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Google Cloud vs Pantheon comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (5th)
Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Google Cloud is 6.7%, up from 6.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pantheon is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

RaidHammouri - PeerSpot reviewer
Monitoring solution enhances cost efficiency with good internal tools
In terms of Google services, providing more hypervisors would be beneficial. Currently, in my region, they don't offer many services as they have just started. They have some local instances, yet improvements are needed in the tools and offers provided to customers. I currently only use, for example, a native hybrid. VMware is not available, and other hypervisors are still not there. They need to wait on that.
Abhinand Gokhala K - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools
We are a software development company. We recommend solutions to our clients, but they ask us to compare it with other solutions. Clients compare the monthly costs of Pantheon with other servers and ask us to create the same environment in dedicated servers. If Pantheon reduces its cost, we can confidently suggest it to clients. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It's easy to deploy Google Cloud."
"It is a stable solution."
"Google Cloud has low downtime."
"The solution is pretty stable."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to spin."
"Google Cloud is perceived as a cost-effective and user-friendly option, especially compared to AWS. The current affordability and ease of use make it suitable for medium-sized companies. While the complexity may increase in the future, for now, Google Cloud is considered easy to use."
"Google Cloud is 100 percent stable."
"Google Meet is simple to use regarding configuration and recording sessions."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
 

Cons

"The privacy could be improved so that it is more secure."
"Google Cloud does not have many build pipelines like Azure does."
"I would like to see more code generation features that enable you to take user input in simple English and automatically convert it to code."
"Google Cloud should improve its security. The main challenge we've encountered is related to security. As a member of the security team, I've noticed some limitations in the security features. For example, the rules and signatures need to be more refined to detect and process attacks accurately."
"I consider Azure more secure than Google and Amazon because of all its certifications, but Google is secure enough and improving."
"Sometimes the Google documents are difficult to learn from. Amazon has better support material."
"The solution could improve by being less expensive."
"The price of the license could be cheaper."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We use the NGO version so the cloud reasonably priced at $2 to $3 per month."
"The service is cheap and I give it a seven out of ten for the cost."
"We pay for a license."
"The best part of Google Cloud is that it is cheaper than the competitors."
"They provide user-based licensing plans. Its plan could be less expensive."
"Google Cloud should be divided into modules so that users can buy which module will satisfy them. The overall price of Google Cloud should be reduced, Microsoft is a little bit cheaper. However, if Google divided the cloud offering it would be better. For example, if someone wants to use only for OneDrive they should be able to purchase the service separately, it would reduce the price. There is a license required to use this solution for enterprises. There is a free account, which the users can increase the size of the space. Google cloud is used in most Android Mobile device operating systems."
"The solution is cheaper than AWS."
"Google offers a free account with minimal data backup and we can subscribe for more data."
"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
49%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Computer Software Company
5%
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
12%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Cloud?
Google Cloud is perceived as a cost-effective and user-friendly option, especially compared to AWS. The current affordability and ease of use make it suitable for medium-sized companies. While the ...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud?
In terms of Google services, providing more hypervisors would be beneficial. Currently, in my region, they don't offer many services as they have just started. They have some local instances, yet i...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud?
My platform offers a monitoring solution for the virtual machines hosted in GCP. GCP is one of the firms that I work with. For customers who use GCP as an infrastructure service, software as a serv...
What do you like most about Pantheon?
Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pantheon?
The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems.
What needs improvement with Pantheon?
Pantheon's design is not familiar to use. It could be more user-friendly.
 

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