Amazon

Amazon EC2

Composite Score

9.1 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

603 Reviews Write a Review

Claim Software

What is Amazon EC2?

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) offers the broadest and deepest compute platform, with over 500 instances and choice of the latest processor, storage, networking, operating system, and purchase model to help you best match the needs of your workload. We are the first major cloud provider that supports Intel, AMD, and Arm processors, the only cloud with on-demand EC2 Mac instances, and the only cloud with 400 Gbps Ethernet networking.

Company Details

Need Assistance?

We're here to help you with understanding our reports and the data inside to help you make decisions.

Get Assistance

Awards & Recognition

Amazon EC2 won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

Filter By

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience

Latest Award, 2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023

9 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

2023

Amazon EC2 Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
Download the entire Product Scorecard to access more information on Amazon EC2.

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

{y}

{name}

Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Amazon EC2?

2% Negative

2% Neutral

96% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Enables Productivity
Respectful

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Rahul M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

The Essential Cloud Platform for Growth

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Amazon EC2 has a huge network of data centers all around the world. This means businesses can host their apps closer to where their customers are, which makes the apps run faster and more smoothly. While other cloud services are also available globally, Amazon EC2 stands out because it has so many different locations to choose from, making it one of the most reliable and accessible cloud options available.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I love most about Amazon EC2 is how easily it can grow or shrink based on what you need. If your project needs more power, you can quickly upgrade, and if you need less, you can scale back. This means you only pay for what you actually use, making it both affordable and flexible. Whether you need a small setup for simple tasks or a big, powerful one for heavy workloads, EC2 can handle it all without requiring a lot of setup or upfront costs.

What do you dislike most about this product?

The support you get with EC2 can be limited if you're on a lower-priced plan. While EC2 itself is a powerful tool, the help you receive with a basic plan isn't as fast or detailed as what you’d get with higher-priced plans. This can make solving problems or getting help take longer if you don’t pay for extra support.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

When using EC2, it's important to make sure your system is secure. This means setting up things like security groups (which act like firewalls) to control who can access your system and key pairs (like special passwords) to keep connections safe. You should also use tools to watch for any unusual activity. EC2 provides the tools, but it’s your job to set them up properly. Taking time to secure everything at the beginning will help keep your data safe.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Sudama Y.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

"Cost-effective, user-friendly, and feature-rich."

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Cost-effective, user-friendly, and equipped with extra features.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Various choices for buying EC2 according to application case.

What do you dislike most about this product?

In my view. EC2 provides a variety of solutions to meet the requirements of various industry use cases. I thus don't have any complaints.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Consider your options carefully and choose the EC2 instance type and purchase plan that will best suit your use case.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Kamran M.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2024

A Flexible and Secure Cloud Computing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Amazon EC2 lets you provision and de-provision resources as needed, making it cost-effective by charging only for the resources you use.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

EC2 supports multiple ways to connect, including direct connections and secure key-based authentication. Amazon implements stringent data security measures, safeguarding your applications and data.

What do you dislike most about this product?

While pay-as-you-go is a benefit, it can be difficult for less-experienced users to predict and optimize costs effectively.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Amazon EC2 is ideal for developers and businesses seeking secure cloud computing services with advanced integration capabilities. Seamless integration with monitoring and development tools makes it highly recommendable.

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Amazon EC2

What is Amazon EC2?

Company Details

Need Assistance?

Awards & Recognition

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Amazon EC2 Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Amazon EC2?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Encryption and Decryption Support Support for real-time decryption and re-encryption of information.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Data Migration The ability to select and extract data from one storage system to another

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

SLA Management Includes a contracted delivery time, automated escalations, and timely resolutions.

Regulatory Compliance Includes compliance with regulations and standards such as SOX, HIPPA, NIST, PCI-DSS etc.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Rahul M.

The Essential Cloud Platform for Growth

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Sudama Y.

"Cost-effective, user-friendly, and feature-rich."

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Kamran M.

A Flexible and Secure Cloud Computing Solution

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Most Popular Amazon EC2 Comparisons

Google Cloud

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

DigitalOcean

IBM Cloud Bare Metal

Alibaba Cloud

1
Since last award

Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Regulatory Compliance

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Ease of Customization