Consul comparisons
Consul is compared head-to-head with AWS AppConfig, Azure App Configuration and Firebase Remote Config and more: 7 head-to-heads in Configuration Store Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Consul head-to-head
- Consul vs AWS AppConfig
- Consul vs Azure App Configuration
- Consul vs Firebase Remote Config
- Consul vs Spring Cloud Config
- Consul vs etcd
- Consul vs AWS Systems Manager State Manager
- Consul vs AppGallery Connect Remote Configuration
Consul vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Deployment model | Version history | Runtime updates | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Consul | Yes | Free | Self_hosted | Yes | 8.9 | |
| 1 | AWS AppConfig | $0.0008/unit usage-based | 9.3 | ||||
| 2 | Azure App Configuration | Yes | Cloud | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Firebase Remote Config | Yes | Hybrid | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 4 | Spring Cloud Config | Yes | Free | Self_hosted | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 6 | etcd | Free | Self_hosted | 8.8 | |||
| 7 | AWS Systems Manager State Manager | Yes | Free | Cloud | 8.7 | ||
| 8 | AppGallery Connect Remote Configuration | Yes | Free | Cloud | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
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