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# Alibaba Elastic Compute Service vs Amazon EC2 Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Alibaba Elastic Compute...Amazon EC2[+ Add Product](#)

Pricing

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
No pricing available

**Amazon EC2**
Free Trial

No pricing available

**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Time to Implement

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
Not enough reviews yet

**Amazon EC2**
2 months

Based on 151 responses

Return on Investment

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
Not enough reviews yet

**Amazon EC2**
17 months

Based on 113 responses

Perceived Cost

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
$$$$$

**Amazon EC2**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
Not enough reviews yet

**Amazon EC2**
14%

**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
[
Cloud Storage (6)
](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2277846&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (5)
](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2277691&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Poor Customer Support (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2277860&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Security Issues (4)
](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=2277664&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

**Amazon EC2**
[
Ease of Use (55)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1329964&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Scalability (37)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1330732&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Complexity (25)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1331215&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)[
Expensive (25)
](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews?filters%5Bsentiment_snippet%5D=1331088&qs=pros-and-cons#reviews)

Integrations

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
Not enough data

**Amazon EC2**
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Amazon CloudWatch

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-cloudwatch/reviews)[

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Amazon Elastic Kubernetes...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-elastic-kubernetes-service-amazon-eks/reviews)[

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Amazon RDS on Outposts

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-rds-on-outposts/reviews)[

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Amazon Relational Database...

](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews)[
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Screenshots

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**
No screenshot available

**Amazon EC2**
 ![Amazon EC2 screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/41423/uploads_2Fe6088a7d-654a-4b1d-9aa4-bfbbe33cd2f4_2FAmazon_EC2.png)

**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.9

8.946

**Amazon EC2**

9.2

9.21,015

Ease of Use

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.9

8.946

**Amazon EC2**

8.6

8.61,023

Ease of Setup

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.5

8.514

**Amazon EC2**

8.5

8.5548

Ease of Admin

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.7

8.714

**Amazon EC2**

8.7

8.7480

Quality of Support

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.4

8.444

**Amazon EC2**

8.7

8.7975

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

8.5

8.514

**Amazon EC2**

9.0

9.0469

Product Direction (% positive)

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service**

9.0

9.045

**Amazon EC2**

9.2

9.2931

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)[Hide 64 FeaturesShow 64 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.4

9

8.9

253

Infrastructure Provision

Public Cloud

8.6

6

9.3(won by 0.7)

204

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Private Cloud

8.3

5

8.9(won by 0.6)

183

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Hybrid Cloud

8.3

5

8.7(won by 0.4)

168

Bare Metal

8.0(tied score)

5

8.0(tied score)

142

Virtual Machines (VMs)

8.3

5

9.4(won by 1.1)

215

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Edge Computing

7.8

6

8.8(won by 1.0)

157

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Virtual Networks

8.6

6

9.0(won by 0.4)

188

High-Performance Computing (HPC)

Not enough data

9.1(won by default)

167

Cloud Computing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Management

Pay by Usage

8.9(won by 0.2)

6

8.7

212

Usage Tracking

8.6

6

8.7(won by 0.1)

188

Performance Tracking

8.3

6

8.9(won by 0.6)

184

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Activity Tracking

Not enough data

Not enough data

Functionality

Resource Auto-Scaling

8.6

6

9.2(won by 0.6)

194

 (There is a greater than 0.5 difference between this product's rating and its competitors)

Additional Functionality

Version Control

Not enough data

Not enough data

Database Support

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Dashboard

Not enough data

Not enough data

SSL Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configurable Workflow

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Metrics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Server Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Security

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting/Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

API

Not enough data

Not enough data

Compliance Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Access Controls/Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Authentication

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Analytics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Single Sign On

Not enough data

Not enough data

Generative AI

Not enough data

Not enough data

Third-Party Integrations

Not enough data

Not enough data

Alerts/Escalation

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Storage Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

AI Copilot

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Activity Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Load Balancing

Not enough data

Not enough data

Backup and Recovery

Not enough data

Not enough data

User Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Role-Based Permissions

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Login

Not enough data

Not enough data

Reporting & Statistics

Not enough data

Not enough data

Network Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Task Scheduling

Not enough data

Not enough data

Application Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Resource Allocation & Planning

