G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon AWS Platform vs. VMware vSphere

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAmazon AWS Platform

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

VMware vSphere

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count84785
Ease of use9.09.1
Ease of setup8.88.8
Quality of support9.28.7
Meets requirements9.79.3
NPS85.18518569.61039
Small Business38.1%15.1%
Mid-Market38.1%41.1%
Enterprise23.8%43.8%
Total page views2341,242
Total LLM citations1,1344,101

Amazon AWS Platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform that offers over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Since its launch in 2006, AWS has enabled millions of customers—including startups, enterprises, and government agencies—to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. Key Features and Functionality: - Compute Power: AWS provides scalable computing capacity through services like Amazon EC2, allowing users to run applications on virtual servers tailored to their needs.

Pros

  • Free Services
  • Services Variety
  • Scalability
  • Cost-Effective
  • Customer Support

VMware vSphere

VMware vSphere with VCF 9.1 is the enterprise workload engine that modernizes compute infrastructure with a future-ready, scalable infrastructure and simplified management that enables organizations to extract maximum value from their current server investments and hardware footprint, rather than requiring a total refresh. vSphere provides a powerful foundation for modern, AI and traditional workloads, while enabling intrinsic security out-of-the-box.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Virtualization Management
  • Features
  • Management
  • Reliability
  • Stability