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Amazon EC2

Composite Score
9.1 /10
CX Score
9.3 /10
Category
Amazon EC2
9.1 /10

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.

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Awards & Recognition

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

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Amazon EC2 Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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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

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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

88

Cloud Integration

88

Capacity Management

87

Encryption and Decryption Support

87

Cloud Backup

87

Access Management

87

Systems Performance Management

86

Data Migration

86

Analytics and Reporting

85

SLA Management

84

Regulatory Compliance

84

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

87

Business Value Created

87

Breadth of Features

87

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

85

Ease of Implementation

85

Ease of Data Integration

85

Ease of IT Administration

85

Availability and Quality of Training

84

Usability and Intuitiveness

84

Vendor Support

84

Ease of Customization

84

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Nicki U.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Better than azure but more expensive

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

EC2 instances are simple to set up and the market place has thousands of ready made templates and deployments so anything you want to deploy can be done in seconds as someone has done it previously. Most of our infrastructure for containers and VMs are now in AWS as standard.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The market place of thousands of deployable images and templates for anything you want to do.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Can be difficult to set up or use if you do not have the experience of using AWS in the past. Azure is easier to use but AWS has better features.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are a larger business and want to migrate to the cloud away from on-premise then AWS is the only way to go.

Pros

  • Unique Features
  • Helps Innovate
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Technology
  • Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Validated Review
Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing

Rahul K.

  • Role: Information Technology
  • Industry: Energy
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Validated Review
Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2024

Fantastic product!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Amazon EC2 differentiates itself with its broad range of instance types, scalability, integration with AWS services, and global infrastructure. It offers flexibility in compute resources, extensive customization options, and seamless integration with a wide array of AWS tools and services.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

A standout aspect of Amazon EC2 is its scalability. The ability to easily scale compute resources up or down based on demand makes it highly flexible and efficient for various workloads.

What do you dislike most about this product?

One potential downside of Amazon EC2 is its complex pricing model, which can be difficult to navigate and predict, leading to unexpected costs if not managed carefully.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

For Amazon EC2, understand the pricing, choose the right instance, use auto-scaling, explore AWS integrations, and implement strong security measures.

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Continually Improving Product
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity

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