G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon EC2 vs. IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

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

MetricAmazon EC2

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

by IBM

Overall rating4.63.8
Review count1,20355
Ease of use8.88.4
Ease of setup8.77.9
Quality of support8.97.6
Meets requirements9.38.4
NPS75.32808419.565217
Small Business39.7%29.1%
Mid-Market34.7%23.6%
Enterprise25.6%47.3%
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Total LLM citations4,562234

Amazon EC2

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.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Scalability
  • Flexibility
  • Features
  • Cloud Storage
  • Reliability

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers

IBM Cloud virtual server environments deliver cloud-native solutions that work across public, private and hybrid deployments. Boasting cost-savings, control, and visibility that is needed with a variety of flexible provisioning and pricing options, including single and multi-tenant environments, hourly and monthly pricing, reserved capacity terms and spot billing. Its elastic infrastructure, globally distributed data centers and premium services aim to bring data to life no matter where it resides.

Pros