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."Administering App Engine is simple; it has intuitive UIs and a very scalable app engine."
"The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."
"It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful."
"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."
"Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications."
"The product's setup and deployment phases are easy."
"Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices."
"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."
"The stability of Google Cloud is currently good."
"Good storage and ease of access."
"Google Cloud has low downtime."
"The initial setup is very straightforward."
"The stability is good with Google Cloud."
"The infrastructure is easy to manage."
"The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function."
"Google Cloud's most valuable attribute is its capability for on-demand auto-scaling, and it also simplifies numerous intricate tasks for its users."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops."
"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."
"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."
"There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution."
"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."
"The documentation and community are lacking for this product."
"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"Google Cloud could improve interoperability with other cloud services."
"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."
"When companies grow at a larger scale, they may shift to a different cloud services provider like AWS or Oracle."
"I would like for this solution to improve its user interface and documentation."
"They could integrate artificial intelligence into the applications."
"The price can be lowered significantly."
"The solution could improve by being less expensive."
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 Red Hat OpenShift. See our Google App Engine vs. Google Cloud report.
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