Heroku vs AWS Fargate vs EC2 On-Demand vs EC2
When it comes to choosing container services, you have abundant options to explore. Heroku vs AWS Fargate vs EC2 On-Demand vs EC2 just scratches the surface. The following comparison should help you decide whether one of these services has the write Docker containers, Kubernetes, containerized virtual machines, and other features your organization needs for your usecase. Whether you want to run containers with applications any operating system can use, or create production environments that extend your underlying infrastructure while lowering your network's CPU usage, you need to know about these options.
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Heroku Features
Heroku calls its containers Dynos. Some critical Dyno features include:
- Ability to deploy from Git
- Horizontal auto-scaling
- Automated OS patching
- Docker container registry and runtime
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Amazon Fargate Features
- Serverless compute that runs applications in public cloud-based, discrete containers
- Easy integration with AWS ECS services (Elastic Container Service), EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), AWS Lambda and other AWS services
- Superb security from AWS public cloud
Recommended reading: AWS Fargate vs ECS: What You Need to Know
Amazon EC2 and EC2 On-Demand Features
Amazon ECT and AWS EC2 On-Demand have the same features. They only differ in how they charge for services.
Popular features include:
- Optimize compute performance with EC2 instance types, EC2 Fleet, and Availability Zones
- Optimized CPU configurations
- Flexible storage options, including Amazon Elastic File System (EFS) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS)
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Heroku vs AWS Fargate vs EC2 On-Demand vs EC2: Pricing
Heroku Pricing
Heroku has four pricing tiers:
- Free and Hobby: $0
- Production: $25 and up per month
- Advanced: $250 and up per month
- Enterprise: custom pricing
AWS Fargate Pricing
Amazon Web Services charges different prices for Fargate depending on your location. Users in Northern California can expect to pay:
- $0.04656 per vCPU per hour
- $0.00511 per GB per hour
Users in London, UK can expect to pay:
- $0.01405223 per vCPU per hour
- $0.00154224 per GB per hour
EC2 On-Demand Pricing
EC2 On-Demand Instances give you the option to pay for compute capacity by the second, with a minimum of 60 seconds. EC2 On-Demand pricing varies according to several variables, including:
- Location
- Operating system (Linux, UNIX, Windows, Windows Server 2003, etc.)
- vCPU
- ECU
- Memory
- Instance storage
EC2 Pricing
EC2 has several pricing options that depend on factors like whether you use a savings plan, reserved instances, or dedicated hosts. AWS has an online calculator you can use to estimate the cost of EC2 and other Amazon Web Services.
Use the online calculator for an EC2 spot pricing comparison with EC2 On-Demand.
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Heroku vs AWS Fargate vs EC2 On-Demand vs EC2: Reviews
Heroku
Heroku users give the service 4.3 out of 5 stars.
Positive reviews mention Heroku’s:
- Easy documentation
- Excellent marketplace for open source add-ons
- Fast executions
Negative reviews mention:
- Higher price than AWS, making it expensive for startups
- Lack of persistent file storage
AWS Fargate
AWS users give the service 4.8 out of 5 stars on G2.
Positive reviews mention Fargate’s:
- Serverless functionality that lets DevOps function on meaningful work
- Autoscaling
- Ability to deploy Docker containers without Amazon ECS or EC2 instances
Negative reviews mention:
- Cold stars slow runtime
- Solution can scale slower than expected
EC2
Reviewers give Amazon EC2 4.5 out of 5 stars on G2.
Positive reviews mention EC2’s:
- Reliable vertical auto scaling
- Terrific load balancer options and VPS (virtual private server)
- Ability to work with a broad range of services, including Windows and Ubuntu
Negative reviews mention:
- Difficulty using Amazon CloudFront, CloudFormation, and CloudWatch
- Messy organization that makes some features hard to find
- Amazon’s confusing pricing model
IronWorker Offers Flexible Container Services
IronWorker makes it easy for you to containerize your background tasks with flexible deployment options. The solution can run anything from push notifications to ETL processing. You even get to choose to run your containers on a shared infrastructure, dedicated hardware, on-premises server, or hybrid environment. The solution optimizes provisioning of your IaaS for your organization's unique usecase.
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