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Compare AWS Direct Connect and Nexcess 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.1% of reviews)
Small-Business (77.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Starting at $19.00 Per Month
AWS Direct Connect
Star Rating
(45)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (54.1% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS Direct ConnectNexcess
Star Rating
(28)3.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.8% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $19.00 Per Month
Browse all 4 pricing plansAWS Direct Connect vs Nexcess
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found AWS Direct Connect easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with AWS Direct Connect overall.
- Reviewers felt that AWS Direct Connect meets the needs of their business better than Nexcess.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that AWS Direct Connect is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of AWS Direct Connect over Nexcess.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
AWS Direct Connect
No pricing availableNexcess
WooCommerce
Starting at $19.00
Per Month
Built-in image compression, abandoned cart & page builder plugins, 1-click staging plus StoreBuilder.
- Up to 1 store
- 30GB Storage
- Up to 500 orders per-hour
Free Trial
AWS Direct Connect
No trial information availableNexcess
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
31
7.3
20
Ease of Use
8.3
30
7.4
21
Ease of Setup
8.5
24
8.1
16
Ease of Admin
9.0
21
7.7
16
Quality of Support
8.3
28
7.9
21
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
19
8.3
16
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
27
4.2
16
Features by Category
Set Up
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Security
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Support
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Performance
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Security
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Free Resources
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Performance - Cloud Web Hosting
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Support - Cloud Web Hosting
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Security - Cloud Web Hosting
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Security - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
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Convenience and automation - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
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Support and service - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
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Advanced management and features - Domain Registrar
Not enough data
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Hosting Management
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
9.0
12
Not enough data
8.3
11
Not enough data
9.0
10
Not enough data
8.5
9
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Direct Connect and Nexcess share no categories
Unique Categories
AWS Direct Connect is categorized as Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
Nexcess is categorized as Managed Hosting, Dedicated Hosting, WordPress Hosting, Cloud Web Hosting, and Domain Registrars
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Direct Connect
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Nexcess
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Telecommunications
16.2%
Financial Services
10.8%
Pharmaceuticals
8.1%
Oil & Energy
5.4%
Media Production
5.4%
Other
54.1%
Marketing and Advertising
18.5%
Retail
14.8%
Internet
11.1%
E-Learning
7.4%
Apparel & Fashion
7.4%
Other
40.7%
Most Helpful Reviews
AWS Direct Connect
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Media Production
The Direct Connect GW made it lot easier to connect multiple VPCs. The setup was intuitive and the serivce is running fine in our production environment.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Law Practice
I don't like the complex amount of options. I understand having options is good but when there is so many this may stop many consumers who are not tech savvy.
Nexcess
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Darrel S.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They are proactive with all problems on the site we host with them and provide scaleable cloud hosting for our magento sites.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
The customer support for Nexcess is terrible. There are many, many better web hosts that provide better support.
Verified User in Media Production
The Direct Connect GW made it lot easier to connect multiple VPCs. The setup was intuitive and the serivce is running fine in our production environment.
Darrel S.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
They are proactive with all problems on the site we host with them and provide scaleable cloud hosting for our magento sites.
Verified User in Law Practice
I don't like the complex amount of options. I understand having options is good but when there is so many this may stop many consumers who are not tech savvy.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
The customer support for Nexcess is terrible. There are many, many better web hosts that provide better support.
Discussions
AWS Direct Connect has no discussions with answers
Is Nexcess good?
2 comments
QE
No, their great.Read more
Nexcess has no more discussions with answers
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