Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers. Developed by Amazon
License: Commercial
OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that offers flexibility and customization but requires significant technical expertise to manage. In contrast, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud is a fully managed service that simplifies deployment and scaling but can lead to vendor lock-in and increased costs.