Cloud Comparison: EC2 vs Oracle Plans

Compare Amazon EC2 and ORACLE Cloud plans in a text summary and also print a plot chart that shows plan prices on the x axis and number of vCPU on the yaxis (use wide dots in the chart).

Amazon EC2 and Oracle Cloud are both major players in the cloud computing market, offering a wide range of virtual server options. Here's a comparison of their plans:

Amazon EC2

  • Offers a diverse selection of instance types, including general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, and accelerated computing instances.
  • Has a large variety of plans with different CPU architectures (Intel, AMD, and ARM), and various generations of CPUs.
  • Provides both on-demand and reserved pricing options.
  • Most plans have hourly billing options.
  • Includes EBS (Elastic Block Storage) with most plans.
  • Some plans have limited data transfer.
  • Offers a wide range of instance sizes, from small micro instances to large high-performance instances.

Oracle Cloud

  • Offers a more limited number of instance types, including general-purpose, compute-optimized, and memory-optimized instances.
  • Uses AMD EPYC CPUs for most of its standard instances.
  • Also offers Ampere ARM CPUs for some instances.
  • Has on-demand and committed use pricing options.
  • Most plans include 45 GB of disk space.
  • Some plans include limited bandwidth.
  • Has a range of instance sizes, but not as extensive as Amazon EC2.

Here's a table summarizing some of the key differences:

Feature Amazon EC2 Oracle Cloud
Instance Variety Very High Moderate
CPU Architectures Intel, AMD, ARM AMD, ARM
Pricing Options On-demand, Reserved, Spot On-demand, Committed Use
Billing Hourly for most plans Hourly for some plans
Included Storage EBS (Elastic Block Storage), usually networked Local storage by default, generally included
Data Transfer Some plans limited, some unlimited Some plans limited, some unlimited
Instance Sizes Extensive Moderate

Chart of vCPU vs. Price

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