Comparison: GoGrid Cloud versus Amazon EC2
Written by Michael Sheehan on Jun 17th, 2008 | Filed under: Cloud Computing, FAQs, Features, General, GoGrid, ServePath
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Note: The matrix below will be updated shortly in a new post to reflect changes in both EC2 and GoGrid features. (11.11.08)
As GoGrid continues its record breaking sign-ups, we get asked repeatedly how we compare against Amazon’s EC2. While not exactly an apples to apples comparison, there are enough similarities to warrant a few matrices to illustrate the differences.
Feature Comparison Matrix
|
Feature |
GoGrid |
Amazon EC2 |
|
Instant server deployment
|
YES
|
YES
|
|
Instant server network scaling
|
YES
|
YES
|
|
Linux
|
YES
|
YES
|
|
Static IP address
|
YES
|
YES
|
|
Windows Server 2003
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Microsoft SQL Server
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE 24/7 phone support
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE persistent storage
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE inbound data transfer
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE hardware f5 load balancing
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE managed DNS
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
FREE DoS protection
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Service Level Agreement
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Hardware VLAN segmentation
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Multiple IP addresses per server
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Standard server images
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Volume discounts
|
YES
|
NO
|
|
Private IP addresses on separate VLAN
|
YES
|
NO
|
While not officially sanctioned by our Product Management team, I added this for good measure.
Deployment Time Comparison
|
Transfer |
GoGrid |
Amazon EC2 |
|
Linux Server
|
Less than 5 minutes
|
More than GoGrid****
|
|
Windows Server
|
Less than 5 minutes
|
Can’t deploy Windows
|
|
Hardware-based Load Balancer
|
Less than 1 minute
|
Not available
|
| Ease-of-Use |
|
|
**** A bit of humor after watching a long video showing how to deploy EC2 images.
If there is another GoGrid comparison that you would like to see, just leave a comment and we will do our best to post in the future.