Google Compute Engine vs IBM Public Cloud comparison

The compared Google and IBM solutions aren't in the same category. Google is ranked #10 in ISI , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 0.5% mindshare in the category. IBM is ranked #13 in PSP , with an average rating of 7.3, and holds a 3.4% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 86% of IBM users who would recommend it.

Google Compute Engine

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93% willing to recommend

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86% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Google Compute Engine

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (10th)

IBM Public Cloud

Average Rating

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (13th), IoT Platforms (6th)

Mindshare comparison

While both are Cloud Services solutions, they serve different purposes. Google Compute Engine is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 0.5%, up 0.2% compared to last year.
IBM Public Cloud, on the other hand, focuses on PaaS Clouds, holds 3.4% mindshare, down 5.7% since last year.

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Ivy W.

Senior Data Scientist at Breuninger

Aug 31, 2023

A cost-effective and quite an elastic solution

I would say that Google Compute Engine is easy to use for skilled people and people with a tech background. For regular users who do not have experience with the cloud platform, it is not very user-friendly. If you wish to use Compute Engine, you must know a lot of technical terms such as availability, instance, and scalability. You also need to choose the proper instance for you. In my experience, there is a standard option, an advanced option, and a customized option for Google Compute Engine. You can choose the Compute Engine with high speed or with memory speed. All of this is too much for a person who is not tech-savvy. I am not sure whether they designed it like that on purpose or if they plan on improving it. I cannot think of any features that need to be upgraded.

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Shivakumar Kuppannan

Founder & CEO at Star Systems India Private Limited

Feb 3, 2023

No hidden charges, 100% stable, and allows us to have bare metal servers for dedicated workload

It pretty much has all the features. There are many applications and features, and because of that, we need to walk through or study all the material and do hands-on. We need clear documentation or support for using IBM Public Cloud. The UI is fine, and everything else in terms of usability and configuring the cloud is also fine. The only thing is that when we're stuck or get an error, we need some technical support. Normally, for any cloud, we get a lot of information on the web, but that is missing in the case of IBM Public Cloud. We need some technical support documents. That is the only thing missing in IBM Public Cloud.

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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 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."

"The most valuable feature is auto-scaling."

"Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging."

"The solution helps to direct SSH into the machine at the click of a button. It also helps to deploy container images right from the UI. There is no need to manage the containers on the machine. I also like the tool’s Spot provision model."

"Google Compute is highly scalable."

"The main motive for choosing Google Compute Engine is pricing."

"The solution is readily available, and software engineers can provision it. It is scalable and allows self-service."

"The initial setup is reasonably straightforward. It's a handful of networks and a handful of computers."

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"An advantage of IBM Public Cloud is the bare metal server. We can take the bare metal server. It's not shared with anyone. We can deploy our applications without sharing them with anyone. That is an advantage of IBM Public Cloud."

"I've found the stability to be excellent. The performance is good."

"It is easy to deploy what you need for the initial setup"

"This product is very good because it is accessible in remote locations, and anyone can deploy from any place."

"What I like most in IBM Public Cloud is how easy it is to create serverless functions. They are called IBM functions, but in AWS, they are called Lambda functions. Those are pretty standard, and another thing I like the most is that you have fewer restrictions on the amount of data you can transfer across those functions. IBM Public Cloud is way more flexible than AWS. I also like that IBM Public Cloud is pretty straightforward to integrate. As long as you have all the tools IBM provides you, getting everything up and running is straightforward."

"There is no installation for this product because it is a cloud product."

"It is a scalable product. You can scale it up and down."

"It provides robust analytics and management tools to give customers complete visibility into their environment and infrastructure."

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Cons

"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 high availability features in Google are only available in Google Compute Engine in different regions. If I have another server outside Google, the high availability features in Google cannot synchronize with such a server."

"It has some limitations. For example, you don't get through layer two connectivity. So I've had some difficulty deploying custom VMs. For example, you can't deploy a KVM file to file directly on GCP."

"I rate the product's stability around five to six out of ten."

"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 is not very user-friendly for non-experienced users"

"It would be better if there was an option to change the background. Like in Gmail, there's an option to change your theme."

"The licensing process is not a very straightforward process."

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"Maybe performance enhancers and reports could be better improved. If they do so, it would be better. Of all the drawbacks I saw, this would be the biggest enhancement."

"Normally, for any cloud, we get a lot of information on the web, but that is missing in the case of IBM Public Cloud. We need some technical support documents. That is the only thing missing in IBM Public Cloud."

"Support could be improved."

"It will be challenging to implement if you do not have any experience."

"I would like to see a more user-friendly deployment process in the next release of this solution."

"The deployment can be a bit of a pain. There are a lot of packages and a lot of options and it can require complex configuration to get it right."

"While they have about 99% of what we need, the only exception, perhaps, was the push notification feature that was discontinued. They delayed the replacement product."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's $60,000 to $70,000 a month to replace about $10,000 a month in data center costs."

"The tool is reasonably priced, considering its scalability features. If we want to extend the server's capacity, we can do it, and I think it's reasonable."

"Google is providing money for learning Google Compute Engine. They offer a $300 free trial to new customers. Any beginner can easily get started."

"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."

"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."

"Google Compute Engine's pricing is flexible and the best of all other alternatives."

"I rate GCE's pricing a five out of ten since it's affordable."

"It pretty much has a standard price. There is no hidden price with IBM Public Cloud."

"Pricing is not as fair as Amazon or Azure."

"IBM has a lesser price compared to other cloud service providers like Azure and AWS."

"In order to be competitive, you have to commit to a contract for at least one year, but you pay a fixed monthly fee."

"The price of IBM Cloud is very cheap compared to competitors AWS and Azure."

"The licensing fees are straightforward and predictable."

"We are using the trial version of this solution, so we have not paid anything."

"IBM Public Cloud is pretty cheap. They have an ongoing free tier that basically won't expire, so as long as your solution is small enough, you can have a test set that you can use for demos, which will cost you almost nothing."

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Top Industries

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University

17%

Computer Software Company

14%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

13%

University

12%

Financial Services Firm

12%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google Compute Engine?

Everything is simple and useful. The initial setup is not challenging.

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

Google resources are cheaper compared to AWS and Microsoft Azure. Among the three, Google is the cheapest option.

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What needs improvement with Google Compute Engine?

Google has a lack of focus on their products. They have many products in various areas of the market, but they do not productize or appeal to the market effectively. They should concentrate on prod...

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Which is preferable - IBM Public Cloud or Microsoft Azure?

IBM Public Cloud is IBM’s Platform-as-a-Service. It aims to provide organizations with a secure cloud environment to manage data and applications. One of the features we like is the cloud activity ...

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What needs improvement with IBM Cloud?

The front end is not pervasive, so it is very difficult get the status of your current services or account from a mobile device.

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What do you like most about IBM Public Cloud?

The most valuable feature of IBM Public Cloud is the AI integrations.

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Overview

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.

IBM Cloud is a full-stack cloud platform that spans public, private and hybrid environments. Build with a robust suite of advanced data and AI tools, and draw on deep industry expertise to help you on your journey to the cloud.

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