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Read 56 Amazon EC2 reviews
2,594 views|1,667 comparisons
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Compute Service
April 2024
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Alex Kabugo
Easy to scale and valuable features include the security group and key management
EC2 has helped us to deploy various Microsoft applications efficiently. It has also facilitated our workstation operations. It serves as one of the... Read more →
Anonymous User
Engineyard or Heroku?
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  • "Pricing appears to be cheap, however, it is extremely difficult in calculating what something will cost."
  • "It has helped to reduce costs with infrastructure."
  • "EC2 pricing is somewhat transparent, in that AWS provides pricing for all instance types. However, the number of pricing options can be confusing."
  • "For our usage, the cost is approximately $20,000 to $23,000 per month."
  • "There is a license required to use this solution and we pay on a monthly basis."
  • "The price is reasonable, but there is definitely an opportunity to lower it in instances which are of a higher configuration, because they have been typically used for the long term."
  • "Amazon EC2 has a pay-as-you-use cost model."
  • "The clients have found the billing of Amazon EC2 good, but the price could be less high. There is a monthly subscription to use the solution."

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    What do you like most about Amazon EC2?
    Top Answer:Amazon EC2 is really reliable and provides great flexibility.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2?
    Top Answer:The solution has different pricing models, and its cost differs when you purchase it for one year or three years.
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    What needs improvement with Amazon EC2?
    Top Answer:The solution’s pricing and downtimes could be improved. I would like to have a better pricing model for Amazon EC2 instances because it comes with different pricing models. The solution's cost differs… more »
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    4th
    out of 16 in Compute Service
    Views
    2,594
    Comparisons
    1,667
    Reviews
    46
    Average Words per Review
    347
    Rating
    8.6
    23rd
    out of 37 in PaaS Clouds
    Views
    243
    Comparisons
    175
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    Also Known As
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, EC2
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    Overview

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

    Amazon EC2’s 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 Amazon’s proven computing environment. Amazon 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. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate them from common failure scenarios.

    Engine Yard Cloud is a leading cloud application platform, a convenient and easy-to-use portal where web application developers can build, test, and execute their applications.

    Sample Customers
    Netflix, Expedia, TimeInc., Novaris, airbnb, Lamborghini
    MTV, Estee Lauder, Audi, Appboy, Badgeville, Vitrue, RepairPal, and TST Media.
    Top Industries
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company31%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Government8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm20%
    Computer Software Company17%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    Educational Organization6%
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    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business46%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise39%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise68%
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    Amazon EC2 is ranked 4th in Compute Service with 56 reviews while Engine Yard Cloud is ranked 23rd in PaaS Clouds. Amazon EC2 is rated 8.6, while Engine Yard Cloud is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Amazon EC2 writes "Easy to scale and valuable features include the security group and key management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Engine Yard Cloud writes "Engineyard or Heroku?". Amazon EC2 is most compared with AWS Fargate, Apache Spark, AWS Lambda, Apache NiFi and AWS Batch, whereas Engine Yard Cloud is most compared with Heroku and AT&T Platform as a Service.

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