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.