Google App Engine comparisons
Google App Engine is compared head-to-head with Heroku, SAP Business Technology Platform and Cloud Foundry and more: 5 head-to-heads in Platform as a Service, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google App Engine head-to-head
- Google App Engine vs Heroku
- Google App Engine vs SAP Business Technology Platform
- Google App Engine vs Cloud Foundry
- Google App Engine vs ServiceNow App Engine
- Google App Engine vs OutSystems
Google App Engine vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Managed databases | Autoscaling | Private networking | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Google App Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 3 | Heroku | No | $5/unit/mo | 9.1 | |||
| 4 | SAP Business Technology Platform | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 6 | Cloud Foundry | Free | No | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 7 | ServiceNow App Engine | Yes | 8.7 | ||||
| 8 | OutSystems | Yes | 8.6 |
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