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Alternatives to Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 provides resizable cloud servers, with more than 1,000 instance types using Intel, AMD, and Arm processors. It supports workloads from web and enterprise applications to machine learning, SAP, and macOS. Auto Scaling adjusts instance counts, EBS and EFS provide storage, and EC2 offers Marketplace software, SDKs, and a 99.99% availability SLA for each Region. Access spans API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows, across 39 Regions.

  1. 01 Apache CloudStack

    CloudStack is aimed at cloud solution providers, managed service providers, telcos, and enterprises building public, private, or hybrid clouds.

    Free plan Open source Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    8.9 Visit Specs
  2. 02 Google Compute Engine

    It suits teams that need configurable virtual machines, managed scaling, or integration with other Google Cloud services.

    Free plan Web · Windows · Linux · API
    7.7 Visit Specs
  3. 03 CloudSigma Cloud Servers
    Web · Windows · macOS · Linux
    7.5 Visit Specs
  4. 04 Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC)

    It suits organizations needing configurable cloud instances, elastic scaling, hybrid connectivity, and API-based management.

    Web · Windows · Linux · API
    7.4 Visit Specs
  5. 05 Exoscale Compute
    Web · Windows · Linux · API
    7.4 Visit Specs
  6. 06 OpenStack Barbican

    Barbican suits OpenStack operators who need to manage secrets through an API and configure software- or hardware-backed stores.

    Free plan Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.2 Visit Specs
  7. 07 Gcore Virtual Machines
    Web · API
    7.1 Visit Specs
  8. 08 OpenNebula

    OpenNebula suits organizations building enterprise clouds or AI infrastructure across hybrid-cloud and edge deployments.

    Web · Linux · API · Self-hosted
    7.1 Visit Specs
  9. 09 Hetzner Web Hosting
    Web · Linux
    7.0 Visit Specs
  10. 10 Azure Virtual Machines
    Web · Windows · Linux
    6.1 Visit Specs
  11. 11 Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
    Web
    6.0 Visit Specs
  12. 12 Cherry Servers Virtual Servers
    Web
    5.8 Visit Specs
  13. 13 DigitalOcean Droplets
    Web · Linux
    5.7 Visit Specs
  14. 14 Huawei Cloud Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)
    Web
    5.4 Visit Specs
  15. 15 OVHcloud Public Cloud
    Web · Windows · Linux
    5.4 Visit Specs
  16. 16 IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC
    Web
    5.3 Visit Specs
  17. 17 Yandex Cloud Disks
    Web
    5.2 Visit Specs

Choosing instead of Amazon EC2

A focused build or development product may fit better if you do not need general-purpose compute. EC2 is paid, and usage rates vary by instance and operating system; eligible per-second billing has a 60-second minimum. Its free options have limits, and Savings Plans commit usage for one or three years. Before switching, weigh whether virtual servers, scaling, and storage matter more than a tool for CI, container builds, or Kubernetes development. Some alternatives run locally or self-hosted; Garden also offers managed remote compute.

Amazon EC2, head to head