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Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard on Windows Server 2019 vs. Amazon EC2

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

MetricMicrosoft SQL Server 2019 Standard on Windows Server 2019

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon EC2

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count111,203
Ease of use9.38.8
Ease of setup9.08.7
Quality of support8.78.9
Meets requirements8.69.3
NPS81.81818275.328084
Small Business18.2%39.7%
Mid-Market45.5%34.7%
Enterprise36.4%25.6%
Total page views291,331
Total LLM citations584,562

Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Standard on Windows Server 2019

SQL Server on AWS has lower TCO, higher performance, and the broadest and deepest capabilities. This SQL Server Amazon Machine Images (AMI) is built by Amazon Web Services (AWS) for use on Amazon EC2, the proven, reliable, and secure place for SQL Server.

Pros

  • Integrations
  • Performance
  • Security
  • Speed
  • Customer Support
  • Easy Integrations

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