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Compare Amazon EC2 and Azure Virtual Machines 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (34.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,171)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 Machines
Star Rating
(387)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Azure Virtual MachinesAmazon EC2 vs Azure Virtual Machines
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use and administer. However, Azure Virtual Machines is easier to set up, while Amazon EC2 is easier to do business with overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than Azure Virtual Machines.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Amazon EC2 and Azure Virtual Machines received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableAzure Virtual Machines
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Azure Virtual Machines
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
988
9.0
334
Ease of Use
8.6
993
8.6
334
Ease of Setup
8.5
518
8.6
200
Ease of Admin
8.6
474
8.6
191
Quality of Support
8.7
949
8.3
321
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
463
8.9
183
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
908
9.2
322
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
187
9.0
62
8.9
177
8.6
55
8.7
164
9.0
52
8.0
139
7.2
48
9.1
162
8.3
53
9.3
191
9.3
60
8.8
155
8.5
48
9.0
177
9.1
57
Management
8.7
194
8.9
57
8.6
183
8.9
53
8.8
179
8.7
54
Functionality
9.2
180
8.8
53
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
26
Not enough data
8.3
25
Not enough data
9.0
26
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.7
28
Not enough data
9.3
29
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 Machines are categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Azure Virtual Machines 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 Machines
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
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
29.9%
Computer Software
18.1%
Computer & Network Security
7.3%
Accounting
4.3%
Information Services
2.4%
Other
38.0%
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 are Azure virtual machines used for?
2 Comments
RL
Some use cases:
Application Hosting, Development and Testing, Data Processing and Analytics, Disaster Recovery, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Hybrid...Read more
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