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Compare Amazon EC2 and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (44.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,169)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
Star Rating
(30)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Virtual Machine Scale SetsAmazon EC2 vs Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets overall.
- Reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets meets the needs of their business better than Amazon EC2.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon EC2 over Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableAzure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
987
9.3
23
Ease of Use
8.6
992
8.8
23
Ease of Setup
8.5
517
9.4
9
Ease of Admin
8.6
474
10.0
7
Quality of Support
8.7
948
8.9
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
463
9.5
7
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
907
8.3
21
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
187
Not enough data
8.9
177
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.0
139
Not enough data
9.1
162
Not enough data
9.3
190
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
9.0
177
Not enough data
Management
8.7
193
Not enough data
8.6
183
Not enough data
8.8
179
Not enough data
Functionality
9.2
179
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
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 Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets are categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets is categorized as Server Virtualization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets
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
23.6%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.1%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.6%
Information Technology and Services
18.5%
Computer Software
11.1%
Accounting
11.1%
Investment Banking
7.4%
Hospital & Health Care
7.4%
Other
44.4%
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
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets has no discussions with answers
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