AWS Auto Scaling vs. Microsoft Application Server (deprecated)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
AWS Auto Scaling
Score 8.8 out of 10
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AWS Auto Scaling monitors applications and automatically adjusts capacity to maintain steady, predictable performance at the lowest possible cost. The vendor states that using AWS Auto Scaling, it’s easy to setup application scaling for multiple resources across multiple services in minutes.N/A
Microsoft Application Server (deprecated)
Score 7.3 out of 10
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Application Server is an expanded server role in the Windows Server® 2008 operating system. It provided an integrated environment for deploying and running custom, server-based business applications. These applications respond to requests that arrive over the network from remote client computers or from other applications. Application Server is deprecated.N/A
Pricing
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
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Application Servers
Comparison of Application Servers features of Product A and Product B
AWS Auto Scaling
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Ratings
Microsoft Application Server (deprecated)
8.0
9 Ratings
0% above category average
IDE support00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Security management00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Administration and management00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Application server performance00 Ratings9.09 Ratings
Installation00 Ratings7.09 Ratings
Open-source standards compliance00 Ratings7.08 Ratings
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Small Businesses
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.1 out of 10
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Enterprises
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User Ratings
AWS Auto ScalingMicrosoft Application Server (deprecated)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(5 ratings)
9.0
(9 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
User Testimonials
AWS Auto ScalingMicrosoft Application Server (deprecated)
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
It is well suited for scaling up our cloud virtual machines to handle the increase or decrease in workload. It really helps us to satisfy the demand because it doesn't take lot of time to spin up new machines. If there is unpredictability in the demand it is very useful. But it is a over kill if demand is consistent.
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Microsoft Application Server has been incredible this past year during COVID. Previously I would have said that we could go without it, but after this past season, I’m glad we have utilized it. Without having this software set up prior to COVID, we would have been in a tough situation. I mention COVID a lot because we were able to continue our work almost seamlessly this entire year.
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • Set policies to add more instances when CPU utilization exceeds.
  • Prevents downtime, as we don't need to stop the servers.
  • Auto Scaling group can be setup for different types of apps.
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Discontinued Products
  • Microsoft Application Server has proven to be highly reliable and effective at deploying to all of its clients.
  • Application performance is surprisingly good and responsive even in bandwidth-constrained environments and generally very reliable.
  • All software programs are manageable from a single location, even when bandwidth is limited.
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • Update code and configuration when the number of servers is always changing
  • How will user-uploaded content make it to new servers
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Discontinued Products
  • Some security hotfixes and general release updates require restarts.
  • We wish it supported more applications out of the box.
  • Thin client support would be great for MS Application Server.
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Usability
Amazon AWS
We use AWS auto scaling for scaling up our cloud virtual machines to handle the increase or decrease in workload. It really helps us to satisfy the demand because it doesn't take lot of time to spin up new machines. I gave the rating 10 because it really does help you to handle the sudden spike in number of requests.
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Discontinued Products
I have found Microsoft Application Server to be incredibly easy to use. I have used dozens of similar programs and have always struggled to navigate through all the functions. So far I have been able to adapt and learn this software with ease. I rarely run into a problem that I wasn’t easily able to move forward on with a few tips.
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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Discontinued Products
Stability is one of the first things we consider when evaluating software. MS Application Server has been rock solid and has reduced the time that our IT staff dedicates to maintaining our legacy applications.
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
Used for the below reasons:
  • Easy to implement and use
  • Pay per use, cost savings
  • Automate and build scaling plans
  • Automate performance and workload
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Discontinued Products
It has a similar feature to what Microsoft Application Server has but at a greater cost and also having to deal with another vendor when we could use a full Microsoft Stack for better training and support.
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • optimized the cost effectiveness
  • save lot of money which help the organization to use it in effective areas
  • Not applicable for all use cases.It is specific use cases and business problems
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Discontinued Products
  • Our ROI has been great since it has enabled our IT staff to have a central location to perform application updates which enables us to save time and money.
  • Deployment is very easy since the internal applications that required constant updating are now updated in one central location.
  • It's a lot easier to be within compliance protocols requirements.
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