Compare Amazon EC2 and Google Compute Engine 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Pay As You Go Per Month
Amazon EC2
Star Rating
(1,181)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (40.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Amazon EC2Google Compute Engine
Star Rating
(951)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansAmazon EC2 vs Google Compute Engine
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found them equally easy to use. However, Google Compute Engine is easier to set up , while reviewers preferred administration and ease of doing business with Amazon EC2 overall.
- Reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 meets the needs of their business better than Google Compute Engine.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon EC2 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Compute Engine over Amazon EC2.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon EC2
No pricing availableGoogle Compute Engine
Beyond Free Tier and Free Trial
Pay As You Go
Per Month
Pricing for Compute Engine is based on per-second usage of the machine types, persistent disks, and other resources that you select for your virtual machines.
- Compute Engine charges for usage based on the following price sheet: https://cloud.google.com/compute/all-pricing
Free Trial
Amazon EC2
Free Trial is available
Google Compute Engine
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
997
9.0
509
Ease of Use
8.6
1,003
8.6
511
Ease of Setup
8.5
528
8.6
335
Ease of Admin
8.7
477
8.6
214
Quality of Support
8.7
958
8.4
471
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
466
8.8
206
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
917
9.4
486
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
137
Not enough data
8.7
136
Not enough data
8.8
137
Management
Not enough data
8.3
136
Not enough data
9.0
137
Not enough data
8.7
135
Not enough data
8.9
136
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
193
8.7
178
8.9
179
8.4
176
8.7
166
8.5
168
8.1
141
7.8
160
9.1
164
8.6
168
9.4
200
9.2
182
8.8
157
8.3
163
9.0
181
8.7
179
Management
8.7
202
8.6
177
8.6
186
8.6
173
8.8
181
8.5
180
Functionality
9.3
185
8.9
176
Performance
Not enough data
9.0
116
Not enough data
8.6
112
Not enough data
8.5
111
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
110
Not enough data
8.6
109
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
9.1
115
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
8.2
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
8.9
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Not enough data
8.0
16
Not enough data
8.6
16
Automated resource scaling
Not enough data
8.6
120
Not enough data
8.9
122
Scaling strategies
Not enough data
8.3
121
Not enough data
8.4
120
Visualization
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
8.4
120
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.5
7
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon EC2 and Google Compute Engine are categorized as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Unique Categories
Amazon EC2 is categorized as AWS Marketplace
Google Compute Engine is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms, Server Virtualization, and Auto Scaling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon EC2
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Compute Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.3%
Computer Software
23.5%
Computer & Network Security
3.7%
Financial Services
3.0%
Internet
3.0%
Other
41.5%
Information Technology and Services
21.1%
Computer Software
18.8%
Financial Services
6.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
46.3%
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4 Comments
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2 Comments
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