awsAWSvsOCIOverall: OCI leads

AWS vs Oracle Cloud (OCI)

Choosing between AWS credits and Oracle Cloud accounts comes down to one key question: do you need maximum free compute, or maximum service breadth? Oracle's always-free tier (4 ARM vCPUs, 24GB RAM, 200GB storage — forever) is unmatched by any cloud including AWS. But AWS has 200+ services, the world's largest cloud ecosystem, and unmatched enterprise adoption.

Overall Score

aws

Amazon Web Services

Trailing

Wins 3/10 categories

Oracle Cloud

Leading

★ Recommended

Wins 7/10 categories

Our Verdict

Oracle wins for always-free compute and storage, ARM pricing, and Oracle Database workloads. AWS wins for service breadth, global ecosystem, and non-Oracle enterprise workloads.

Pros & Cons

AWS

Amazon Web Services

Wins at

Services Count
Ecosystem
Kubernetes

Loses at

Always Free Compute
Always Free Storage
Always Free DB
OCI

Oracle Cloud

Wins at

Always Free Compute
Always Free Storage
Always Free DB
Credit Cost

Loses at

Services Count
Ecosystem
Kubernetes

Full Feature Comparison

Feature
AWS
OCI
Winner
Always Free Compute
750 hrs t2.micro (12 mo only)
4 ARM vCPUs + 24GB RAM forever
OCI
Always Free Storage
30GB EBS (12 months)
200GB Block + 10GB Object (forever)
OCI
Always Free DB
No (after 12 months)
Autonomous DB (forever)
OCI
Credit Cost
From $250 ($1K credit)
From $40 (new account)
OCI
Services Count
200+ services
70+ services
AWS
Ecosystem
Largest (100K+ partners)
Smaller
AWS
Oracle DB Workloads
Supported (not native)
Native, Autonomous
OCI
Kubernetes
EKS (mature)
OKE (solid)
AWS
Global Regions
33 regions
44 regions
OCI
ARM Compute Price
Graviton (paid)
Ampere A1 (free tier 4 vCPU)
OCI

Which Should You Choose?

Choose AWS if…

Choose AWS credits if: you need the widest service selection, your team knows AWS, you're building complex multi-service architectures, or you need enterprise integrations.

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Choose OCI if…

Choose Oracle Cloud if: you want the most generous free tier (permanent compute and storage), you run Oracle Database workloads, or you need cheap ARM Ampere A1 instances.

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AWS

Amazon Web Services

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Free Trial

Full platform access

Free Trial Account

$15/account
2-8 Hours 7 Days Replacement
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8vCPU

Dedicated compute

8 vCPU Account

$35/account
2-8 Hours 24/7 Support
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32vCPU

Dedicated compute

32 vCPU Account

$80/account
2-8 Hours 7 Days Replacement
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OCI

Oracle Cloud

Oracle Cloud
$300credit

Use on any service

$300 Oracle Credit

$45/account
30min–12hrs 7 Days Replacement
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Oracle Cloud
Oracle New Account

New Oracle Account

$40/account
30min–12hrs 24/7 Support
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Oracle Old Account

Old Oracle Account

$90/account
30min–12hrs 7 Days Replacement
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