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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.6% of reviews)
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,158)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(938)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (39.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Browse all 4 pricing plansAmazon EC2 vs Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) easier to use and set up. However, Amazon EC2 is easier to administer. Reviewers agreed that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Amazon EC2 and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- 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 Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3).
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
977
9.2
672
Ease of Use
8.6
982
8.7
675
Ease of Setup
8.5
507
8.6
332
Ease of Admin
8.7
470
8.5
311
Quality of Support
8.7
938
8.6
596
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
459
9.0
296
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
898
9.0
632
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
181
Not enough data
8.9
174
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
8.1
137
Not enough data
9.1
160
Not enough data
9.3
183
Not enough data
8.8
152
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
Management
8.8
186
Not enough data
8.6
179
Not enough data
8.8
176
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
173
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
53
Not enough data
9.6
51
Not enough data
9.3
53
Reliability
Not enough data
9.1
52
Not enough data
9.6
53
Security
Not enough data
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.6
50
Not enough data
8.9
51
Compatibility
Not enough data
9.2
49
Not enough data
9.1
49
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon EC2 and Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.1%
Computer Software
23.4%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.1%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.6%
Information Technology and Services
19.3%
Computer Software
17.9%
Financial Services
6.8%
Internet
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.1%
Other
48.7%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ?
5 Comments
YP
New opportunities for professional development
The growth of professional competence is the next inclusion on the list of the top AWS certification perks....Read more
What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance
3 Comments
AM
You can make linux instance and install a tool like virtualmin to give your self a GUI control fo the server. I use this all the time an can be very useful....Read more
What type of storage is Amazon s3 used for?
1 Comment
AS
S3 is a object type and highly scalable storage service.
We can access the s3 content from anywhere and provides the high availability and high performance.Read more
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