Compute for any workload

Instances, containers, and serverless computing

Why AWS Compute?

Millions of organizations run diverse workloads on the AWS compute platform. As the longest-running Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader for Cloud Infrastructure and Platform Services, AWS has been recognized for 12 consecutive years, and is helping organizations like Lyft, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and Moderna lower infrastructure costs and accelerate innovation on the world's most reliable, secure, and capable cloud.

Benefits of AWS Compute

Right compute for your workloads

AWS offers the broadest and deepest functionality for compute. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) offers granular control for managing your infrastructure with the choice of processors, storage, and networking. AWS container services offer the best choice and flexibility of services to run your containers. AWS Lambda enables you to run code in response to events from more than 150 natively integrated AWS and software as a service (SaaS) sources.

From idea to market, faster

AWS provides multiple ways to build, deploy, and get to market quickly on the latest technology. The AWS Nitro System, exclusive to AWS, enables us to rapidly innovate, which means you’re always building on the latest technologies. Get started quickly with Amazon Lightsail, a virtual private server for a low, predictable price, and serverless computing with AWS Lambda.

Security, built in

AWS offers significantly more security, compliance, and governance services, and key features than the next largest cloud provider. With the AWS Nitro System, security is built in at the chip level to continuously monitor, protect, and verify the instance hardware and minimize potential attack surfaces. AWS also supports more security standards and certifications than any other cloud provider, including PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-2, and NIST800-171.

Flexibility to optimize costs

With AWS compute you pay only for the instance or resource you need, for as long as you use it, without requiring long-term contracts or complex licensing. We offer automated recommendations to help you improve price performance as well as tools and innovative pricing models to further optimize costs. With EC2 Spot Instances you can save up to 90 percent over on-demand pricing for instances, or with Savings Plans you can save up to 72 percent across instances, containers, and serverless on a single bill.

Compute where you need it

AWS is the only cloud provider that distributes a consistent set of services from the cloud, to your data center, to the edge. AWS Outposts extends AWS infrastructure, services, APIs, and tools to any facility. Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) Anywhere and Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) Anywhere let you run containers on premises using the same APIs and cluster management that you use in the cloud. AWS Wavelength delivers ultra-low latency for 5G-enabled applications through telecommunications companies around the world.

AWS Compute

750+

instances for virtually every business need

80%

of all containerized applications running in the cloud run on AWS

Guidebook: Containers and Kubernetes on AWS

84%

of all Kubernetes workloads in the cloud run on AWS

Guidebook: Containers and Kubernetes on AWS

108

Availability Zones that are multiple, physically separated, and isolated

Longest-running Magic Quadrant Leader for SCPS

Gartner has recognized AWS as a Magic Quadrant Leader for Strategic Cloud Platform Services for the 13th straight year.
AWS placed highest in the Ability to Execute axis of measurement among the eight vendors named in the report.

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See why Gartner named AWS a SCPS Leader again

AWS compute services

Category

Service description

AWS service

Instances (virtual machines)

Easy-to-use service for deploying and scaling web applications and services

Secure and resizable compute capacity (virtual servers) in the cloud

Run fault-tolerant workloads for up to 90% off

Automatically add or remove compute capacity to meet changes in demand

Easy-to-use cloud platform that offers you everything you need to build an application or website

Fully managed batch processing at any scale

Containers

Highly secure, reliable, and scalable way to run containers

Run containers on customer-managed infrastructure

Easily store, manage, and deploy container images

Fully managed Kubernetes service

Create and operate Kubernetes clusters on your own infrastructure

Serverless compute for containers

Build and run containerized applications on a fully managed service

Serverless

Run code without thinking about servers. Pay only for the compute time you consume

Edge and hybrid

Run AWS infrastructure and services on premises for a truly consistent hybrid experience

Collect and process data in rugged or disconnected edge environments

Deliver ultra-low latency application for 5G devices

Preferred service for all vSphere workloads to rapidly extend and migrate to the cloud

Run latency sensitive applications closer to end-users

Cost and capacity management

Flexible pricing model that provides savings of up to 72% on AWS compute usage

Recommends optimal AWS compute resources for your workloads to reduce costs and improve performance

Build and maintain secure Linux or Windows Server images

Automatically distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets

AWS Compute services

Category	Service description	AWS service
Instances (Virtual machines)	Secure and resizable compute capacity (virtual servers) in the cloud	Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
	Run fault-tolerant workload for up to 90% off	Amazon EC2 Spot Instances
	Automatically add or remove compute capacity to meet changes in demand	Amazon EC2 Autoscaling
	Easy-to-use cloud platform that offers you everything you need to build an application or website	Amazon Lightsail
	Fully managed batch processing at any scale	AWS Batch
Containers	Highly secure, reliable, and scalable way to run containers	Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
	Run containers on customer-managed infrastructure	Amazon ECS Anywhere
	Easily store, manage, and deploy container images	Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
	Fully managed Kubernetes service	Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS)
	Create and operate Kubernetes clusters on your own infrastructure	Amazon EKS Anywhere
	Serverless compute for containers	AWS Fargate
	Build and run containerized applications on a fully managed service	AWS App Runner
Serverless	Run code without thinking about servers. Pay only for the compute time you consume	AWS Lambda
Edge and hybrid	Run AWS infrastructure and services on premises for a truly consistent hybrid experience	AWS Outposts
	Physical edge computing and storage devices for rugged or disconnected environments	AWS Snow Family
	Delivery ultra-low latency application for 5G devices	AWS Wavelength
	Preferred service for all vSphere workloads to rapidly extend and migrate to the cloud.	VMware Cloud on AWS
	Run latency sensitive applications closer to end-users	AWS Local Zones
Cost and capacity management	Flexible pricing model that provides savings of up to 72% on AWS compute usage	AWS Savings Plan
	Recommends optimal AWS Compute resources for your workloads to reduce costs and improve performance	AWS Compute Optimizer
	Easy-to-use service for deploying and scaling web applications and services	AWS Elastic Beanstalk
	Build and maintain secure Linux or Windows Server images	EC2 Image Builder
	Automatically distribute incoming application traffic across multiple targets	Elastic Load Balancing (ELB)