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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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91 Likeliness to Recommend
98 Plan to Renew
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87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+94 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
- Efficient Service
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Amazon EC2 Reviews

Anne-Joy I.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Banking
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Mar 2025
Review of AWS by Anne-Joy
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
I have not use any similar product
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Being able to view indept logs at every level
What do you dislike most about this product?
It could be difficult to navigate
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
It's a good product that can be used by organizations of every size
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Unique Features
- Efficient Service
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Busayo A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Mar 2025
My personal experience using Amazon EC2
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 offers a very wide variety of instance types optimized for different use cases (e.g., compute, memory, GPU, storage)
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
My favorite aspect of Amazon EC2 is its flexibility and scalability. The ability to quickly launch and scale virtual servers to meet varying workloads, combined with a wide range of instance types makes it incredibly versatile.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The learning curve for beginners can be steep, especially when navigating the vast array of instance types, configurations, and AWS services
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you're considering Amazon EC2, start by clearly defining your workload requirements to choose the right instance type and size. Use AWS Free Tier to experiment and familiarize yourself with the platform before moving on to more complex use-cases.
Pros
- Efficient Service
- Respectful
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
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Hardik D.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Jan 2025
Easy to use and very cost effective product.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
It is very easy to use and very cost effective
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Scalability and performance
What do you dislike most about this product?
Nothing special
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Use this product if you don't have much budget and it's scalability is much better than other clouds
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
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