EC2 is expensive - expect cost overruns - but works as advertised
November 24, 2021
EC2 is expensive - expect cost overruns - but works as advertised
Score 5 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
We do website design and development. We used AWS EC2 as a VPS server to host a variety of web applications, including Apache server, postfix-dovecot mail server. We also have an API server that orchestrates many of the different web services we make - ie. for analytics, billing, customer account management, etc.
Pros
- Easy to use.
- Integrates with other AWS services well.
Cons
- Unstable for EC2 instances of small size.
- Expensive compared to Linode, Digital Ocean.
- Hidden charges such as network fees.
- Expensive to use.
- Cost over-run.
- Efficient provisioning of infrastructure.
I did not select AWS EC2 as my final choice of infrastructure. I picked Linode. Linode, Digital Ocean, AWS EC2 all provide the VPS infrastructure we need. But because I'm a small company, the cost is very important. I also didn't need the other AWS features. I also want to make sure that there will be no surprises to my billing (ie. network costs). I found Linode to provide the best cost/dollar value. I also use Cloudflare CDN in front of my Linode to defend against DDoS attacks on my machine.
Do you think Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) delivers good value for the price?
No
Are you happy with Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) go as expected?
No
Would you buy Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) again?
No
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