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
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
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+94 Net Emotional Footprint
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- Helps Innovate
- Reliable
- Respectful
- Enables Productivity
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Amazon EC2 Reviews
Vishal R.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Other
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2025
Best in Class IaaS with endless options
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
AWS EC2 is one of the best Infrastructure as a service(IaaS) available in the market. It comes with multiple unique features. Personally, I have been using AWS EC2 along with multiple AWS services from a very long time to host my websites.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
AWS EC2 provides multiple features with extreme Availability, Reliability, Scaleability which is best in the market.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The amount of features they are providing are enormous which cause confusion some times on the Amazon web console. Also, if you forget to turn off the services you might get high charges later.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
If you are small or large business and wants to scale gradually over time the time then you can go for it. It also provides more flexibility and full control over the infrastructure.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
Divyanshi B.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2025
Works very well for everyday cloud workloads.
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
What differentiates Amazon EC2 is the flexibility and scale. You can choose from many instance types. You can start small, and grow anytime without changing platforms and It also integrates very smoothly with other AWS services, so building full setups is easier.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
Changing the size of the servers is super easy and we can scale them as per our needs which saves a lot of time and makes testing and deployments easier.
What do you dislike most about this product?
The pricing can get very confusing and without close monitoring, the costs can grow faster than expected.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Start small and understand the pricing, and use monitoring from day one. EC2 is powerful but it’s easy to over provision if you are not careful.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Security Protects
Cons
- Less Effective Service
- Wastes Time
Eric S.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Dec 2025
Flexible compute power backed by the AWS ecosystem
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?
Amazon EC2 offers strong security and control compared to many alternatives. Users can manage access, firewalls, and network rules in detail. This is important for sensitive workloads. While it may feel complex at first, it gives confidence once set up. Many simpler products do not offer this depth.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
I like reliability and stability of the service. Once an instance is running, it performs consistently with very little downtime. This gives peace of mind for important applications. I do not have to constantly worry about failures. The global infrastructure adds an extra layer of trust. It feels dependable for long term use.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Error messages are not always clear for non technical users. Finding the root cause often requires checking logs and configurations. This can slow down problem resolution. Simpler explanations would help. It would make the platform more user friendly.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
My advice would be to plan your needs clearly before setting anything up. Choose instance types based on actual workload, not assumptions. Enable basic monitoring and alerts early. Keep security settings tight from day one. Learn how to shut down unused resources. These habits save time and money later.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
