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Amazon EC2

Composite Score

9.0 /10

CX Score

9.3 /10

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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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Awards & Recognition

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

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2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2026

Strategy and Innovation
Product Impact

Latest Award, 2026

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2026

11 Top Rated Capabilities

14 Top Rated Features

2026

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

2025

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2025

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2025

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience

2024

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2024

10 Top Rated Capabilities

10 Top Rated Features

2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

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.
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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

97 Plan to Renew

86 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

4% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Respectful
Reliable
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 84

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 84

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Jacob L.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

A Custom Cloud Powerhouse

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

The AWS EC2 offers unmatched flexibility when it comes to launching and managing virtual servers in the cloud. This gives us the power to create custom server environments tailored to specific construction project needs, like complex engineering simulations or resource-intensive design software.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

WithEc2, I can leverage a wide range of server configurations and operating systems to suit any project requirement

What do you dislike most about this product?

The extensive configuration options in EC2 also come with a significant responsibility for managing and maintaining those servers.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your construction has diverse software needs and requires highly customizable cloud server environments, AWS Ec2 is the way to go

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Inspires Innovation
Altruistic

YOGENDER T.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2024

It's easy to use, it secure and easily accessable

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Easy to use, and can easily create in few clicks.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Very easy to connect

What do you dislike most about this product?

It's secure

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's totally worth it

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Trustworthy
Efficient Service

Shashikant P.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

product is good and support is fantastic

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

support what we get from amazon

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

support service and easy and quick delivery

What do you dislike most about this product?

as i am new to this we need to see in coming months

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

i will recommended after 6 months of use

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

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Awards & Recognition

2026 Emotional Footprint Champion

2026 Data Quadrant Champion

2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

2025 Data Quadrant Champion

2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

Amazon EC2 Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

97 Plan to Renew

86 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Jacob L.

A Custom Cloud Powerhouse

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

YOGENDER T.

It's easy to use, it secure and easily accessable

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Shashikant P.

product is good and support is fantastic

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Encryption and Decryption Support

Data Migration

Regulatory Compliance

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Business Value Created

Quality of Features

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Data Integration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training