per minute
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Elastic TranscoderNavisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsAmazon Elastic Transcoder offers a monthly free usage tier. The free tier consists of: 20 minutes of free audio-only output per month, 20 minutes of free SD output per month and 10 minutes of free HD output per month. Once you exceed the number of minutes in this free usage tier, you will be charged at the prevailing rates.—
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    Features
    Amazon Elastic TranscoderNavisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Elastic Transcoder and Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Feature
    Amazon Elastic Transcoder
    9.2
    3 Ratings
    11% above category average
    Navisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling10.02 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools9.53 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation9.52 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Amazon Elastic TranscoderNavisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon Elastic TranscoderNavisite Managed Infrastructure Services (NaviCloud)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    It is well suited in a large setting where people use different file formats and various apps to record and transfer their audio or video files across devices. In such scenarios, the transcoder would of real help to eliminate the hassle of converting the files into desired formats for viewing or doing some other analysis.
    The transcoder would not be of much use if all the files have the same format and does not need any conversion from their source file formats. It would prove costly and not useful if it's just an additional step that is of no particular use
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    Navisite
    Clarify before hand any additional charges for remote hand and arrangement/SLA for remote hand. Negotiate well on these terms as they tend to be more flexible around this. Clarify shipping and handling charges if any.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Works at scale, you can can transcode a high number of videos at the same time.
    • Supports a good number of formats.
    • Good integration with AWS S3 and other AWS Services.
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    Navisite
    • 24/7 monitoring
    • Immediate notification in the event of failures
    • Dedicated Senior DBA
    • Dedicate Account rep
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Amazon Elastic Transcoder requires a fair amount of setup.
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    Navisite
    • San Jose facility power outage caused damage to company's credibility, this should not occur again being 7x24 facility and backup generator
    • Avoiding too many management changes will help create good connection with individuals for sustained harmony
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Navisite
    Price and facility equipment, location of the hosting facility factor into the decision to renew
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    Support for Amazon Elastic Transcoder is the same as any other service within AWS. If you are familiar with AWS, it is easy to start using Elastic Transcoder
    Incentivized
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    Navisite
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Elastic Transcoder is in a league of its own when compared to other alternatives in the market. The most noticeable competitor would be either Microsoft or Adobe or Google. When I had a chance to compare Azure products and Amazon products, the difference is obvious and the experience provided by both the products are very different in terms of user experience and interaction with the application. The cost and availability also were taken into consideration when choosing between the two shortlisted choices. So we went with Amazon's product as it is widely used and has support and maintenance which is basically better than the competition.
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    Navisite
    Navisite's rates were better and they seemed to have more SQL Server expertise. This was about 5 years ago and it may not be the case anymore
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Less time for integration with this service if you are already in AWS stack
    • No real time transcoding is a negative
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    Navisite
    • Cost savings by not having a full-time DBA on staff - saving of at least 50K a year
    • Data team not on call 24/7
    • Navisite team will try to fix issue if possible - e.g. shrink log files that have grown
    Incentivized
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