Amazon EC2 vs Google App Engine comparison

The compared Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google solutions aren't in the same category. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is ranked #5 in CS , with an average rating of 8.6, and holds a 6.8% mindshare in the category. Google is ranked #14 in PSP , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 3.1% mindshare. Additionally, 98% of Amazon Web Services (AWS) users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Google users who would recommend it.

Amazon EC2

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98% willing to recommend

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94% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Amazon EC2

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Compute Service (5th)

Google App Engine

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.5

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (14th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Amazon EC2 is designed for Compute Service and holds a mindshare of 6.8%, up 6.6% compared to last year.
Google App Engine, on the other hand, focuses on PaaS Clouds, holds 3.1% mindshare, down 3.5% since last year.

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Featured Reviews

Julius Mboya

Chief technical officer at Solvezy Technology Kenya Limited

Ensures we can provision resources on demand, and we can grow and shrink them as per the traffic

We faced a challenge in regard to billing. There was a time when we were working on changing the mode of payment from card to wire. It took a lot of time because our state is set up in Kenya, so we needed to pay in Kenya currency. We have to go around in circles. There was a lot of documentation required, but we managed to go through successfully.

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OmkarPatil

Chief Executive Officer at Nyx CodeCraft

Simplifies app development process for businesses

The product simplifies app development processes since once the local development is completed, my company has a common configuration in place where we can specify the requirements to run an application, after which we need to do a one-click GCP deployment for the entire application. In general, the two offer managed deployment options, so we don't have to worry about deployment. In my company, we just configure the servers and check if anything needs to be containerized, after which GCP handles everything for us. A project where Google App Engine scalability was essential was when, recently, my company was involved with Golang to build a web application, after which deploying that application on Google App Engine was really easy. In my company, we also had a Django application in Python, and it was easy to deploy. As my company deals with small-scale projects, the automated scaling feature of Google App Engine is not something we thought about. I wouldn't recommend the product to others unless the potential end users use GCP and have a word with their vendors about their plans. One specific recommendation from me would be that the product's potential uses should stick with a particular vendor. If someone wants a product that is easy to deploy and scalable, then multiple options are available in the market. The product integrates very well with other Google solutions. I rate the overall solution a ten out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The scalability and elasticity are helpful."

"I would recommend this solution to others who want to start using it."

"Amazon EC2's flexibility and ease of configuration were found to be very valuable."

"I can quickly create a VM instance with just one click."

"EC2 has the typical advantages of using the cloud. It's easy to provision and set up."

"The serverless architecture solutions are most valuable, and the ability to start with little cost, and then expand as needed."

"The scalability of Amazon EC2 is good. However, the stability can depend on what service I am using."

"All of my lower maintenance overheads are taken care of. I don't have to worry about it."

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"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it."

"Administering App Engine is simple; it has intuitive UIs and a very scalable app engine."

"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 initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day."

"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it."

"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."

"Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices."

"It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful."

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Cons

"The solution’s pricing and downtimes could be improved."

"Amazon EC2 could improve its dashboards and UI, they need to be more user-friendly."

"I would like to see as much automation for data validation as possible in the future."

"The tool’s stability could be better."

"The scalability could improve."

"The initial setup could be easier because many keys are required for access."

"Support doesn't share or give insights on OS-based issues. That needs to improve because if someone is buying an EC2 instance with the Windows server and SQL license, the client expects that there will be a minimum level of support."

"The availability and response time of the free technical support can be improved."

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"Difficult to assess how pricing is managed."

"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 product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."

"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."

"The documentation and community are lacking for this product."

"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Pricing appears to be cheap, however, it is extremely difficult in calculating what something will cost."

"When we did the deployment of Amazon EC2 we found it to be less expensive than other solutions."

"Amazon EC2 is a very expensive solution."

"It has helped to reduce costs with infrastructure."

"The clients have found the billing of Amazon EC2 good, but the price could be less high. There is a monthly subscription to use the solution."

"It's expensive, and it could be cheaper."

"It is not an expensive solution."

"The tool's pricing is not cheap."

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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."

"If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price."

"We pay the license yearly. It's about $6 a month, which is $72 a year per person, so it's about $500."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Computer Software Company

18%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Educational Organization

14%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Amazon EC2?

The scalability and elasticity are helpful.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon EC2?

We are paying about $1,500 a month for one of the services. I'd rate the pricing as six out of ten for being expensive.

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What needs improvement with Amazon EC2?

The pricing model could be improved. We found Amazon EC2 to be pricey.

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What do you like most about Google App Engine?

The product's setup and deployment phases are easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google App Engine?

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.

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What needs improvement with Google App Engine?

The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required.

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 2% of the time

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Overview

Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a web service that provides secure, resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale cloud computing easier for developers.

Amazon EC2’s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon’s proven computing environment. Amazon EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change. Amazon EC2 changes the economics of computing by allowing you to pay only for capacity that you actually use. Amazon EC2 provides developers the tools to build failure resilient applications and isolate them from common failure scenarios.

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.

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