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# Alternatives to Amazon EC2

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> Explore the top alternatives to Amazon EC2. Compare features, ratings, and reviews to find the best software for your needs.

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## Top Alternatives

1. **Microsoft Azure** — 4.6/5 (1947 reviews) — Azure is a comprehensive computing platform, providing cloud infrastructure, services, developer tools, and innovations in data and AI.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/16365/azure)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/16365/219781/azure/vs/ec2)
2. **Vinchin Backup & Recovery** — 4.7/5 (153 reviews) — A comprehensive enterprise-level data backup and recovery solution for providing your entire business workload a powerful protection.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/180134/vinchin-backup-recovery)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/180134/219781/vinchin-backup-recovery/vs/ec2)
3. **Google Cloud** — 4.7/5 (2262 reviews) — GCP offers wide range of managed database services across relational and non-relational workloads.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/170983/google-cloud-platform)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/170983/219781/google-cloud-platform/vs/ec2)
4. **Iperius Backup** — 4.5/5 (189 reviews) — Iperius Backup for Servers, Proxmox, VMware ESXi, Hyper-V, MySQL, Microsoft 365 - To Cloud, NAS, RDX, Tape, FTP, Google Drive, S3.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/129287/iperius-backup)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/129287/219781/iperius-backup/vs/ec2)
5. **Atlantic.Net Cloud Platform** — 5.0/5 (24 reviews) — Free-to-use for one year includes G3.2GB Windows or Linux Cloud Server, 50 GB of Secure Block Storage \& Snapshots, DNS, API, and More\!
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1026920/atlanticnet-cloud-platform)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/219781/1026920/ec2/vs/atlanticnet-cloud-platform)
6. **DigitalOcean** — 4.6/5 (158 reviews) — A cloud built for developers. Powerful \& scalable. Quickly and easily spin up a high-performance database cluster.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/205055/digitalocean)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/205055/219781/digitalocean/vs/ec2)
7. **StorMagic SvSAN** — 4.8/5 (14 reviews) — StorMagic SvSAN provides cost-effective, highly available hyperconverged storage using only two servers.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1058866/stormagic-svsan)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/219781/1058866/ec2/vs/stormagic-svsan)
8. **HPE GreenLake** — 4.6/5 (7 reviews) — Transform the way you do business with one experience and one operating model across your distributed clouds
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/208825/hpe-greenlake)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/208825/219781/hpe-greenlake/vs/ec2)
9. **Google Cloud Compute Engine** — 4.1/5 (10 reviews) — Secure and customizable compute service that lets you create and run virtual machines on Google’s infrastructure.
   - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1025324/google-cloud-compute-engine)
   - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/219781/1025324/ec2/vs/google-cloud-compute-engine)
10. **Datadog** — 4.6/5 (357 reviews) — Gain full visibility into your applications and infrastructure with Datadog’s real-time monitoring, security, and analytics.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/135453/datadog-cloud-monitoring)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/135453/219781/datadog-cloud-monitoring/vs/ec2)
11. **Parallels Desktop for Mac** — 4.4/5 (147 reviews) — Desktop virtualization software that enables your employees to use Windows applications on a Mac without rebooting.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/170006/parallels-desktop-for-mac)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/170006/219781/parallels-desktop-for-mac/vs/ec2)
12. **SyncSpider** — 4.7/5 (116 reviews) — Sync Product, Order \& Customer Data Across over +400 ecommerce, ERP, CRM, and marketplace integrations
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/211760/syncspider)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/211760/219781/syncspider/vs/ec2)
13. **Splunk Enterprise** — 4.6/5 (259 reviews) — Get actionable insights with Splunk’s powerful dashboards and end-to-end visibility from edge to cloud—powered by Splunk AI.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/94317/splunk)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/94317/219781/splunk/vs/ec2)
14. **OVHcloud** — 4.1/5 (30 reviews) — OVHcloud DBMS are fully managed, secure, and scalable, its engines add value with backups, cloud integration and predictable pricing.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/1012575/ovhcloud)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/219781/1012575/ec2/vs/ovhcloud)
15. **Commvault Cloud** — 4.6/5 (48 reviews) — Commvault® Cloud is the only cyber resilience platform built to meet the demands of the hybrid enterprise at the lowest TCO.
    - [View profile](https://www.capterra.co.nz/software/196129/commvault-cloud)
    - [Compare vs Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.co.nz/compare/196129/219781/commvault-cloud/vs/ec2)

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- [Virtual Machine Software](https://www.capterra.co.nz/directory/31078/virtual-machine/software)

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