Amazon CloudSearch vs. Rockset

Amazon Cloudsearch can be suitable for some queries that require fast data. For example, in our case, we used CloudSearch, in a tool called Global Search. That will search everything like names, emails and a lot of stuff in our application. If you want fast data and you have a simple query, Global Search isn't appropriate for you.

Incentivized

1. Usage based billing - helpful in creating query lambdas and workflow around them. 2. Fast data refresh and scheduled running of queries is required. 3. Wherever real-time data is in play in terms of visibility.

Incentivized

• Really fast queries
• Good Reporting
• Reduce the cost of the server

Incentivized

• Fast ingest and real-time indexing
• Complex SQL queries run really fast
• Lower cost in terms of deployment.

Incentivized

• Can take some time to implement
• The initial configuration can be tricky
• Takes some time to update the values

Incentivized

• User interface
• AI in queries, auto-generated queries
• Graphing tools

Incentivized

I didn't investigate the best alternatives to CloudSearch, but did help with implementing this feature in our application. But from what i tested and used - Cloudsearch is very fast to get queries. Some negative points can be the time to implement this and some configurations that can be tricky.

Incentivized

• Positive Point - Reduced the server load
• Negative point - Not suitable for all queries
• Negative Point - Time to implement this feature

Incentivized

• Didn't need to invest in an external billing software.
• Major customer feature ask was fulfilled - realtime usage overview

Incentivized