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Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)

byAmazon Web Services (AWS)
in Container Management
4.6
2026

Overview

Product Information on Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)?

Amazon Elastic Container Service is a container management software that enables organizations to run and manage Docker containers on a scalable infrastructure. The software supports the deployment, scheduling, and scaling of containerized applications across various environments. It integrates with other features such as load balancing, service discovery, and security controls to facilitate the orchestration of microservices and large-scale application workloads. The software is designed to address challenges in containerized application operations by providing tools for task placement, resource management, and monitoring, helping businesses efficiently utilize computing resources and streamline application lifecycle management.

Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Pricing

Amazon Elastic Container Service is a software with a pricing model based on the resources consumed by container instances and the services used, such as compute capacity and storage. Pricing generally depends on the chosen launch type, including EC2 or Fargate, with separate charges for data transfer and additional features. There is no additional charge for using the software itself; users pay for underlying infrastructure and related services.

Overall experience with Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS)

Engineer
50M - 250M USD, Telecommunication
FAVORABLE

“Amazon Elastic Container Service Offers Reliable UI you can use UI instead of spending time to know or execute commands on terminal.”

5.0
Mar 16, 2026
I have been user of the amazon elastic container service. it is been amazing using this module. I once had task where we had to do high availability testing, i was not aware the aws commands to bring the service up or down but i easily able to use the UI provided to bring the service up or down or even modify according to the work without touching any terminal command. It saved a lot of time and the software was very consistent.
Software Developer
250M - 500M USD, Software
CRITICAL

“Easy integration with AWS services improves container operation efficiency”

3.0
Dec 2, 2025
Integration with AWS services was smooth, and we were able to see the efficiency of container operations. Everything went smoothly from installation to operation.
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2026
For Market:
Container Management

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS), established in 2006, is focused on providing essential infrastructure services to businesses globally in the form of cloud computing. The key advantage offered through cloud computing, particularly via AWS, is its capacity to shift fixed infrastructure expenses into flexible costs. Businesses have been able to forgo extensive planning and procurement of servers and other Information Technology (IT) resources, owing to AWS. AWS seeks to provide businesses with prompt and cost-effective access to resources using Amazon's expertise and economies of scale, as and when their business requires. Currently, AWS offers a robust, scalable, economic infrastructure platform on the cloud powering an extensive array of businesses worldwide. It operates across numerous industries with data center locations in various parts of the globe including U.S., Europe, Singapore, and Japan.

Company Details

Updated 23rd December 2024
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Seattle, United States
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://aws.amazon.com

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Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Reviews and Ratings

4.6

(226 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
62%
4 Star
36%
3 Star
2%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.5

Planning & Transition

4.3

Delivery & Execution

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.6

Service & Support

4.6

Product Capabilities

4.7

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  • Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Amazon Elastic Container Service Offers Reliable UI you can use UI instead of spending time to know or execute commands on terminal.

    5.0
    Mar 16, 2026
    I have been user of the amazon elastic container service. it is been amazing using this module. I once had task where we had to do high availability testing, i was not aware the aws commands to bring the service up or down but i easily able to use the UI provided to bring the service up or down or even modify according to the work without touching any terminal command. It saved a lot of time and the software was very consistent.
  • IT Associate
    50M-1B USD
    Software
    Review Source

    EKS at scale in 80+ aws account org

    5.0
    Jun 17, 2026
    once it is running well it stays running well it does have a learning curve to get there though.
  • VP, Engineering
    1B-10B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Seamless on-prem integration simplifies development and orchestration workflows

    5.0
    Jun 17, 2026
    we have been using ecs for quite sometime and have multiple workloads running in production. Its reliable, operational efficient, scalable platform. Provides seamless integration to on-prem services
  • Chief Information Security Officer
    <50M USD
    Software
    Review Source

    Excellent container management with tight AWS integration

    4.0
    Apr 4, 2026
    The AWS version of Kubernetes is just as great, cheaper and better integrated within the AWS eco system.
  • FINANCE MANAGER
    50M-1B USD
    Banking
    Review Source

    Container utilization contributes to preventing unnecessary server construction

    5.0
    Dec 2, 2025
    By running only portable workloads on containers, it helps prevent unnecessary server construction and promotes the use of containers within an organization as a common function.
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Amazon Elastic Container Service (Amazon ECS) Likes & Dislikes

Like

The UI is complete and awesome , you do not need terminal/aws commands to bring the service up or down or scale. The software works consistently and reliable.

Like

Operational Stability

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Like

How well it integrates with AWS Iam for secure access control withiut hard coded credentials. Support of spot instances for cost optimization. support of IaC for configuration management.

Dislike

No major dislike about the product or service. Very minor issue, it might be intentional as well. When we navigate to the cluster -> service -> tasks and switch the regions, it does not navigate back to new regions tasks.

Dislike

Initial setup complexity

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Dislike

etcd gets out of sync with nodes and you'll have to play with etce to force remove nodes that doesnt exist anymore. upgrading eks cluster versions is very time consuming when you have a lot of clusters across many environments and products. it is confusing for developers who are more junior with their k8s experience.