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
97 Plan to Renew
86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+94 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Respectful
- Reliable
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Shefali A.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
Cost optimized , easy to use, feature capability
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Easy to use, cost effective, additional features
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Diverse options for purchasing ec2 based on usecase
What do you dislike most about this product?
In my opinion. ec2 offers multiple implementations which cater needs of all type of industry use cases. So no dislike points from my side.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Think wisely and decide the type of ec2 instance and purchasing plan which would benefit you most as per your usecase.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Trustworthy
- Effective Service
Gowrish K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Sep 2026
Powerful &Unmatched in Scale, but Complex & Costly
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
offers deep, root-level control over raw virtual servers, combined with a massive selection of over 750 specialized hardware configurations
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Clean design and ease of use make specific tools stand out.
What do you dislike most about this product?
pricing is hard to estimate, and forgetting to stop unused instances leads to surprise bills
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
your approach should balance performance, security, and cost efficiency
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Enables Productivity
Dheeraj K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Aug 2026
Powerful Cloud Computing Platform
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
The reasons for the widespread use of Amazon EC2 include the ability to scale up resources according to demand, to be deployed in several regions, and to provide high performance for various applications. The flexibility, diverse range of instances, and compatibility with other AWS services are also beneficial for development and production use.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
The most interesting part for me about Amazon EC2 is the ability to easily scale resources based on the changing needs. Another feature that I love about Amazon EC2 is its different types of instances, its reliability, and good integration with other AWS products.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The main limitation is the learning curve for beginners. For some advanced settings and troubleshooting processes, you need to know how to use several AWS products, and it takes time to get used to the complicated processes.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
My suggestion is that you should start with a low load to get comfortable with the environment before proceeding with the bigger applications. Use all the available guidelines and best practices and design your infrastructure according to your need for scalability and performance. With proper configuration, Amazon EC2 provides a robust and flexible platform.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
