1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas) 4. [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) 5. [Amazon EC2 Claims vs Evidence](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/claims-vs-evidence) # Amazon EC2 Claims vs Evidence ## Claim: “EC2 Mac instances let teams build, test, and sign macOS workloads on demand with pay-as-you-go pricing.” ##### Mixed support from reviews. Reviewers support EC2's pay-as-you-go pricing, but one reviewer explicitly requested Mac OS access. No review evidence addresses building, testing, or signing macOS workloads. - “As we can easily create virtual server instances also keeping compute power, memory at optimum. It's pay as you go feature helps you manage resources mindfully.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10791664) - “I think they should give us access to Mac OS.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/13178209) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “It provides purpose-built compute, storage, and networking up to 400 Gbps so teams can train and deploy models efficiently at scale.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers describe purpose-specific compute, storage, and networking configurations, including GPU-based AI/ML instances and machine-learning workload options. One reviewer explicitly mentions up to 400 Gbps networking, while others report quickly provisioning and scaling infrastructure for AI/ML and other workloads. - “Key,,popular features include up to 400 Gbps networking, specialized AI/ML training instances” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/6728649) - “We use EC2 to build AI based models for development and testing; we were able to build the GPU based EC2 instances in a short time and spin up the required software for AI/ML development.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10490576) - “It allows for quick provisioning of virtual servers with full control over compute, storage, and networking configurations.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12781397) - “EC2 offers many instance families optimized for different workloads—general computing, memory-intensive tasks, GPU workloads, machine learning, etc.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12463373) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “Graviton-based instances, EC2 Spot instances, and AWS Savings Plans give teams flexible purchase models, and C9g instances deliver up to 25% better performance than C8g.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers support flexible purchase options and mention Graviton instances offering better price-performance. However, no review establishes the specific claim that C9g instances deliver exactly 25% better performance than C8g. - “Flexible pricing models” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12558271) - “There are multiple things to be liked about amazon ec2 instances like pay as you go model , spot instances , graviton instances type, etc.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10759869) - “including ARM-based Graviton chips for better price-performance.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/6728649) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a cloud computing service that provides resizable, secure compute capacity as virtual servers.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers consistently describe EC2 as providing virtual servers with flexible, scalable compute capacity and security features. Multiple reviews specifically mention launching or configuring virtual servers, scaling compute resources, and strong security. - “Amazon EC2 instance is virtual server. we can easily launch and terminate the server.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10888543) - “Amazon EC2 is helpful because it provides flexible, scalable compute capacity without needing to manage physical servers.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/13486729) - “Ec2 has provided configurable servers that can run on custom AMIs and completly scalable and secured.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/9732632) - “It’s easy to set up, and it offers very strong security.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12744244) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “It offers over 1,000 instance types across Intel, AMD, and Arm processors and serves developers, enterprises, and teams running web apps, HPC, machine learning, and Windows workloads.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers directly report over 1,000 instance types, processor variety including ARM-based Graviton, and support for web, machine-learning, GPU, and other varied workloads. The reviews consistently describe EC2 as serving flexible development and production use cases, with no meaningful contradictory evidence. - “Recent Amazon EC2 advancements focus on superior performance and security through the Nitro System, offering over 1,000 instance types including ARM-based Graviton chips for better price-performance.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/6728649) - “EC2 offers many instance families optimized for different workloads—general computing, memory-intensive tasks, GPU workloads, machine learning, etc.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12463373) - “I find Amazon EC2 incredibly valuable for running web servers like Apache, Nginx, or Node.js.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12717649) - “Provides varied instance types suitable for hosting based on the use cases we need. We use EC2 to build AI based models for development and testing; we were able to build the GPU based EC2 instances in a short time and spin up the required software for AI/ML development.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10490576) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “This design provides secure compute for applications without adding separate security layers, supporting sensitive and regulated workloads.” ##### Mixed support from reviews. Some reviewers describe EC2 as offering strong or secure compute, but others report that OS security, patching, configuration, and careful setup remain the customer’s responsibility. The reviews do not directly establish suitability for sensitive or regulated workloads without additional security layers. - “It’s easy to set up, and it offers very strong security.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12744244) - “Additional Operational burden as we need to take care of OS security, patches and configuration etc.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12017944) - “If not configured properly and cause security compromise.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10666241) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “EC2 scales compute capacity up or down within minutes without physical hardware procurement.” ##### Supported by reviews. Relevant reviewers consistently report that EC2 can scale compute capacity up or down within minutes or seconds and does so without upfront physical hardware investment. - “You can spin up or shut down servers in minutes. Whether you need 1 VM or 1,000, EC2 handles it without upfront investment.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12558271) - “- Elastic scalability: You can scale up or down in seconds. Whether you’re handling a sudden traffic spike or running batch jobs, EC2 adapts without requiring upfront hardware investment.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12015280) - “For our use case we needed to scale to a large number of compute instances rapidly which EC2 made possible. I also appreciate the flexibility of scaling down as quickly as we scaled up if needed.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/13481971) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/) ## Claim: “Amazon EC2 delivers reliable, scalable infrastructure on demand with a 99.99% availability SLA, security built on the AWS Nitro System, and flexible cost options through Graviton instances, Spot instances, and Savings Plans.” ##### Supported by reviews. Most reviewers describe EC2 as scalable, reliable, and flexible in its pricing and instance options, with one reviewer specifically mentioning the Nitro System and others mentioning Spot and Graviton instances. However, the reviews do not establish the exact 99.99% availability figure, and one reviewer reported 99 percent uptime instead. - “It is scalable service.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10791664) - “AWS Nitro System: The foundation of modern EC2, offloading virtualization functions to dedicated hardware, resulting in faster, more consistent performance.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/6728649) - “There are multiple things to be liked about amazon ec2 instances like pay as you go model , spot instances , graviton instances type, etc.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/10759869) - “giving me a remote server to redirect my traffic with 99 percent uptime without any technical issues.” [Read Full Review](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/12240367) Last updated Sep 30, 2026 Source: [https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/)