We performed a comparison between Amazon EC2 and Amazon Virtual Private Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Compute Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of Amazon EC2 are ease of use and the services offered."
"I like the AMI-related features. A very good feature of this solution is the customizable AMI. It is a very good feature provided by Amazon. The encryption technologies are also very good. We are using KMS, etc."
"The most valuable feature is EC2 is scalable, so when you want to move to market, you don't need to wait until your provision is fast, you can just go and provision it and then easily install your application."
"We don't have to worry about scalability issues or maintenance or security. It's all taken care of."
"All of my lower maintenance overheads are taken care of. I don't have to worry about it."
"Amazon EC2 is really reliable and provides great flexibility."
"The most important aspects are that the solution is scalable and easy to manage."
"EC2 has the typical advantages of using the cloud. It's easy to provision and set up."
"The solution's subnetting feature is good and has impacted our network design."
"It is an user-friendly solution."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is a good solution."
"One person with capable knowledge can implement the solution."
"It is a very stable product...Amazon Virtual Private Cloud gives you security."
"I recommend introducing Amazon VPC to others as it provides an excellent entry-level understanding of cloud computing and its relevance in today's world."
"One important tool we use is Transit Gateway, which helps connect different parts of our network. We also use Internet Gateways, NAT Gateways, and Route Tables to ensure our applications run smoothly on AWS. While most people use these basics, some specialized tools, like Transit Gateway, are useful for specific needs."
"The initial setup could be easier because many keys are required for access."
"EC2 is a little expensive."
"Regarding availability, a noticeable improvement would be the possibility of more load balancing configurations and the deployment of more datacenters, mainly in Latin America."
"The product needs to improve its cost management."
"They have to provide clarity on pricing. It's not transparent."
"Current inability to change the resource service levels."
"In terms of improvement, they could build some client-side desktop tools that provide easier connectivity to Amazon."
"Amazon EC2 is very expensive, and it would be helpful if they decreased the pricing."
"The performance insights and VPC flow logs should be in the form of GUI or dashboards. The solution needs to work on integration with the transit gateway and multiple accounts."
"There are some differences in the route tables between public and private subnets, which is something that is not properly documented."
"They should release a trial version."
"The initial setup is complex."
"One person with capable knowledge can implement the solution."
"You should be able to toggle off some cloud services when you don't need them and switch them on when necessary."
"The tool is not scalable."
"Increasing the subnet count could be an improvement."
Amazon EC2 is ranked 4th in Compute Service with 56 reviews while Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is ranked 7th in Compute Service with 30 reviews. Amazon EC2 is rated 8.6, while Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is rated 9.0. 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 Amazon Virtual Private Cloud writes "Easy-to-use product with good access control features". Amazon EC2 is most compared with AWS Fargate, Apache Spark, AWS Lambda, Apache NiFi and AWS Batch, whereas Amazon Virtual Private Cloud is most compared with . See our Amazon EC2 vs. Amazon Virtual Private Cloud report.
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