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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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2025 Emotional Footprint Champion

Latest Award, 2025

Strategy and Innovation
Service Experience
Product Impact
Conflict Resolution

Latest Award, 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

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91 Likeliness to Recommend

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

87 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

3% Neutral

95% Positive

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Respectful
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 85

Service Desk Integration

Load Balancing

Networking

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Workload Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Data Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training

Amazon EC2 Reviews

Meagan H.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2026

‎Flexible, reliable, and scalable

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Amazon EC2 from other similar products?

‎Amazon EC2 stands out from similar products because it offers unmatched flexibility, global reach, and deep control over computing resources. EC2 allows easy integration with monitoring tools, making infrastructure planning more predictable.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

‎The flexibility to choose instance types helps me match performance needs with budget constraints easily. I like how quickly I can launch a new virtual server within minutes. It makes scaling applications simple during traffic spikes without service disruption.

What do you dislike most about this product?

‎Nothing to dislike so far.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

‎It’s a strong choice for scalable architectures and for planning long-term growth. You have to understand on-demand, reserved, and spot instances. Also, choosing the right model will help you optimize costs significantly.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation

Vishal R.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Best in Class IaaS with endless options

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Dec 2025

Works very well for everyday cloud workloads.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

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Awards & Recognition

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

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

87 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

Service Desk Integration Ability to integrate with Service desk

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Networking Software defined networking and automation

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.

Workload Migration Ability to move servers and resources from one platform to another

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

Systems Performance Management Includes monitoring, analyzing and configuration in order to optimize performance and increase efficiency.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Meagan H.

‎Flexible, reliable, and scalable

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Vishal R.

Best in Class IaaS with endless options

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Divyanshi B.

Works very well for everyday cloud workloads.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Service Desk Integration

Load Balancing

Networking

Cloud Integration

Capacity Management

Workload Migration

Encryption and Decryption Support

Systems Performance Management

Cloud Backup

Access Management

Data Migration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Breadth of Features

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Implementation

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Vendor Support

Availability and Quality of Training