We performed a comparison between Google Compute Engine and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is readily available, and software engineers can provision it. It is scalable and allows self-service."
"Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging."
"The support for ephemeral instances has been particularly valuable for me. It allows me to significantly reduce costs for temporary virtual machines by automatically destroying them once they are no longer needed, which can result in cost savings of up to 90 percent. Additionally, the solution is easy to use."
"The solution helps to direct SSH into the machine at the click of a button. It also helps to deploy container images right from the UI. There is no need to manage the containers on the machine. I also like the tool’s Spot provision model."
"One of GCE's best features is the managed instance groups."
"It's the most engineer-friendly product compared to Amazon AWS or Azure."
"The most valuable feature is auto-scaling."
"From a feature perspective, I find API integration, automation capabilities, and features like preemptive and Spot instances valuable. Migration tools have also been useful."
"The scalability feature of the product is very impressive, especially considering the fact that the tool offers its users a pay-as-you-go model."
"The strength of this product is that they have many good database options, compared to other vendors."
"They seem to be more readily integrating with Azure, which is great."
"It's a cloud, so it is easy to access anywhere."
"We appreciate the fact that this solution will operate with both native and third-party applications. This has meant that we don't need to change all of our systems to accommodate it within our network."
"It is a stable solution...Since it is a cloud solution, I can say it is a scalable product."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is a cloud-based solution."
"I like that the program is flexible. I can use it to write Java scripts. I also like the website, because it constantly updates me on things, like artificial intelligence, and the latest technology. I read the articles, on the latest technology that programmers can use."
"It is not very user-friendly for non-experienced users"
"Google Compute Engine needs to have multi-region support. It would also be nice to have a tracking mechanism."
"It would be better if there was an option to change the background. Like in Gmail, there's an option to change your theme."
"It has some limitations. For example, you don't get through layer two connectivity. So I've had some difficulty deploying custom VMs. For example, you can't deploy a KVM file to file directly on GCP."
"I rate the product's stability around five to six out of ten."
"The biggest problem is that it's got a very archaean and complex security environment that has to be very carefully set up and is easy to break."
"Google Compute Engine does not have many options at a lower tier level. If they had more options it will be better. For example, Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure, have more options and different types of instances, of VMs we can select."
"There have been instances when a customer has tried to deploy a certain number of VMs inside a project, and they come across quota issues."
"The integration tools that they offer are quite complex to use."
"There's a need for further customization to unlock the platform's full potential."
"The configuration through the cloud is complicated. It's not straightforward."
"The initial setup can be a bit complex."
"The Oracle Cloud platform remains complex, and despite the abundance of resources available, significant challenges can still arise during the migration process from a legacy or on-premise system. Conversely, smaller companies with less complicated systems, such as those with a two million budget, can migrate more easily."
"I work with many clouds and I would say, in comparison, others have a better presentation of services and they have clearer steps in terms of implementation."
"There's one app I have to install on my device, the Articulate Player app. It's only available on Apple and Android, but it's not available for Windows. I can't run the program on my desktop, to use it to learn Java."
"The main issue for the clients is that they need to understand the credit payments because if it's a currency that's not dollars or euros, Oracle will always convert it into credits and that's not easy for the customer to understand at the beginning."
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Google Compute Engine is ranked 10th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 13 reviews while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is ranked 3rd in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 91 reviews. Google Compute Engine is rated 8.8, while Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Google Compute Engine writes "A cost-effective and quite an elastic solution ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) writes "Cost-effective and can be used to host OIC and APEX". Google Compute Engine is most compared with Google App Engine, whereas Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud, IBM Public Cloud and Red Hat OpenShift. See our Google Compute Engine vs. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) report.
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