Easy To Integrate With This Service if You Are Already on AWS Stack
February 18, 2022

Easy To Integrate With This Service if You Are Already on AWS Stack

Abhinav Neela | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Elastic Transcoder

We use Amazon Elastic Transcoder to convert customer videos between different formats.

Pros

  • 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.

Cons

  • Cannot transcode videos in real time
  • The quality of transcoded videos is average. There are other services that provide better quality output.
  • Slow AWS support
  • Less time for integration with this service if you are already in AWS stack
  • No real time transcoding is a negative

Do you think Amazon Elastic Transcoder delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Amazon Elastic Transcoder's feature set?

Yes

Did Amazon Elastic Transcoder live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Amazon Elastic Transcoder go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Amazon Elastic Transcoder again?

Yes

If your entire stack is in AWS. Amazon Elastic Transcoder is easier to integrate into your workflow. As input and output files can be in S3. You can get notifications when your job is complete. If you want real-time transcoding it is not possible with this service.

Amazon Elastic Transcoder Feature Ratings

Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime
10
Dynamic scaling
10
Elastic load balancing
10
Pre-configured templates
10
Monitoring tools
10
Pre-defined machine images
8
Operating system support
9
Security controls
8
Automation
10

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