Compare Amazon EC2 and Azure Virtual Machines 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.1% of reviews)
Enterprise (34.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,191)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.1% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2Azure Virtual Machines
Star Rating
(391)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (34.9% 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. However, Azure Virtual Machines is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Amazon EC2 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
1,006
9.0
337
Ease of Use
8.6
1,013
8.6
337
Ease of Setup
8.5
538
8.6
204
Ease of Admin
8.7
478
8.6
192
Quality of Support
8.7
967
8.4
324
Quality of Work
Not enough data
Not enough data
Responsiveness
Not enough data
Not enough data
Expertise of Team
Not enough data
Not enough data
Execution Ability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Communication Skills
Not enough data
Not enough data
Professionalism
Not enough data
Not enough data
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
467
8.9
184
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
924
9.2
325
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
197
8.9
65
8.9
180
8.6
55
8.7
166
9.0
53
8.1
141
7.2
48
9.1
165
8.3
54
9.4
208
9.3
65
8.8
157
8.5
49
9.0
185
9.1
59
Management
8.8
207
9.0
60
8.6
186
8.9
55
8.8
181
8.7
55
Functionality
9.2
189
8.9
57
Performance
Not enough data
8.5
28
Not enough data
8.3
26
Not enough data
8.9
27
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
31
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
8.7
29
Not enough data
9.3
30
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
9.2
6
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.5
7
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
25.4%
Computer Software
23.6%
Computer & Network Security
3.6%
Financial Services
3.0%
Internet
2.9%
Other
41.3%
Information Technology and Services
29.9%
Computer Software
17.6%
Computer & Network Security
7.5%
Accounting
4.3%
Information Services
2.4%
Other
38.2%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Amazon EC2 used for?
5 Comments
MN
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...Read more
What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ?
5 Comments
SD
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...Read more
What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance
4 Comments
KM
Have you tried the Windows Instances?Read more
What is Azure Virtual Machines used for?
2 Comments
SP
Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) are used to run applications and workloads on virtualized server environments in the cloud. They allow you to deploy and manage...Read more
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