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We performed a comparison between AWS Application Migration Service and SaltStack based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"Live Migration's best feature is that it's free.""Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten.""The product is reasonably priced.""The most valuable feature is the live, block-to-block replication.""The CloudEndure feature is most valuable because it is user friendly and very simple."

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"The ability to programmatically describe the desired state of a single, or an entire fleet of servers, on-premises, and in a cloud environment.""I want to build automation that is intelligent, part of the fabric of our environment, and is somewhat self-sustaining. I think SaltStack can help me do this.""The product’s most valuable feature is its ability to provide environmental security.""We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server.""The automation functionality has been most valuable. With a click of a button, we are able to automate provisioning, the build of new hardware and apply patches. These are all extremely important and differentiated tasks that can be automated in SaltStack.""It is a highly stable solution.""SaltStack has given us the ability to deal with systems at scale and rectify issues at scale."

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Cons
"I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on the cloud.""One drawback to using CloudEndure is that the default is to give one small, lightweight server, which is created in the cloud.""I do not see any improvements required for the CloudEndure.""We would like to have a disaster recovery feature included in this solution.""Live Migration has some issues with target setups."

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"Web UI.""This solution could be integrated with more hardware for an improved offering.""There is a little bit of pain when it comes to libraries and what is needed to run the product.""It is difficult to set up.""SaltStack's features are minimal.""Its configuration process could be better.""A hardened set of tests would be much appreciated."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Live Migration's price is good."
  • "For me, the price of the tool is cheap and very good. It is flexible pricing since you pay just for what you use."
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  • "So much can be done with the Open Source side, and especially for smaller shops. I personally think the pricing for Enterprise is hard to justify."
  • "The pricing for this solution is roughly 20% lower than the competitive products in the market."
  • "The solution is free of cost."
  • "It is an open-source product."
  • "SaltStack is an open-source product."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten...I rate the solution's support a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:Considering some of the cases we have, I think it is important to have more logs, and more details would be great because we have just logged on the client's side, but there weren't many details on… more »
    Top Answer:It is a benchmark solution used to migrate, especially when talking about block storage. It is very simple to move from the search to the destination using MGN. So the solution is very good. Actually… more »
    Top Answer:We monitor the configurations against CIS standards. We run CIS benchmarks and maintain configurations with higher CIS values for each server.
    Top Answer:SaltStack's features are minimal.
    Top Answer:We use SaltStack for configuration management, where we maintain configurations of 150 servers. It also helps with file integrity monitoring.
    Ranking
    8th
    out of 38 in Cloud Migration
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    603
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    478
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    290
    Rating
    8.5
    14th
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    2,961
    Comparisons
    1,663
    Reviews
    4
    Average Words per Review
    225
    Rating
    7.8
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    Also Known As
    CloudEndure Live Migration
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    Overview

    AWS Application Migration Service minimizes time-intensive, error-prone manual processes by automating the conversion of your source servers to run natively on AWS. It also simplifies application modernization with built-in and custom optimization options.

    SaltStack is an intelligent IT automation platform that can manage, secure, and optimize any infrastructure—on-prem, in the cloud, or at the edge. It’s built on a unique and powerful event-driven automation engine that detects events in any system and reacts intelligently to them, making it an extremely effective solution for managing large, complex environments. And with the newly launched SecOps offering, SaltStack can detect security vulnerabilities and non-compliant, mis-configured systems. As soon as an issue is detected, this powerful automation helps you and your team remediate it, keeping your infrastructure securely configured, compliant, and up-to-date.

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    Agio, Cloud Nation, Limelight Networks
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Educational Organization9%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company46%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Cloud Provider8%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    University8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business40%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise37%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    AWS Application Migration Service is ranked 8th in Cloud Migration with 5 reviews while SaltStack is ranked 14th in Configuration Management with 33 reviews. AWS Application Migration Service is rated 8.2, while SaltStack is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Application Migration Service writes "Well priced, easy to expand, and reliable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SaltStack writes "Orchestration tool that powers automation of processes with the click of a button". AWS Application Migration Service is most compared with Zerto and Carbonite Migrate, whereas SaltStack is most compared with VMware Aria Automation, Microsoft Configuration Manager, HashiCorp Terraform, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform and Red Hat Satellite.

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