Back when the cloud was the story itself, few people thought about optimizing the tools to navigate and nurture their cloud systems. Of course, this was before the mobile app scene exploded. As AWS cloud deployments increase in capacity and cost optimization becomes increasingly important, a large static moonshot-type command center to manage EC2 instances is highly undesirable. There are several mobile apps that help cloud administrators, support engineers, CTOs, and CIOs keep an eye on the cloud.

  1. Amazon We Services (AWS) Console (Free on iOS and Android)
  2. Decaf Amazon EC2 Client for Android ~$14
  3. Eazy2 (Free on iOS and Android)

1. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Console is certainly a natural choice for anyone using AWS services to manage their EC2 instances, get an idea of ​​how much you’re spending. It addresses the full range of AWS services, from CloudFront (Amazon’s web hosting service) and Route 53 (Amazon’s Domain Name System web service), to the S3 storage service and relational database services ( RDS). The app is free and available on the iOS and Android app stores. The only drawback reported by users is that the app is not native. The user experience is quite poor compared to some others on the list that offer lesser functionality, but a much higher experience.

two. Amazon EC2 client decaf for Android is a paid app and offers most of the features that Amazon offers, but with a more elegant native Android experience. It does not allow multiple accounts and is limited to managing EC2 instances; however, it has a password protection feature. This app also allows users to play with different regions and it is certainly a good option if multiple users use your phone or tablet. The app is priced at $14 and there is no support for load balancers or network interfaces.

3. Eazy2 like Decaf focuses on managing EC2 instances for the AWS Cloud. Eazy2 is free to use and is available on both iOS and Android. EC2 is built natively on both platforms and offers a simple user interface and a great user experience. The AWS Console has more features, but Eazy2 makes up for its limited functionality in performance and ease of use. Unlike the Decaf Amazon EC2 client, Eazy2 allows multiple accounts. Users can determine the current cost/hours of each running instance and search for instances across all regions. Instance details such as name, zone, type, owner, etc. are clearly visible and the creators of Eazy2 have included updates and links to the AWS blog.

Each of these apps has best-in-class features and, as with everything in the cloud, there is no one size fits all. But one of these three is sure to meet your AWS EC2 management needs on your mobile device.