# Amazon EC2 vs Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets Comparison

| | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 1,196 | 30 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (40.1% of reviews) | Enterprise (44.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Amazon EC2

Pros:
- Ease of Use (55 reviews)
- Scalability (37 reviews)

Cons:
- Complexity (25 reviews)
- Expensive (25 reviews)

### Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Pros:
- Cloud Storage (2 reviews)
- Services (2 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Interface Design (1 reviews)
- Slow Deployment (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (1010 reviews) | 9.3 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (1017 reviews) | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.5 (542 reviews) | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (479 reviews) | 10.0 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (971 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (468 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (927 reviews) | 8.3 (21 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Amazon EC2

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

Yes

### Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon EC2** | 8.9/10 | 244 |
| **Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets** | N/A | N/A |

#### Infrastructure Provision

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Public Cloud** | 9.3 (200 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Private Cloud** | 8.9 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Hybrid Cloud** | 8.8 (168 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Bare Metal** | 8.1 (142 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** | 9.1 (166 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Virtual Machines (VMs)** | 9.4 (211 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Edge Computing** | 8.8 (157 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Virtual Networks** | 9.0 (186 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Management

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Pay by Usage** | 8.8 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Usage Tracking** | 8.6 (187 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Tracking** | 8.8 (183 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Resource Auto-Scaling** | 9.2 (192 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Server Virtualization

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A |
| **Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets** | N/A | N/A |

#### Performance

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Portability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **OS Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Resource Saving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Performance Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Server Virtualization

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Amazon EC2** | 9.3/10 | 8 |
| **Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 9.3 (5 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 9.5 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas)

**Unique to Amazon EC2 (1):** [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)

**Unique to Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets (1):** [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Amazon EC2 | Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 40.1% | 25.9% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 34.5% | 29.6% | 
| **Enterprise** | 25.3% | 44.4% | 

### By Industry

#### Amazon EC2

- **Information Technology and Services:** 25.3%
- **Computer Software:** 23.7%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.6%
- **Internet:** 3.0%
- **Financial Services:** 3.0%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.9%
- **Banking:** 2.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.0%
- **Consumer Services:** 1.8%
- **Higher Education:** 1.6%
- **Other:** 30.8%

#### Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

- **Information Technology and Services:** 18.5%
- **Accounting:** 11.1%
- **Computer Software:** 11.1%
- **Investment Banking:** 7.4%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.4%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 3.7%
- **Automotive:** 3.7%
- **Commercial Real Estate:** 3.7%
- **Education Management:** 3.7%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.7%
- **Other:** 25.9%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Amazon EC2

- [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)
- [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (393 reviews)
- [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (287 reviews)
- [OVHcloud](https://www.g2.com/products/ovhcloud/reviews) — 3.2/5 stars (74 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [IBM Cloud Virtual Servers](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (55 reviews)
- [OpenStack](https://www.g2.com/products/openstack/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (53 reviews)
- [Contabo](https://www.g2.com/products/contabo/reviews) — 2.2/5 stars (24 reviews)

### Alternatives to Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

- [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews)
- [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews)
- [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews)
- [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews)
- [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (975 reviews)
- [VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-cloud-foundation-vcf/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (665 reviews)
- [Automation Anywhere Agentic Process Automation](https://www.g2.com/products/automation-anywhere-agentic-process-automation/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (5586 reviews)
- [Ubuntu](https://www.g2.com/products/ubuntu/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2395 reviews)
- [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)
- [UltaHost](https://www.g2.com/products/ultahost/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Amazon EC2

- Title: [What is Amazon EC2 used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-ec2-used-for) — 5 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Amazon EC2 is basically like a VM. You can build your VM in the cloud and you can do most of the tasks that you are supposed to do with a VM. The advantage..."
- Title: [What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-benefits-of-using-amazon-ec2) — 5 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "What is your question?

There are many benefits to using cloud computing (not just AWS, but Azure, GCP, or other services like Heroku, Redshift, etc), but..."
- Title: [What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-easy-way-to-creat-a-gui-instance-just-like-creating-normal-instance) — 4 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Have you tried the Windows Instances?"
- Title: [As an end user perspective I want to get brief notes in a simple layman's language to understand](https://www.g2.com/discussions/as-an-end-user-perspective-i-want-to-get-brief-notes-in-a-simple-layman-s-language-to-understand) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "What do you want to know ?"

### Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets

No discussions available for this product.

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