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Head-to-head · Infrastructure as a Service

Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs VEXXHOST Public Cloud

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Amazon Web Services (AWS) #1 in Infrastructure as a Service 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit AWS
VEXXHOST Public Cloud #7 in Infrastructure as a Service 6.6/10 From $7.50/mo ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit VEXXHOST

Amazon Web Services (AWS) leads on 0 checks, VEXXHOST Public Cloud on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreAmazon Web Services (AWS) · 8.6/10
  • Most featuresVEXXHOST Public Cloud · 1 of 4

Amazon Web Services (AWS) scores higher on our rubric for infrastructure as a service: 8.6 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #7.

VEXXHOST Public Cloud offers gpu instances; Amazon Web Services (AWS) doesn't publish it.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the better fit for organizations needing broad, compliance-ready cloud. VEXXHOST Public Cloud is the better fit for teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options.

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) fits best

    Organizations needing broad, compliance-ready cloud

  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud fits best

    Teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options

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Side by side

Feature Amazon Web Services (AWS) 8.6/10 Visit ↗ VEXXHOST Public Cloud 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 6.6
Ranking #1 in Infrastructure as a Service #7 in Infrastructure as a Service
Best for Organizations needing broad, compliance-ready cloud Teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published $7.5/mo
Free plan Not published —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Phone, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7 Tickets · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SSO/SAML, 2FA
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Amazon Web Services (AWS) 0/4 · VEXXHOST Public Cloud 1/4
Object storage Not published Not published
GPU instances Not published ✓ (best)
Managed Kubernetes Not published Not published
Block storage Not published Not published
Specs
Cloud regions Not published Not published
Max instance vCPUs Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Broad compute, storage, database, networking, and application services
  • HIPAA-eligible services and a standard Business Associate Addendum
  • Multiple Regions, Availability Zones, and granular access controls
  • OpenStack VMs, bare metal, GPU, and vGPU instances
  • Terraform, Ansible, OpenStack API, and Kubernetes integrations
  • Object, block, file, and image storage across three regions
Cons
  • HIPAA eligibility covers only designated services
  • Customers must configure workloads under a shared-responsibility model
  • Service-specific pricing depends on usage, regions, and selected services
  • No free plan is available
  • Support is provided through tickets only
  • Three regions may limit geographic placement options
Our verdict

AWS provides cloud infrastructure and managed services for building, hosting, storing, and processing applications and data. Its services span compute, storage, databases, networking, and applications, with options for organizations from…

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VEXXHOST Public Cloud is a hosted, multi-region OpenStack environment for teams deploying infrastructure through a web dashboard or OpenStack-compatible APIs. It supports virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, bare-metal servers, GPU and…

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  1. Amazon Web Services (AWS)Infrastructure as a Service 8.6Paid
  2. VEXXHOST Public CloudInfrastructure as a Service 6.6From $7.50/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Amazon Web Services (AWS) — where it wins

    • Broad compute, storage, database, networking, and application services
    • HIPAA-eligible services and a standard Business Associate Addendum
    • Multiple Regions, Availability Zones, and granular access controls

    Where it doesn't

    • HIPAA eligibility covers only designated services
    • Customers must configure workloads under a shared-responsibility model
    • Service-specific pricing depends on usage, regions, and selected services

  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud — where it wins

    • OpenStack VMs, bare metal, GPU, and vGPU instances
    • Terraform, Ansible, OpenStack API, and Kubernetes integrations
    • Object, block, file, and image storage across three regions

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Support is provided through tickets only
    • Three regions may limit geographic placement options
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)8.6/10 · Paid

    A broad cloud platform with pay-as-you-go pricing and customer-managed compliance configuration.

    Visit AWSFull verdict →
  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud6.6/10 · From $7.50/mo

    Broad OpenStack infrastructure with per-minute billing, automation, and multi-region deployment.

    Visit VEXXHOSTFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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