Amazon EC2 Reviews & Product Details

Amazon EC2 provides flexible cloud servers that are easy to manage through the AWS console, with a straightforward UI and good integration with services like VPC, S3, CloudWatch, IAM, and Auto Scaling. Performance is reliable, and I can choose instance sizes based on workload and scale when needed. The pay-as-you-go pricing can provide good ROI compared with maintaining physical servers, although costs need to be monitored carefully. AWS provides extensive documentation and support for onboarding and troubleshooting. Overall, EC2 has improved my workflow by allowing me to quickly deploy, manage, and scale servers without dealing with physical hardware. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

EC2 can become hard to manage once you have a lot of instances, since tracking instance types, security groups, storage, backups, and permissions takes time and attention. The AWS console can also feel overwhelming for beginners because there are so many options and settings to navigate. Pricing is another concern: costs can rise quickly if instances or attached resources are left running unnecessarily, so ongoing cost monitoring is important. Performance is generally good, but selecting the right instance type still requires a solid understanding of the workload. Better cost visibility, simpler configuration, and clearer recommendations for instance selection would make EC2 much easier to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I like most about Amazon EC2 is how easy it makes it to set up and manage servers without needing physical hardware. I can quickly launch instances, scale resources whenever needed, and pay only for what I use. It’s flexible, reliable, and saves both time and effort when deploying applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about Amazon EC2 is that it can be a bit complicated to manage at first, especially for beginners. Understanding the different instance types, pricing, and security settings takes time. Also, costs can add up quickly if resources aren’t monitored properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

First: Amazon EC2's wide availability allows for a large number of first and third party tools for integrating the service with other services. Everything is well documented by Amazon themselves or by third parties.

Second: 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.

Third: We initially focussed on a single European market, but Amazon's global reach allows our tech stack to easily enter different markets to, for example, be compliant with that markets compliance requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pricing can be rather steep if you don't use the lowest and EC2 instances, especially if compared with static resources like traditional dedicated servers.

The AWS console used to manage EC2 instances through a graphical user interface is mediocore at best. Nowadays we therefore manage our EC2 instances mostly through Terraform and Ansible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the wide range of in-suite applications, so I don’t need third-party applications. I can start small and scale up as we grow. I can make changes on the fly without downtime, and I find the setup pretty straightforward with Amazon’s built-in AMIs or by building my own. I also like how we can automate infrastructure with CloudFormation, get dashboards for our EC2 instances with CloudWatch, and use auto scaling to keep backup instances available and spin up instances quickly if one goes down. The support is excellent, and I appreciate Amazon’s brand identity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the pricing could be a little better. It’s already very accessible, but I’d like more flexibility for freelancers and home users who aren’t corporate users yet. The $100 free-tier credit is only valid for six months; I wish it could last a lifetime, maybe with $100 in credit each month. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The flexibility and control are the biggest benefits. EC2 makes it straightforward to run and manage containerized services, choose the right instance type, access hosts directly for debugging, and scale infrastructure seamlessly across different environments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main downside is operational complexity. Managing instance configuration, networking, permissions, external integrations, and container dependencies across multiple hosts can be time-consuming. Troubleshooting host-specific differences is also harder than with a more fully managed platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that you can pay as little or as much as you want to gain the resources you need for short term or long term projects, lessening the startup cost for any new project. EC2 services are also highly integrated with the AWS cloud environment as a whole, streamlining access to s3, and other key resources. Efficiency is a big plus! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is somewhat complex to start a network environment, you really need to plan first before you start creating an instance. There are some odd costs as well relating to networking that can really catch you off guard if your application transfers a lot of data in and out of the environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The flexibility to scale instances up or down based on actual workload is probably what I appreciate most. We run a mix of on-demand and reserved instances, and being able to right-size our compute without over-provisioning has noticeably cut down our monthly bill. The variety of instance types is genuinely useful — we use memory-optimized ones for our database workloads and compute-optimized for batch jobs. Auto Scaling groups have also been solid for handling traffic spikes without manual intervention. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The pricing model can be genuinely confusing, especially when you factor in data transfer costs, EBS volumes, and Elastic IPs on top of instance costs. We've had a few billing surprises early on before we got a proper tagging and cost allocation strategy in place. Also, the console UX hasn't aged that well — navigating between regions or finding the right AMI can be clunky. Documentation is thorough but sometimes hard to navigate when you're troubleshooting something specific. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like using Amazon EC2 for managing physical servers and having control over my computer resources, which makes launching a server quick and easy, taking just minutes. I appreciate how I can choose CPU, RAM, storage, and OS with ease. These features are incredibly valuable to me because they directly affect performance costs and how quickly I can iterate on projects. Whether I'm working on lightweight tasks like a REST API or shifting to heavier workloads such as running simulations and models, EC2 offers the flexibility I need without redesigning the system. The ability to scale, optimize, and maintain consistency is crucial, and EC2's storage flexibility allows me to attach and store independently. I love that it moves rigid constraints and lets me adapt as my project evolves, rather than being tied down to fixed hardware. I also find the optimization process smooth and appreciate that aspect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Since I'm a first-time user of Amazon EC2, I can't make better assumptions, but I think customer support could be better. Navigating the Amazon Web Services ecosystem can be confusing for beginners due to fragmented fields like VPCs and security groups. Full understanding is required for proper use, and the system trades simplicity for control. It offers good accessibility and low-level access but is less convenient for quick, fully managed development with minimal configuration and better optimization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amazon EC2 allows users to easily deploy services in a variety of ways. There are a lot of different options that can be used to best serve your particular use case. There are default images that can be used as a starting point if you need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The state management of an instance can sometimes be confusing. In order to properly cleanup an EC2 instance manually, you have to make sure that you properly turn off, disable, and delete in one by one steps. Ideally there would be better options to just completely wipe an instance without having to manually cleanup multiple spots. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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. It becomes easier for me to connect it to redis or S3 storage for my infrastructure needs. It is scalable service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing to dislike I used it in most of my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.