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Compare Amazon EC2 and Contabo 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.5% of reviews)
Small-Business (95.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Contact Us Per Month
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,173)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 EC2Contabo
Star Rating
(20)2.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (95.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us Per Month
Learn more about ContaboAmazon EC2 vs Contabo
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Amazon EC2 easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Amazon EC2 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than Contabo.
- 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 Contabo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableContabo
Cloud VPS
Contact Us
Per Month
Fast & Flexible Cloud VPS Instances
- up to 24 vCPU Cores
- up to 120 GB RAM
- up to 600 GB NVMe or 2.4 TB SSD
Free Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Contabo
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.2
990
4.6
19
Ease of Use
8.6
995
5.2
20
Ease of Setup
8.5
520
5.6
13
Ease of Admin
8.6
474
4.7
5
Quality of Support
8.7
951
3.6
18
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
463
3.0
5
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
910
3.9
19
Features by Category
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
187
6.1
6
8.9
177
7.0
5
8.7
164
8.0
5
8.0
139
7.0
5
9.1
162
8.0
5
9.3
192
7.3
5
8.8
155
7.3
5
9.0
177
6.7
5
Management
8.8
195
Feature Not Available
8.6
183
Feature Not Available
8.8
179
Feature Not Available
Functionality
9.2
180
8.0
5
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Reliability
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.0
5
Security
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
8.3
5
Compatibility
Not enough data
8.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Hosting Management
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
5.1
12
Not enough data
4.2
11
Not enough data
4.3
12
Not enough data
3.9
12
Not enough data
4.1
11
Not enough data
4.4
12
Not enough data
4.3
12
Not enough data
4.3
12
Not enough data
4.2
11
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 Contabo are categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Contabo is categorized as Object Storage Solutions and VPS Hosting Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Contabo
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
25.0%
Computer Software
23.7%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.1%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.6%
Information Technology and Services
20.0%
Marketing and Advertising
15.0%
Computer Software
15.0%
Hospital & Health Care
10.0%
Textiles
5.0%
Other
35.0%
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
Contabo has no discussions with answers
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