Amazon Web Services vs Zoho Creator | TrustRadius

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Score 8.6 out of 10

Based on 490 reviews and ratings

Score 8.7 out of 10

Based on 37 reviews and ratings

Feature Rating Comparison

Amazon Web Services

Zoho Creator

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime

Dynamic scaling

Elastic load balancing

Pre-configured templates

Monitoring tools

Pre-defined machine images

Operating system support

Security controls

Amazon Web Services

Zoho Creator

Visual Modeling

Drag-and-drop Interfaces

Platform Security

Platform User Management

Reusability

Platform Scalability

Pros

What I like in it, is its simple notification service which provides a mobile messaging feature to enable push messaging to my mobile devices as well.
It helps in sending out notifications to all my teammates with full integrity.
Responsive Support.
Offers a variety of features that help to manage my workload.

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IT Manager

PerficientInformation Technology and Services, 1001-5000 employees

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Low-code skills needed to create complex process.
Easy to learn.
Best for simple form design software (that don't need 'beautiful' design).

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Rafael Grandizoli

Gerente de Operações

MUVMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Cons

If there is one thing I think AWS needs improvement on, it is the administration dashboard. It can be a nightmare to use especially when trying to access billing. This could be made better, honestly, as there should be a simplified way to access simple admin features.
While AWS was fairly easy to integrate into our solutions, it is not as easy to use without some IT knowledge. The dashboards are complicated and designed for someone who is computer savvy. If you are just want to keep track of billing, for example, you may need to take a course or spend a few hours with someone being walked through the admin console.
AWS does tend to be slow at times. If you do not have a fast internet connection, it can take time to access services that are hosted on AWS. This is not always the case but we have had clients complain about this if they are trying to access a service from multiple points (IP addresses). The only real fix we found was to make our files cache to another server and only keep current data accessible to clients.

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Nathan Sichilongo

Regional Manager

Dotcom ZambiaConsumer Services, 11-50 employees

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Sometimes the android app faces some problems displaying email, and it keeps loading.
It doesn't show the OTP screen when logging in through the WEB sometimes.

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Muhammad Hafeez

Freelancer

TruelancerInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Amazon Web Services 9.4

Based on 10 answers

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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Marc Schriftman

Director of Software Development

Moxie Software, Inc.Computer Software, 201-500 employees

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Usability

Amazon Web Services 7.3

Based on 5 answers

We find it quite easy to use. The only challenge is at the outset figuring out exactly what you need, given the large number of available services and options which could take a bit of time to get familiarised with and to decide on.

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Verified User

C-Level Executive in Corporate

Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees

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Zoho Creator 7.0

Based on 1 answer

I gave 7 because it is better for internal use and internal solutions. If you need something to deliver to your clients (you will give them access to it), then you will have to work hard to give the layout a better look, and not use the using the standard template layout, which it's possible to do, but it will need an extra work.

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Rafael Grandizoli

Gerente de Operações

MUVMarketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees

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Reliability and Availability

Amazon Web Services 9.0

Based on 1 answer

Availability is very good, with the exception of occasional spectacular outages.

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Anonymous

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Performance

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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Anonymous

Computer Software Company, 1001-5000 employees

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Support Rating

Amazon Web Services 7.6

Based on 25 answers

Amazon Web Services boasts a really quick and helpful support with multiple communication options as well. For instance, on my personal account I incurred a minor charge due to mismanagement of a service. Upon contacting support, they quickly explained the issue to me and upon request waived the bill as a first time error.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Zoho Creator 9.0

Based on 3 answers

I recommend Zoho Creator very often. A lot of companies go big earlier than they need to and spend way too much on SalesForce & Marketo. I worked for a small company with some limited budget that pivoted to sell it's product to the Enterprise. Zoho Creator was incredibly easy to set up, intuitive to use, and contains all the most essential features that most users need and seek in SalesForce. We integrated with MailChimp & Unbounce and were able to be incredibly useful in acquiring leads, nurturing them, and tracking pipeline in Zoho Creator. Our small sales team found it very easy to use and loved it.

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Muhammad Hafeez

Freelancer

TruelancerInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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Implementation Rating

Amazon Web Services 10.0

Based on 3 answers

The API's were very well documented and was Janova's main point of entry into the services.

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Vice President Marketing and Product Management

SPIDA SoftwareInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services is well suited when we have a huge amount of data to store, process, manipulate and get meaningful information out of. It is also suitable when we need very fast data retrieval from the database. They provide a superior product at a fair price which allows us to further our goals and push the limits of what we are capable of as a team / company.

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Verified User

Technician in Customer Service

Accounting Company, 1001-5000 employees

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We use Zoho Survey and while it is better than other similar 'Off the shelf' products it is not in the same league as Creator.

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Deputy Principal

Department of Education, Western AustraliaEducation Management, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

AWS has lowered our employee cost, because you don't have to hire Network/Server Admins to manage infrastructure.
Increased productivity by incorporating Continuous Integration with AWS and our development life cycle.
Increased customer confidence by being able to provide HIPAA level security in our development and production environments

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Engineer in Engineering

Health, Wellness and Fitness Company, 11-50 employees

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We really have not tracked the savings in a dollar amount, but our overall ability to have a birds eye view of all of our courses and classes at any moment has been a great tool. And we save time when we need information about courses or classes because the reports are there and ready when needed.

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George C. Thiess III

Director

English2GoEducation Management, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Amazon Web Services Editions & Modules

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Optional

Zoho Creator Editions & Modules

Edition

Basic	$10¹
Premium	$20¹
Ultimate	$35¹
Enterprise	Custom²

/user/month (Billed Annually)
Flexible plans with bespoke feature set for enterprises. Starts at 200 users.

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