Divio Cloud vs Google App Engine

Divio Cloud8.8Visit Google App Engine8.4Visit

Higher score Divio Cloud #2 in Django Hosting 8.8/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Divio Cloud

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Google App Engine #6 in Django Hosting 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit App Engine

• Divio Cloud fits best

  Mature teams needing managed Django hosting

• Google App Engine fits best

  Teams already using Google Cloud services

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Side by side

Feature	Divio Cloud 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Google App Engine 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.4
Ranking	#2 in Django Hosting	#6 in Django Hosting
Best for	Mature teams needing managed Django hosting	Teams already using Google Cloud services
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$5/site/mo	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	30 days	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Integrations	11 integrations	10 integrations
Features Divio Cloud 3/3 · Google App Engine 0/3
Managed database	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Background workers	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Git deployments	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Python versions	Multiple	Not checked yet
Included storage	1 GB	Not checked yet
Deployment regions	2	24 (best)
Our review
Pros	Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Celery, and RabbitMQ services Multiple environments with logs, metrics, backups, and TLS GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Azure, and Exoscale support	Managed standard and flexible deployment environments Scaling, version traffic migration, monitoring, and logging Cloud SQL, private networking, and Docker custom runtimes
Cons	No permanent free plan; the free offering is a 30-day trial Business resource charges may be separate from feature and support tiers Enterprise Cloud Management starts at $3,500 per cloud region monthly	Flexible environment has no free tier Pricing varies with instance or vCPU usage No fixed monthly subscription plan
Our verdict	Divio Cloud is a developer-focused platform-as-a-service for hosting Docker-based web applications, including Django projects. It is aimed at digital agencies, developers, and enterprises that want managed deployment, databases, storage,… Read the review →	Google App Engine is a fully managed platform for deploying web applications and services without managing servers. It supports web and API workloads, standard and flexible environments, multiple programming languages including Python, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Divio Cloud — where it wins

  • Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Celery, and RabbitMQ services
  • Multiple environments with logs, metrics, backups, and TLS
  • GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Azure, and Exoscale support

  Where it doesn't

  • No permanent free plan; the free offering is a 30-day trial
  • Business resource charges may be separate from feature and support tiers
  • Enterprise Cloud Management starts at $3,500 per cloud region monthly

• Google App Engine — where it wins

  • Managed standard and flexible deployment environments
  • Scaling, version traffic migration, monitoring, and logging
  • Cloud SQL, private networking, and Docker custom runtimes

  Where it doesn't

  • Flexible environment has no free tier
  • Pricing varies with instance or vCPU usage
  • No fixed monthly subscription plan

• Divio Cloud8.8/10 · 30-day trial

  A mature managed Django host with flexible infrastructure, environments, and worker support.

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• Google App Engine8.4/10 · Free plan

  Managed Google Cloud hosting with usage-based pricing, scaling, version control, and custom runtimes.

  Visit App EngineFull verdict →