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Compare AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
AWS Auto Scaling
Star Rating
(247)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(20)4.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (55.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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AWS Auto Scaling vs Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Auto Scaling easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with AWS Auto Scaling overall.
- Reviewers felt that AWS Auto Scaling meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF).
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS Auto Scaling is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Auto Scaling over Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Auto Scaling
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AWS Auto Scaling
No trial information availableAmazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
174
8.8
17
Ease of Use
8.7
177
7.6
17
Ease of Setup
8.6
103
7.4
7
Ease of Admin
8.9
100
8.1
7
Quality of Support
8.8
166
7.4
15
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
96
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.5
158
6.6
17
Features by Category
Automated resource scaling
8.2
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
Scaling strategies
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
44
Not enough data
Visualization
8.5
44
Not enough data
8.4
45
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Auto Scaling and Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS Auto Scaling is categorized as Auto Scaling
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) is categorized as Other IT Infrastructure
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Auto Scaling
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
19.5%
Computer Software
19.5%
Financial Services
7.2%
Banking
4.5%
Computer & Network Security
3.6%
Other
45.7%
Computer Software
16.7%
Marketing and Advertising
11.1%
Information Technology and Services
11.1%
Research
5.6%
Medical Devices
5.6%
Other
50.0%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS Auto Scaling
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Rahul R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AWS auto scaling allowing scaling flexibility and quick scaling up and/or down.Auto scaling has saved our Sign In experience for our customers during peak ours of the holidays.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
nothing..it depends on the avaliability of the compute resource
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Simsek M.
Verified User in Computer Software
It makes workflows work great which enabled us make different systems run interactively.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
It is a bit difficult to learn but at the end of the day it served its purpose.
Rahul R.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AWS auto scaling allowing scaling flexibility and quick scaling up and/or down.Auto scaling has saved our Sign In experience for our customers during peak ours of the holidays.
Simsek M.
Verified User in Computer Software
It makes workflows work great which enabled us make different systems run interactively.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning
nothing..it depends on the avaliability of the compute resource
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
It is a bit difficult to learn but at the end of the day it served its purpose.
Alternatives
Discussions
What is the best platform where we can have deep knowledge of this tool?
1 comment
MG
Amazon Web Services (AWS) DocumentationRead more
Which AWS services may be scaled using AWS Auto Scaling?
1 comment
AS
Amazon EC2: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud
Amazon ECS: Amazon Elastic Container Service
Amazon DynamoDB: Amazon Dynamo DatabaseRead more
What are the two main components of AWS Auto Scaling?
1 comment
VM
Auto Scaling Policies and Auto Scaling GroupRead more
Amazon Simple Workflow Service (SWF) has no discussions with answers
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