Amazon EC2 vs Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC)
Amazon EC2
aws.amazon.comBaidu Cloud Compute (BCC)
intl.cloud.baidu.comSide by side
| Figure | Amazon EC2 | Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC) |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 8 | 3 |
| Spec score · Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software | 9.0 (#1) | 7.4 (#5) |
| API | EC2 exposes an HTTP or HTTPS Query API using GET or POST requests with an Action parameter. | BCC APIs support instance operations including creating, stopping, querying, reinstalling, and releasing instances. |
| Purpose | Amazon EC2 provides resizable, secure compute capacity as virtual servers in the cloud. | BCC is an elastically scalable cloud computing service for creating and managing cloud server instances. |
| Security | AWS says EC2 security is built on the Nitro System, which offloads virtualization functions to dedicated hardware and isolates customer workloads. | The product page describes multi-layer DDoS protection, failover completed in seconds, automatic snapshot backups, and a stated data durability rate of 99.9999999%. |
Plans
Amazon EC2
- AWS Free Tier credits for EC2Free
- Free TierFree
- Spot InstancesFree
- Dedicated HostsPrice not published
- On-Demand InstancesPrice not published
- Reserved InstancesPrice not published
- Savings PlansPrice not published
- Spot InstancesPrice not published
Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC)
- Postpaid BCC instancePriced on request
- Prepaid BCC instancePrice not published
- Reserved InstancePrice not published
In their own words
Amazon EC2
Amazon EC2 provides resizable, secure compute capacity as virtual servers in the cloud. It offers over 1,000 instance types across Intel, AMD, and Arm processors for workloads including web and enterprise applications, high-performance computing, machine learning, SAP, Windows, and macOS. EC2 Auto Scaling can add or remove instances under dynamic or predictive policies. Instances can use persistent block storage through Amazon EBS and shared file storage through Amazon EFS; the service also provides a Query API and AWS SDKs. AWS says its Nitro System moves virtualization functions to dedicated hardware and isolates customer workloads. EC2 appears in AWS’s compliance program scope, though customers remain responsible for applicable compliance requirements. AWS states a 99.99% availability SLA commitment for each Region. Billing is per instance-hour or per second depending on instance type and operating system; eligible per-second use has a 60-second minimum. New AWS customers can receive up to $200 in credits, and the free plan lasts six months after account creation. The T4g free trial has monthly hour limits and surplus CPU credits can incur charges.
Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC)
Baidu Cloud Compute (BCC) creates and manages elastically scalable cloud server instances. Instance families include general-purpose, compute-optimized, storage-optimized, GPU, and FPGA options, with public, marketplace, service-integration, or custom images. Users can adjust instances and bandwidth, scale resources, and connect private data centers in a hybrid cloud. APIs cover creating, stopping, querying, reinstalling, and releasing instances; remote access uses Client, SmartTerm, or VNC. Security features include multi-layer DDoS protection, failover completed in seconds, automatic snapshots, an instance-level virtual firewall, and monitoring alerts. The product page states 99.9999999% data durability. Postpaid use is billed per minute, rounding partial minutes up; prepaid terms run one to nine months or one to three years, while reserved instances use one- or three-year commitments. BCC supports web, API, Linux, and Windows, and creating an instance requires real-name certification.