# Amazon EC2 vs Scaleway Comparison | | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 1,193 | 20 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (40.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (85.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Amazon EC2 Pros: - Ease of Use (55 reviews) - Scalability (37 reviews) Cons: - Complexity (25 reviews) - Expensive (25 reviews) ### Scaleway Pros: - Affordable (1 reviews) - Cost Efficiency (1 reviews) Cons: - Billing Issues (2 reviews) - Payment Issues (2 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.2 (1008 reviews) | 8.2 (18 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.6 (1015 reviews) | 8.6 (18 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.5 (540 reviews) | 8.3 (15 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.7 (479 reviews) | 7.7 (14 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (969 reviews) | 6.7 (14 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.0 (468 reviews) | 7.5 (12 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.2 (925 reviews) | 7.7 (15 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Amazon EC2 #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Scaleway #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Customization | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Custom VMs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Console Configuration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Infrastructure | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Network Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Maintenance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Cloud Migration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Storage Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Database Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Logging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | 8.9/10 | 242 | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Infrastructure Provision | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Public Cloud** | 9.3 (199 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Private Cloud** | 8.9 (181 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Hybrid Cloud** | 8.7 (167 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 (210 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 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Pay by Usage** | 8.8 (209 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Usage Tracking** | 8.6 (187 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Performance Tracking** | 8.8 (182 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Resource Auto-Scaling** | 9.2 (191 reviews) | Not enough data | ### IoT Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Application Design | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Interface** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Device Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Testing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Hardware Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Deployment** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Application Control | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Syncronization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Lifecycle Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Server Virtualization | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Performance | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **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 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **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 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Object Storage Solutions | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Versioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Speed of access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reliability | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Redundancy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Availability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Compatibility | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Infrastructure compatibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Interoperability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Load Balancing | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Usability - Load Balancing | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **User Interface Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Setup Simplicity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Platform Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Container Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Performance Optimization - Load Balancing | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Global Load Balancing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Dynamic Resource Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Server Health Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security & Compliance - Load Balancing | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **SSL/TLS Termination** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Application Firewall Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **DDoS Mitigation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **IP Whitelisting/Blacklisting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### VPS Hosting Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS) | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Hosting Management | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Storage Limits** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bandwidth Allowance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Email Hosting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Control Panel Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **CMS Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Web Framework Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **E-Commerce Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **File Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Database Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Tools** | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### AWS Marketplace | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | 9.3/10 | 8 | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **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 | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Amazon EC2** | N/A | N/A | | **Scaleway** | N/A | N/A | #### Configuration | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Database Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Network Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Database Administration | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Auditing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Availability | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Backup** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Archiving** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Anonymization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data Management | Feature | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## 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 Scaleway (10):** [IoT Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-platforms), [Block Storage Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/block-storage), [Object Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/object-storage-solutions), [Archive Storage Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/archive-storage-solutions), [Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/virtual-private-cloud-vpc), [Load Balancing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/load-balancing), [Container Registry Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-registry), [Server Virtualization Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/server-virtualization), [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas), [VPS Hosting Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/vps-hosting-platforms) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Amazon EC2 | Scaleway | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 40.2% | 85.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 34.5% | 5.0% | | **Enterprise** | 25.3% | 10.0% | ### By Industry #### Amazon EC2 - **Information Technology and Services:** 25.4% - **Computer Software:** 23.6% - **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:** 30.9% #### Scaleway - **Information Technology and Services:** 35.0% - **Computer Software:** 15.0% - **Internet:** 10.0% - **Translation and Localization:** 5.0% - **Real Estate:** 5.0% - **Information Services:** 5.0% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 5.0% - **Food Production:** 5.0% - **Education Management:** 5.0% - **Computer Networking:** 5.0% - **Other:** 5.0% --- ## 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 (746 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 (391 reviews) - [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (286 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) - [Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machine-scale-sets/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (30 reviews) - [OpenStack](https://www.g2.com/products/openstack/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (53 reviews) ### Alternatives to Scaleway - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (746 reviews) - [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (391 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (804 reviews) - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-simple-storage-service-s3/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (948 reviews) - [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-storage/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (599 reviews) - [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews) - [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews) - [IDrive Online and SaaS Backup, Object Storage e2](https://www.g2.com/products/idrive-online-and-saas-backup-object-storage-e2/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1922 reviews) - [Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-virtual-private-cloud-amazon-vpc/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (376 reviews) --- ## 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 ?" ### Scaleway No discussions available for this product. --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-ec2-vs-scaleway)