G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon EC2 vs. VMware NSX

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

MetricAmazon EC2

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

VMware NSX

by Broadcom

Overall rating4.64.4
Review count1,20392
Ease of use8.88.3
Ease of setup8.78.3
Quality of support8.98.3
Meets requirements9.38.8
NPS75.32808458.333333
Small Business39.7%31.9%
Mid-Market34.7%31.9%
Enterprise25.6%36.3%
Total page views1,331233
Total LLM citations4,562577

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

VMware NSX

VMware NSX® is a powerful network virtualization solution for VMware Cloud Foundation™ (VCF) that enables network connectivity, operations, and scale. NSX Network Virtualization brings the simplicity of the cloud operating model to networking, allowing you to streamline, accelerate, and scale both traditional and modern applications in private/hybrid clouds.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Features
  • Easy Integrations
  • Security Compliance
  • Network Management