Compute Service - Amazon EC2

Secure and resizable compute capacity for virtually any workload

What is Amazon EC2?

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud.

Access reliable, scalable infrastructure on demand. Scale capacity within minutes with SLA commitment of 99.99% availability.

Provide secure compute for your applications. Security is built into the foundation of Amazon EC2 with the AWS Nitro System.

Optimize performance and cost with flexible options like AWS Graviton-based instances, Amazon EC2 Spot instances, and AWS Savings Plans.

Use Cases

Run Cloud-Native and Enterprise Applications

Deliver secure, reliable, high-performance, and cost-effective compute infrastructure to meet demanding business needs.

Scale for HPC Applications

Access the on-demand infrastructure and capacity you need to run HPC applications faster and cost-effectively.

Develop for Apple Platforms

Build, test, and sign on-demand macOS workloads. Access environments in minutes, dynamically scale capacity as needed, and benefit from AWS’s pay-as-you-go pricing.

Train and Deploy ML Applications
Deliver the broadest choice of compute, networking (up to 400 Gbps), and storage services purpose-built to optimize price performance for ML projects.
Amazon EC2 on the Free Tier
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Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 is a web service that provides sizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

12 MONTHS FREE

750 hours per month
of Linux, RHEL, or SLES t2.micro or t3.micro instance dependent on region

750 hours per month of Windows t2.micro or t3.micro instance dependent on region

Amazon EC2 Pricing

Free Tier Offer

AWS helps new customers get started for free. See how you can use the AWS Free Tier with Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2
Resizable compute capacity in the Cloud.
12 MONTHS FREE

750 hours per month of Linux, RHEL, or SLES t2.micro or t3.micro instance dependent on region

750 hours per month of Windows t2.micro or t3.micro instance dependent on region

Amazon EC2 Pricing »
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