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Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) vs. IBM Power Virtual Server

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. Users can launch instances with a variety of OSs, load them with custom application environments, manage network access permissions, and run images on multiple systems.

    $0.01

    per IP address with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis

    IBM Power Virtual Server

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AIBM presents their Power Systems Virtual Server as a scalable, cost-effective way to run IBM AIX, IBM i and Linux workloads​.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Editions & Modules
    Data Transfer
    $0.00 - $0.09
    per GB
    On-Demand
    $0.0042 - $6.528
    per Hour
    EBS-Optimized Instances
    $0.005
    per IP address with a running instance per hour on a pro rata basis
    Carrier IP Addresses
    $0.005 - $0.10
    T4g Instances
    $0.04
    per vCPU-Hour Linux, RHEL, & SLES
    T2, T3 Instances
    $0.05 ($0.096)
    per vCPU-Hour Linux, RHEL, & SLES (Windows)
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Considered Both Products
    Amazon AWS
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    In comparison to the IBM cloud, the user interface is quite simple and allows us to quickly choose and customize in key situations. Installations and updates are simple.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    One of the best advantages of IBM Power System Virtual Server is its price model because Amazon web service is a bit costlier than IBM's power system. IBM offers better cloud storage which is similar to AWS. IBM Power System Virtual Server is best for handling workload when you …
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    It is more flexible and reliable. My team can manage it as they want. Easy to use. Technical support is good. I will continue to use it.
    Incentivized
    Chose IBM Power Virtual Server
    IBM Power Systems Virtual Server specializes in processing mission critical solutions that usually require specialized infrastructure. AWS EC2 instances have options for this type of processing but lack the power of the Power9 processors that IBM Power Systems Virtual Server …
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and IBM Power Virtual Server
    Feature
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
    9.5
    21 Ratings
    IBM Power Virtual Server
    8.4
    188 Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime10.020 Ratings8.6187 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.620 Ratings8.1186 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.820 Ratings8.6183 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates9.120 Ratings8.4182 Ratings
    Monitoring tools9.120 Ratings8.2186 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images9.320 Ratings8.3183 Ratings
    Operating system support9.620 Ratings8.3185 Ratings
    Security controls9.820 Ratings8.7184 Ratings
    Automation9.610 Ratings8.3161 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)IBM Power Virtual Server
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (67 ratings)
    8.0
    (188 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.9
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    9.7
    (5 ratings)
    7.2
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (12 ratings)
    8.1
    (2 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)