We performed a comparison between Google App Engine and Google Cloud based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two PaaS Clouds solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it."
"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it."
"I've found that all of the features are valuable, especially the shared drive and the ability for multiple people to use their documents at the same time."
"Google App Engine's most valuable feature is self-management. You do not have to manage the infrastructure underneath where all the functions are happening, such as load balancing deployment and version management, they are managed by the system itself."
"Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications."
"The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."
"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."
"I haven't had any trouble setting up Google Cloud."
"Google Meet is simple to use regarding configuration and recording sessions."
"What I like most about Google Cloud is its stability. I also like that its GUI works fine for my company."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to spin."
"The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function."
"I like it because it's convenient. Google Cloud is also stable and scalable. The technical support is good as well."
"The availability has been increased."
"It is stable. It is easy to learn and very straightforward."
"Data consumption of the device could be improved."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five."
"I think there's still a lot that can be done with Google Meet and the video conferencing part of it. It could be more dynamic in terms of what can be done with it."
"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."
"There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution."
"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."
"The only concern is that there is a number of the offerings which are built on their own proprietary technologies. With some of the offerings in Google Cloud, it's difficult to have a path to migrate to other cloud providers."
"We'd like the storage to be increased."
"Another issue is the applicability of local language data capturing mechanisms, which are more advanced on cloud service providers, but still there is room to grow. Also, their hybrid version isn't available in all markets worldwide, so I'm hoping that it will be released globally soon"
"Sometimes the Google documents are difficult to learn from. Amazon has better support material."
"The price of the solution could be more transparent."
"Uploading documents could be simplified."
"Its integration with one of the third-party platforms could be better."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"My only concern is that a number of the offerings are built on their own proprietary technologies which means means that, with respect to the offerings in Google Cloud, it's difficult to have a path to migrate to other cloud providers."
Google App Engine is ranked 11th in PaaS Clouds with 23 reviews while Google Cloud is ranked 5th in PaaS Clouds with 66 reviews. Google App Engine is rated 8.2, while Google Cloud is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Simplifies app development process for businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud writes "Great for big data with off-the-charts scalability for storage and databases". Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Heroku, IBM Cloud Private and IBM Public Cloud, whereas Google Cloud is most compared with Alibaba Cloud, Linode, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Pivotal Cloud Foundry and OpenShift. See our Google App Engine vs. Google Cloud report.
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