# AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Google App Engine vs Azure App Service Comparison | | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 197 | 216 | 94 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (34.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.3% of reviews) | Small-Business (40.2% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk Pros: - Deployment Ease (2 reviews) - Ease of Use (2 reviews) Cons: - Learning Curve (2 reviews) - Complexity (1 reviews) ### Google App Engine Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Cloud Storage (7 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (4 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (4 reviews) ### Azure App Service Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Cloud Storage (4 reviews) Cons: - Cost Issues (5 reviews) - Complexity (3 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.5 (149 reviews) | 8.4 (158 reviews) | 9.1 (75 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (148 reviews) | 8.2 (161 reviews) | 8.8 (76 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 8.2 (75 reviews) | 8.3 (77 reviews) | 9.1 (42 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 8.1 (68 reviews) | 8.4 (73 reviews) | 8.8 (40 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.1 (131 reviews) | 7.6 (149 reviews) | 8.9 (70 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.2 (65 reviews) | 8.0 (68 reviews) | 8.9 (35 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.5 (143 reviews) | 7.8 (150 reviews) | 9.4 (74 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Google App Engine #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available ### Azure App Service #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **AWS Elastic Beanstalk** | 8.4/10 | 103 | | **Google App Engine** | 8.5/10 | 79 | | **Azure App Service** | 8.9/10 | 23 | #### Development | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.8 (86 reviews) | 9.0 (68 reviews) | 9.4 (21 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | 8.0 (82 reviews) | 8.4 (65 reviews) | 9.1 (20 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | 8.2 (82 reviews) | 8.5 (65 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | | **Language Support** | 8.2 (78 reviews) | 8.0 (66 reviews) | 9.1 (21 reviews) | | **Testing** | 8.1 (80 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.5 (20 reviews) | #### Database | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.1 (76 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (17 reviews) | | **Analytics** | 7.8 (80 reviews) | 8.0 (60 reviews) | 8.5 (19 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | 8.6 (86 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.8 (20 reviews) | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.3 (80 reviews) | 8.5 (58 reviews) | 8.7 (17 reviews) | | **Storage** | 8.5 (81 reviews) | 8.5 (62 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.5 (82 reviews) | 8.8 (64 reviews) | 8.5 (19 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | 8.7 (83 reviews) | 8.6 (62 reviews) | 8.7 (18 reviews) | | **Security** | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 8.7 (66 reviews) | 9.4 (19 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) **Unique to Azure App Service (1):** [API Marketplaces](https://www.g2.com/categories/api-marketplace) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | AWS Elastic Beanstalk | Google App Engine | Azure App Service | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 34.7% | 44.3% | 40.2% | | **Mid-Market** | 31.3% | 27.1% | 19.5% | | **Enterprise** | 34.1% | 28.6% | 40.2% | ### By Industry #### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - **Computer Software:** 23.3% - **Information Technology and Services:** 19.3% - **Financial Services:** 4.5% - **Automotive:** 4.0% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 3.4% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.4% - **Education Management:** 2.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.3% - **Hospitality:** 2.3% - **Retail:** 1.7% - **Other:** 33.0% #### Google App Engine - **Information Technology and Services:** 17.7% - **Computer Software:** 16.7% - **Telecommunications:** 4.7% - **Financial Services:** 4.2% - **Internet:** 3.6% - **Higher Education:** 3.6% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 2.6% - **Entertainment:** 2.6% - **E-Learning:** 2.1% - **Education Management:** 2.1% - **Other:** 40.1% #### Azure App Service - **Information Technology and Services:** 28.7% - **Computer Software:** 21.8% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.6% - **Oil & Energy:** 4.6% - **Financial Services:** 3.4% - **Accounting:** 2.3% - **Banking:** 2.3% - **Food & Beverages:** 2.3% - **Consulting:** 2.3% - **Staffing and Recruiting:** 2.3% - **Other:** 25.3% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to AWS Elastic Beanstalk - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) - [Azure Web Apps](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-apps/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (90 reviews) - [Oracle Cloud PaaS](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-cloud-paas/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (34 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Dokku](https://www.g2.com/products/dokku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (55 reviews) - [Upsun](https://www.g2.com/products/upsun/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (167 reviews) ### Alternatives to Google App Engine - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1034 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Azure Web Apps](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-web-apps/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (90 reviews) - [PythonAnywhere](https://www.g2.com/products/pythonanywhere/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (80 reviews) - [Render](https://www.g2.com/products/render-render/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (81 reviews) - [Cloud Foundry](https://www.g2.com/products/cloud-foundry/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (19 reviews) - [Azure Cloud Services](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cloud-services/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (73 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (339 reviews) ### Alternatives to Azure App Service - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1034 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews) - [MuleSoft Anypoint Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/mulesoft-anypoint-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Zapier](https://www.g2.com/products/zapier/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (2071 reviews) - [Plesk](https://www.g2.com/products/plesk/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (277 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4002 reviews) - [Datadog](https://www.g2.com/products/datadog/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (705 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Make](https://www.g2.com/products/integromat-by-celonis-make/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (310 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### AWS Elastic Beanstalk - Title: [Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne](https://www.g2.com/discussions/any-late-2019-updates-you-wanna-add-did-they-got-better-on-the-stack-upgrade-communication-any-ne) — 4 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "This is a very nice one and gives in-depth information. I am really happy with the quality and presentation of the article. I’d really like to appreciate the..." - Title: [What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/aws-elastic-beanstalk-what-is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes." - Title: [Is AWS Elastic Beanstalk PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-aws-elastic-beanstalk-paas) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Yes" - Title: [Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/should-you-use-elastic-beanstalk) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else." ### Google App Engine - Title: [why it does not provide full-text search API](https://www.g2.com/discussions/33508-why-it-does-not-provide-full-text-search-api) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "They used to, but it got deprecated. We use https://firesearch.dev instead - which bring full-text search backed by Google Cloud Firestore." ### Azure App Service - Title: [Which one of the following is a key feature of Azure app services?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-one-of-the-following-is-a-key-feature-of-azure-app-services) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "Auto scaling Deployment swap Ease of configuration Allow custom configuration at best Integration with other service easly like azure devops etc " --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/aws-elastic-beanstalk-vs-google-app-engine-vs-azure-app-service)