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VMware Cloud on AWS

VMware Cloud on AWS runs your existing VMware workloads directly on AWS infrastructure, eliminating the need to provision or manage custom hardware. It delivers a hybrid environment where you can extend on-premises data centers into the cloud while maintaining familiar management tools and operational consistency for compute-heavy applications.

This setup suits organizations already invested in VMware ecosystems that want cloud scalability without re-architecting applications. The main friction point is the lack of a free tier; since the pricing model is strictly pay-as-you-go, there is no zero-cost entry point for testing or small deployments, meaning every instance incurs immediate charges.

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  • Free tier No
  • Pricing Pay as you go
  • Regions 15 · 6 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 13 certifications
  • Provider health A

Decision score

39 /100
Features 20
Pricing 0
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 93

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via AWS

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.99%
  • database99.99%
  • networking99.99%
  • storage99.99%
Global reach

15 regions across 6 continents

  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America

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