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Head-to-head · Cloud Hosting

Amazon EC2 vs Infomaniak Public Cloud

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score Amazon EC2 #2 in Cloud Hosting 9.4/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 leads on 1 check, Infomaniak Public Cloud on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon EC2 · 9.4/10

Amazon EC2 scores higher on our rubric for cloud hosting: 9.4 against 8.1 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #14.

Amazon EC2 leads on regions available: 39 versus 2.

Amazon EC2 is the better fit for AWS users needing flexible virtual compute. Infomaniak Public Cloud is the better fit for european cloud with managed MySQL.

  • Amazon EC2 fits best

    AWS users needing flexible virtual compute

  • Infomaniak Public Cloud fits best

    European cloud with managed MySQL

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Side by side

Feature Amazon EC2 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Infomaniak Public Cloud 8.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 8.1
Ranking #2 in Cloud Hosting #14 in Cloud Hosting
Best for AWS users needing flexible virtual compute European cloud with managed MySQL
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — Not checked yet
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web
Support Phone, Live chat, Email, Docs, Community · 24/7 Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA ISO 27001
Integrations 4 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon EC2 4/4 · Infomaniak Public Cloud 4/4
Autoscaling ✓ ✓
Load balancing ✓ ✓
Object storage ✓ ✓
Managed databases ✓ ✓
Specs
Regions available 39 (best) 2
Monthly bandwidth Not checked yet Not checked yet
Support level Premium Premium
Our review
Pros
  • Resizable instances with per-second billing
  • Auto Scaling and automatic replacement of unhealthy instances
  • Integrates with S3, RDS, Load Balancing, and CloudWatch
  • Multiple compute classes, including GPU and IOPS-optimised instances
  • Managed MySQL includes backups and point-in-time recovery
  • Kubernetes, autoscaling, load balancing and DDoS protection
Cons
  • No free plan
  • Pricing varies by instance type, Region, operating system, and usage
  • Requires choosing among instance types and purchasing options
  • Verified regional coverage is limited to two regions
  • No free plan; billing is metered and prices exclude VAT
  • MySQL Essential has one node and no SLA
Our verdict

Amazon EC2 provides resizable virtual servers for applications running in the AWS cloud. It is aimed at developers, IT teams, and organizations that need configurable compute infrastructure for development or production workloads. Users…

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Infomaniak Public Cloud is an infrastructure-as-a-service platform for organizations developing and hosting applications. It combines virtual cloud instances, GPU instances, replicated block storage, object storage, networking, load…

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  1. Amazon EC2Cloud Hosting 9.4Paid
  2. Infomaniak Public CloudCloud Hosting 8.1Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon EC2 — where it wins

    • Resizable instances with per-second billing
    • Auto Scaling and automatic replacement of unhealthy instances
    • Integrates with S3, RDS, Load Balancing, and CloudWatch

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan
    • Pricing varies by instance type, Region, operating system, and usage
    • Requires choosing among instance types and purchasing options
  • Infomaniak Public Cloud — where it wins

    • Multiple compute classes, including GPU and IOPS-optimised instances
    • Managed MySQL includes backups and point-in-time recovery
    • Kubernetes, autoscaling, load balancing and DDoS protection

    Where it doesn't

    • Verified regional coverage is limited to two regions
    • No free plan; billing is metered and prices exclude VAT
    • MySQL Essential has one node and no SLA

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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