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Pros
"The product's setup and deployment phases are easy.""The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it.""The WhatApp feature is the most valuable.""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 product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it.""It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful.""The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."

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"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.""It's the most engineer-friendly product compared to Amazon AWS or Azure.""The solution is readily available, and software engineers can provision it. It is scalable and allows self-service.""One of GCE's best features is the managed instance groups.""Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging.""The most valuable feature is auto-scaling.""The initial setup is reasonably straightforward. It's a handful of networks and a handful of computers.""The main motive for choosing Google Compute Engine is pricing."

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"Data consumption of the device could be improved.""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 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.""There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution.""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.""Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine.""The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

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"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 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.""I would like to improve the solution’s UI while deploying a container. It is sometimes hard to figure out the container’s details and format that you want to deploy. The tool does not give you a guide to find out the error and why the container is not starting up which could be because you have configured it wrong. This is always a hit on the setup.""It would be better if there was an option to change the background. Like in Gmail, there's an option to change your theme.""Google Compute Engine needs to have multi-region support. It would also be nice to have a tracking mechanism.""It is not very user-friendly for non-experienced users""I rate the product's stability around five to six out of ten."

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  • "I would like to have more free application with it. Some of the applications, I am paying more for them. I think that they must be free."
  • "We pay the license yearly. It's about $6 a month, which is $72 a year per person, so it's about $500."
  • "If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price."
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  • "It's $60,000 to $70,000 a month to replace about $10,000 a month in data center costs."
  • "Google Compute Engine is not the least expensive solution. Microsoft Azure, and Microsoft One, are offering a less expensive solution. The price is based on usage. Whenever we use it, we have to pay for only usage. It is a pay-as-you-go model."
  • "Google Compute Engine's pricing is flexible and the best of all other alternatives."
  • "In terms of improvement, one is definitely the licensing piece. So there is a feature, the BYOL (Bring Your Own License) licensing piece, to bring your own license. It is not that straightforward. It requires some support from Google to get it sorted, access those licenses, and configure those licenses."
  • "I rate GCE's pricing a five out of ten since it's affordable."
  • "Google is providing money for learning Google Compute Engine. They offer a $300 free trial to new customers. Any beginner can easily get started."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it.
    Top Answer:If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price. It will increase a lot of our bill. I rate the pricing a six out of ten.
    Top Answer:The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe. My company faces a lot of problems with the support team, especially when Google's… more »
    Top Answer:Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging.
    Top Answer:The pricing is comparable to the competitors. I haven't noticed any difference.
    Top Answer:It would be better if there was an option to change the background. Like in Gmail, there's an option to change your theme. That's my recommendation.
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    Overview

    Google App Engine is a Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider that equips web application developers with all the resources and tools that they need to develop, test, and run their applications on Google's infrastructure. Everything is built into the kit, so with one download of the SDK, you'll be well on your way to first-rate apps.

    Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's innovative data centers and worldwide fiber network. Compute Engine's tooling and workflow support enable scaling from single instances to global, load-balanced cloud computing.

    Compute Engine's VMs boot quickly, come with persistent disk storage, and deliver consistent performance. Our virtual servers are available in many configurations including predefined sizes or the option to create Custom Machine Types optimized for your specific needs. Flexible pricing and automatic sustained use discounts make Compute Engine the leader in price/performance.

    Sample Customers
    Khan Academy, Best Buy, Gigya, MetOffice, Getaround, Mimiboard, NewsLimited, WebFilings, and CloudLock.
    Allthecooks, BetterCloud, Bluecore, Cosentry, Evite, Ezakus, HTC, Infectious Media, iStreamPlanet, Mendelics, SageMathCloud, Sedex, Treeptik, Wibigoo, Wix, zulily, Zync
    Top Industries
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    Media Company25%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Non Profit13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Media Company9%
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    Financial Services Firm16%
    University16%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business58%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise13%
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    Small Business22%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise61%
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    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise23%
    Large Enterprise46%
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    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise7%
    Large Enterprise79%
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    Google App Engine is ranked 13th in PaaS Clouds with 23 reviews while Google Compute Engine is ranked 11th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 13 reviews. Google App Engine is rated 8.2, while Google Compute Engine is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Simplifies app development process for businesses". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Compute Engine writes "A cost-effective and quite an elastic solution ". Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Heroku, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and OpenShift, whereas Google Compute Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, IBM Public Cloud, SAP Cloud Platform and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).

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