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Notifications

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Migration

Not enough data

Not enough data

Configuration Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Log Access

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Visualization

Not enough data

Not enough data

Real-Time Data

Not enough data

Not enough data

Audit Trail

Not enough data

Not enough data

Secure Data Storage

Not enough data

Not enough data

Data Capture and Transfer

Not enough data

Not enough data

Workflow Management

Not enough data

Not enough data

Performance Monitoring

Not enough data

Not enough data

Search/Filter

Not enough data

Not enough data

AWS Marketplace[Hide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features](javascript:void(0);)

Not enough data

9.3

8

Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

Autonomous Task Execution

Not enough data

9.2(won by default)

6

Multi-step Planning

Not enough data

9.3(won by default)

5

Cross-system Integration

Not enough data

9.5(won by default)

7

Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)[Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features](javascript:void(0);)

8.7

9

Not enough data

Customization

Custom VMs

9.2(won by default)

6

Not enough data

Console Configuration

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Operating Systems

8.1(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Infrastructure

Network Management

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Virtual Machines

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Security

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Maintenance

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Scalability

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Management

Cloud Migration

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Storage Management

8.8(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Analytics

7.9(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Database Management

9.0(won by default)

7

Not enough data

Logging

8.6(won by default)

7

Not enough data

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Alibaba Elastic Compute Service](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d23ef7b88bff222103a5d47a9b0a4959/alibaba-elastic-compute-service.jpg "Alibaba Elastic Compute Service")](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews)

Alibaba Elastic Compute Service

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

28.3%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

26.4%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

45.3%

[![Amazon EC2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476475/amazon-ec2.svg "Amazon EC2")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)

Amazon EC2

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

40.2%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

34.6%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

25.2%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

28.3%

40.2%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

26.4%

34.6%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

45.3%

25.2%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Alibaba Elastic Compute Service](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_d23ef7b88bff222103a5d47a9b0a4959/alibaba-elastic-compute-service.jpg "Alibaba Elastic Compute Service")](https://www.g2.com/products/alibaba-elastic-compute-service/reviews)
Alibaba Elastic Compute Service

Information Technology and Services

32.1%

Computer Software

20.8%

Newspapers

5.7%

Consumer Services

5.7%

Financial Services

5.7%

Other

30.2%

[![Amazon EC2](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1528476475/amazon-ec2.svg "Amazon EC2")](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews)
Amazon EC2

Information Technology and Services

25.3%

Computer Software

23.9%

Computer & Network Security

3.6%

Financial Services

3.1%

Internet

3.0%

Other

41.1%

Alternatives

**Alibaba Elastic Compute Service Alternatives**

 ![Azure Virtual Machines](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-virtual-machines.jpg "Azure Virtual Machines")

[
Azure Virtual Machines
](/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews)

 ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing")

[
Akamai Cloud Computing
](/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews)

 ![Google Compute Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_aeae116c52945fdecd7ed16d621cb315/google-compute-engine.png "Google Compute Engine")

[
Google Compute Engine
](/products/google-compute-engine/reviews)

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

**Amazon EC2 Alternatives**

 ![Google Compute Engine](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_aeae116c52945fdecd7ed16d621cb315/google-compute-engine.png "Google Compute Engine")

[
Google Compute Engine
](/products/google-compute-engine/reviews)

 ![DigitalOcean](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/6028813119dc32d698afd6e25ff33d5b/digitalocean.svg "DigitalOcean")

[
DigitalOcean
](/products/digitalocean/reviews)

 ![Akamai Cloud Computing](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/88a10113936d5d26cc5455decf5a8817/akamai-cloud-computing.svg "Akamai Cloud Computing")

[
Akamai Cloud Computing
](/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews)

 ![Azure Virtual Machines](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_f176b4154a751d10150daa67a57b7dc5/azure-virtual-machines.jpg "Azure Virtual Machines")

[
Azure Virtual Machines
](/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews)

## Alibaba Elastic Compute Service vs Amazon EC2

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Alibaba Elastic Compute Service easier to use. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up and administer. Finally, reviewers preferred doing business with Amazon EC2 overall.

- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than Alibaba Elastic Compute Service.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon EC2 over Alibaba Elastic Compute Service.