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# Amazon EC2 Spot

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> Amazon EC2 Spot Instances let you take advantage of unused EC2 capacity in the AWS cloud.
> 
> Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 5 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**.

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## Overview

### Who Uses Amazon EC2 Spot?

Spot Instances are a great fit for developers, devops, data scientists, CTOs, and CIOs that want to increase their organization's compute capacity for a fraction of the cost.

## Quick Stats & Ratings

| Metric | Rating | Detail |
| **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 5 Reviews |
| Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews |
| Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) |

## About the vendor

- **Company**: Amazon Web Services
- **Location**: Seattle, US
- **Founded**: 2006

## Commercial Context

- **Starting Price**: US$0.01
- **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free Trial)
- **Pricing Details**: Spot Instance prices adjust gradually based on EC2 supply and demand. Please contact Amazon Web Services for complete pricing information.
- **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+
- **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- **Supported Languages**: English
- **Available Countries**: United States

## Features

- Automated Testing
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Deployment
- Data Warehousing
- High Volume Processing
- Multi-User Collaboration
- Predictive Analytics
- Repository Management

## Integrations (2 total)

- Amazon EC2
- Jenkins

## Support Options

- Email/Help Desk
- FAQs/Forum
- Knowledge Base
- Phone Support
- 24/7 (Live rep)
- Chat

## Category

- [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/30851/big-data/software)

## Related Categories

- [Big Data Software](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/30851/big-data/software)
- [Continuous Integration Tools](https://www.capterra.com.sg/directory/31119/continuous-integration/software)

## Alternatives

1. [GitHub](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/129067/github) — 4.8/5 (6155 reviews)
2. [Jenkins](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/171026/jenkins) — 4.5/5 (568 reviews)
3. [GitLab](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/159806/gitlab) — 4.6/5 (1215 reviews)
4. [Bitbucket](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/157785/bitbucket) — 4.6/5 (1343 reviews)
5. [AWS CloudFormation](https://www.capterra.com.sg/software/205397/cloudformation) — 4.5/5 (106 reviews)

## Reviews

### "Save cost exponentially with this amazing server" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *7 December 2022* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: Just bet about 10% higher than forecasted cost and it works seamlessly like any other server by saving you from long bills.Easy to implementEasily replaceableWorks good for non-critical jobsBenefits organisations in many waysBest for batch processing and big data jobs
> 
> **Cons**: Not for prod/critical jobs.They can go away if bidding is higher.
> 
> I along with my team saved around $3000 per year just bh replacing on-demand instances with spot ones.Also, got recognised for this as this was done without any data loss.Now migrating remaining 30% applications data on spot automatically.

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### "Easy to set up instance, Easy to link between sites, higher support team, Easy to handle anything." — 5.0/5

> **Sameh** | *2 December 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: I like everything in that software because of it is easy to handle what you want
> 
> **Cons**: Actually, there is no problem, I like this software because it does have not any problems
> 
> Overall This software is amazing, It helps me to handle many sites when i setting on my office

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### "Amazon EC2 Spot Instances - On Spot for all your in frequent usage" — 5.0/5

> **Verified Reviewer** | *1 December 2022* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: The On Spot functionality is useful when we need the infrastructure to be hosted not so frequently and as per the need. This prevents us to spend money on infrastructure which is not needed at times and is cost friendly.Good for Big Data Jobs which need to run only for sometime.
> 
> **Cons**: Unavailability might impact some critical scenarios and should be taken into consideration while planning to opt for Spot
> 
> Great

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### "Amazon EC2 Spot" — 5.0/5

> **Brice** | *17 December 2022* | Banking | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: It's an easy to use software that helps me to manage many websites at the same time and efficient for Big data work
> 
> **Cons**: Nothing as disadvantages to report since I use it

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### "perfeito" — 5.0/5

> **Thalia Luciane** | *1 January 2023* | Entertainment | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10
> 
> **Pros**: que ele é fácil e simples para usar, e super barato
> 
> **Cons**: é a memória que ele absorve no celular.

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