Amazon has launched the AWS Markeplce following the launch of their cloud service. The new site features a similar design to that of the main site and boasts an array of add-ons.

AWS Marketplace will allow users to purchase applications such as software infrastructure stacks, network infrastructure, security and ecommerce software. Developers included in the store include Canonical, IBM, Microsoft and Zend. Open source providers such as Drupal and Wordpress are also included.

Terry Hanold, VP of New Business Initiatives for AWS, said: "AWS Marketplace brings the same simple, trusted, and secure online shopping experience that customers enjoy on Amazon.com's retail website to software built for the AWS platform, streamlining the process of doing research and purchasing software."

He continued: "AWS Marketplace makes it even easier to run software on AWS because you can find a wide variety of AWS ecosystem providers' solutions, in one place, where much of the work involved in building and deploying solutions on top of AWS has already been done for you by these solutions providers."