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Amazon EC2

Composite Score

9.1 /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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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.
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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

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+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

Encryption and Decryption Support

Capacity Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Casey G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Cloud Computing at Its Most Flexible

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

It offers unparalleled flexibility and scalability.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

We implemented it during tax season to manage a sudden spike in data processing needs, and it worked seamlessly without overprovisioning resources.

What do you dislike most about this product?

managing reserved instances versus on-demand instances can feel a bit complex without proper monitoring tools.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If your workloads are unpredictable or highly variable, EC2 is a fantastic choice. Make use of AWS tools like Cost Explorer and CloudWatch to keep costs under control and ensure optimal resource utilization

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Caring
Generous Negotitation

rishabh m.

Role: Finance
Industry: Telecommunications
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Highly Flexible and Scalable Cloud Solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

Amazon EC2 stands out due to its awesome scalability, a wide variety of instances types cater to diverse workloads and flexible pricing options like spot and reserved instances. Its global reach makes it a more viable solution to utilize for multiple regions worldwide. Its deep integration with multiple AWS services makes it an ideal choice that offers seamless scalability for both startups or enterprise level applications. Its cost optimization and ability to scale makes it stand apart from various other cloud services. It is a perfect choice for those looking for exponential growth with ease of integration it provides effective results.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It scalability is one of my favorite aspects Amazon EC2 offers. The ability to scale resources as per needs makes it a very cost effective solution. It offers unique level of flexibility whether using small application or massive enterprise workloads its adaptability as per environment to provide optimal performance is just EC2 offers in this segment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has a very complex pricing model, with so many variety of instance types like spot and reserved as well as additional charges for data and storage makes it very challenging to predict cost accurately. This complexity makes it very harder for new users to understand entire cost of implications especially when they are scaling up or managing multiple instances.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

One must identify there workload environments with a clear understanding while considering Amazon EC2. The AWS Pricing calculator gives a tentative cost as per usage. If someone is planning to use EC2 for long term then they must explore reserved instances and savings plan for better cost effectiveness. You can easily initiate with smaller, on demand instances to test its performances before integrating to your larger setups. One must utilize AWS documentation to get updates on its latest features. Be assured to have a great experience with Amazon EC2.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Enables Productivity

Hardik D.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Easy to use and very cost effective product.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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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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.

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

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.

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.

Workflow Management Includes ability to support flexible and comprehensive workflow-based capabilities.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Casey G.

Cloud Computing at Its Most Flexible

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

rishabh m.

Highly Flexible and Scalable Cloud Solutions

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Hardik D.

Easy to use and very cost effective product.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Load Balancing

Cloud Integration

Encryption and Decryption Support

Capacity Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Systems Performance Management

Data Migration

Analytics and Reporting

SLA Management

Workflow Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Vendor Support