Amazon EC2
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Apache CloudStack
7.4#2 in cloud infrastructure as a service (cloud iaas) softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxSelf-hosted
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| Fact | Amazon EC2 | Apache CloudStack |
|---|---|---|
| API | EC2 exposes an HTTP or HTTPS Query API using GET or POST requests with an Action parameter. | CloudStack exposes a documented, extensible REST-like API and supports Amazon EC2 and S3-compatible APIs. |
| Company founding | LinkedIn states that Amazon Web Services launched in 2006. | The Apache Software Foundation was established in 1999 and is funded by individual donations and corporate sponsors. |
| Documentation depth | AWS publishes separate user, instance-type, Nitro Enclaves, Windows AMI, developer, API, CLI, CloudFormation and VM Import/Export guides for EC2. | Official documentation covers concepts, topology, quick installation, full installation, administration and complex configurations. |
| Integrations | G2 reviewers identify integrations with VPC, S3, CloudWatch, IAM and Auto Scaling as common parts of EC2 deployments. | The integrations page lists Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes, Prometheus, VMware NSX, Ceph, MinIO, and billing portal integrations. |
| Licence | AWS service terms grant access to AWS content and services under intellectual-property license terms and do not provide physical possession of AWS servers. | The project is open source under the Apache License 2.0. |
| Purpose | Amazon EC2 provides resizable, secure compute capacity as virtual servers in the cloud. | Apache CloudStack deploys and manages large networks of virtual machines as a highly available, scalable IaaS cloud platform. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.7 out of 5 from 173 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 1,203 reviews | 4.4 out of 5 from 27 reviews |
Amazon EC2 plans
- AWS Free Tier credits for EC2Free
- Free TierFree
- Reserved Instances—
- Savings Plans—
- Spot Instances—
- On-Demand Instances—
Apache CloudStack plans
- Apache CloudStackFree
Pick Amazon EC2 if…
EC2 suits teams needing configurable cloud compute for the listed application, enterprise, or specialist workloads. Its instance choice, scaling options, and storage integrations may also fit deployments with changing capacity needs.
Pick Apache CloudStack if…
CloudStack is aimed at cloud solution providers, managed service providers, telcos, and enterprises building cloud infrastructure. It suits organizations prepared to operate and secure a self-hosted IaaS platform.