--- title: Amazon EC2 Reviews meta\_title: 'Amazon EC2 Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 1200 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Amazon EC2 works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.6 review\_count: 1200 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-11' parent\_category: name: IT Infrastructure url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-infrastructure --- # Amazon EC2 Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by Amazon EC2 but has limited features. Are you part of the Amazon EC2 team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS - EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. AWS EC2۪s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon۪s proven computing environment. AWS EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. AWS EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. AWS EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate themselves from common failure scenarios. * * * Seller [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://www.g2.com/sellers/amazon-web-services-aws-3e93cc28-2e9b-4961-b258-c6ce0feec7dd) Discussions [Amazon EC2 Community](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/discuss) Solution Type Best-of-Breed Overview by Erron Montoya Show More ## Value at a Glance Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 17 months [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Google Compute Engine](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Google Compute Engine") Google Compute Engine 4.5/5(953) ](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) [ ![DigitalOcean](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "DigitalOcean") DigitalOcean 4.6/5(756) ](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) [ ![Akamai Cloud Computing](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Akamai Cloud Computing") Akamai Cloud Computing 4.6/5(406) ](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 1200 real user reviews. Implementation Time 2 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ## Amazon EC2 Integrations (20) What do users say about integrations? Integration information sourced from real user reviews. 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AS Anshul S. Devops Arch Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 6/22/2022 "DevOps Arch" 2/5 What do you like best about Amazon EC2? reliability, scaling, low cost and easy to manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon EC2? paid technical support, general cloud issue Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon EC2 solving and how is that benefiting you? reliability, scaling, low cost and easy to manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/18/2016 "easy to use, if you know what you're doing." 2/5 What do you like best about Amazon EC2? Best is kindof a strong word, don't you think? To answer this effectively, I must first note that my response does keep in mind the comparison to other cloud platforms, as well as 100% DIY strategies. From a high level, I liked using a click-able interface to design the network layout, assigning machines to particular networks, and designing machines in a saved-state (to be re-used for later). Most other cloud providers offer these things, but this has of course come later, and improved. For example: DigitalOcean now has floating IP's, which can be moved from one machine to another. AWS does not allow you to move IP's between machines, however, they do not charge for "saved images" of a "designed system" -- whereas on other platforms, this process is commonly referred to as "backup images". One nice thing about AWS that stands out is the Key-based authentication. While the private keys for EC2 (system) images must be generated "in the cloud", it was easy enough to use -- this is not what i'm talking about, however. I am referring to the API keys used for S3 storage and access control. This takes some getting used to, and you MUST put all your efforts into it (using their API for file access, or using a library, etc.). There was no other choice for block-level storage, aside from joining disks to your system, and that gets expensive, right from the beginning; it does not scale. Some kind of thin-provisioning (with thin-billing) might be worth their time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about Amazon EC2? I disliked the configuration and allocation of networks. It was difficult to understand at first but once you catch on, I guess it's fine. I have not used any DIY Software defined networking, but from the thinking of DIY hard-defined networking, this area was not intuitive. I liked the idea of bridging parts of our internal network with the "cloud network", but we were unable to accomplish this before deadline, between primary-focus projects, before moving to our own co-location. I also disliked the tiers of support: we used "developer". My boss was keen on moving to better support, I imagine for the few times we "lost" block-storage. But he did not have enough information to make the case to his management. Finding information about AWS (aside from the technical documentation describing "how to use", which I think I was the only team member who actually read) was difficult. There was no internal wiki of information, only business / sales related documentation (not good enough) and articles on private blogs, etc. (see notes about key-based auth. in "like best") (see notes about database design in "like best") (see notes about network design in "like best") Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering Amazon EC2: If you don't have a team with at least 2-3 people who know AWS, you need to hire them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is Amazon EC2 solving and how is that benefiting you? We used AWS for hosting, testing, QA, production, deployment, development, network segmentation. Being a small team (total of 10) we realized the benefits of contracted management. That is, until, we realized ROI of co-location. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about Amazon EC2? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. [ Ask about Amazon EC2 ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/discussions/new) ![Phani Deep V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Phani Deep V.") PV Phani Deep Vempati • Last activity 3 months ago What is the easy way to creat a GUI instance just like creating normal instance 1 Upvote 4 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-easy-way-to-creat-a-gui-instance-just-like-creating-normal-instance) ![SHIVANI T.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "SHIVANI T.") ST SHIVANI TYAGI • Last activity over 3 years ago What are the benefits of using Amazon EC2 ? 1 Upvote 5 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-benefits-of-using-amazon-ec2) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/discuss) ## Pricing Insights Averages based on real user reviews. ### Time to Implement 2 months ### Return on Investment 17 months ### Average Discount 14% [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/pricing) Amazon EC2 Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_b963bb0bb0559159623174123b648e7f/ibm-cloud-virtual-servers.png "Product Avatar Image") IBM Cloud Virtual Servers 3.8/5(55) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-ec2-vs-ibm-cloud-virtual-servers) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_aeae116c52945fdecd7ed16d621cb315/google-compute-engine.png "Product Avatar Image") Google Compute Engine 4.5/5(953) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-ec2-vs-google-compute-engine) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_387c3dfdb21c2883f61e09e50a9e2ddf/vultr.png "Product Avatar Image") Vultr 4.3/5(288) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/amazon-ec2-vs-vultr) ##### ##### Amazon EC2 Features Infrastructure Provision Public Cloud Private Cloud Hybrid Cloud Management Pay by Usage Usage Tracking Performance Tracking Functionality Resource Auto-Scaling [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/features) ## Consulting Services for Amazon EC2 [ ![OpenXcell](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OpenXcell") OpenXcell 4.8/5(19) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openxcell/reviews) [ ![iOLAP](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "iOLAP") iOLAP 4.7/5(18) ](https://www.g2.com/products/iolap/reviews) [ ![OCS Solutions](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OCS Solutions") OCS Solutions ](https://www.g2.com/products/ocs-solutions/reviews) [See all Amazon EC2 Providers](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/implementation) ##### Categories on G2 [AWS Marketplace](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace)[Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas) ##### Explore More [Virtual event services reviews for medium-sized companies](https://www.g2.com/discussions/virtual-event-services-reviews-for-medium-sized-companies)[Which contractor payment platforms give accountants a clear, auditable trail for international payments without exporting to a separate system to reconcile?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-contractor-payment-platforms-give-accountants-a-clear-auditable-trail-for-international-payments-without-exporting-to-a-separate-system-to-reconcile)[What analytics dashboards best track value messaging adoption and usage patterns across distributed sales teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-analytics-dashboards-best-track-value-messaging-adoption-and-usage-patterns-across-distributed-sales-teams) [Most user-friendly CRM for sales teams](https://www.g2.com/discussions/crm-most-user-friendly-crm-for-sales-teams)[Which cloud migration assessment vendors deliver executive-ready cost-benefit analyses without requiring manual spreadsheet work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-cloud-migration-assessment-vendors-deliver-executive-ready-cost-benefit-analyses-without-requiring-manual-spreadsheet-work)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)