Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs MWS Cloud Comparison

Why choose Amazon Web Services (AWS)

• Has a free plan (MWS Cloud does not)
• Higher Customization score (10/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Integration score (10/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for developers (9/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (10/10 vs 8/10)

Why choose MWS Cloud

Our data shows no clear advantage over Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Pros

• The service catalogue is unusually broad, with over 200 services across 38 regions, so most infrastructure needs can be met on one platform.
• EC2 has a 99.99% region-level SLA with credits of up to 100%, and instances unavailable for more than six minutes in an hour are not billed for that hour.
• The free plan gives up to $200 in credits, and more than 30 always-free services let new teams experiment at low cost.
• Support scales from a $29 minimum up to dedicated Enterprise and Unified Operations tiers for mission-critical workloads.
• G2 rates it 4.4 across more than 17,000 reviews, and reviewers praise its scalability and global reach.

Cons

• Reviewers widely cite a steep learning curve across the console and services.
• Usage pricing is complex and can produce unexpected bills unless spend is monitored closely.
• Paid support is billed as a percentage of total AWS spend, so support costs rise with usage.
• A July 2025 billing console bug showed customers estimated charges in the billions, which hurt trust in its cost tooling.

MWS Cloud

Pros

• It holds Russian compliance certifications, including 152-FZ at UZ-1, GOST R 57580, and PCI DSS 4.0.1.
• It runs on MTS's own data centers and network, with Tier III facilities and a stated 99.95% availability.
• The catalog is broad: managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, ClickHouse, Kafka, Valkey and Kubernetes, plus Object Storage and a CDN.
• Infrastructure can be automated through the API, CLI and Terraform as well as the web console.
• Security services include Anti-DDoS, WAF, KMS, Secret Manager and SOC.

Cons

• A 2025 Habr review found that most platform services were in preview, and Compute had no SLA.
• At review time, onboarding meant a form and a manual approval that could take up to 10 days, and the CDN was available only on request.
• The same review found no NAT gateway, only one storage class, and no automatic issuance of SSL certificates.
• Prices are not shown on the website, and one user comment called VM prices much higher than those of budget VPS hosts.
• Billing at review time had no budget alerts or forecasting.