Google Compute Engine comparisons
Google Compute Engine is compared head-to-head with Amazon EC2, Azure Virtual Machines and Oracle Cloud Compute and more: 6 head-to-heads in Cloud Hosting, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Google Compute Engine head-to-head
- Google Compute Engine vs Amazon EC2
- Google Compute Engine vs Azure Virtual Machines
- Google Compute Engine vs Oracle Cloud Compute
- Google Compute Engine vs Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Compute Engine vs Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS)
- Google Compute Engine vs Tencent Cloud CVM
Google Compute Engine vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Autoscaling | Load balancing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Google Compute Engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 2 | Amazon EC2 | No | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 4 | Azure Virtual Machines | No | Yes | Yes | 9.2 | |
| 5 | Oracle Cloud Compute | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | 9.0 |
| 6 | Amazon Web Services (AWS) | 8.9 | ||||
| 7 | Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) | No | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 8 | Tencent Cloud CVM | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
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