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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Star Rating
(195)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about AWS Elastic BeanstalkGoogle Cloud Functions
Star Rating
(81)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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- Users report that AWS Elastic Beanstalk excels in application deployment with a score of 8.8, while Google Cloud Functions follows closely with a score of 8.7. Reviewers mention that Elastic Beanstalk's integration with other AWS services makes it easier to manage complex applications.
- Reviewers say that Google Cloud Functions shines in ease of setup, scoring 9.2 compared to Elastic Beanstalk's 8.4. Users on G2 highlight that the serverless architecture of Google Cloud Functions allows for quicker deployment without the need for extensive configuration.
- Users say that both platforms offer solid security features, but Google Cloud Functions stands out with a score of 9.1 versus Elastic Beanstalk's 8.7. Reviewers mention that Google’s built-in security measures, such as IAM roles, provide a more streamlined approach to managing permissions.
- G2 users report that Google Cloud Functions has superior auto-scaling capabilities, scoring 8.9 compared to Elastic Beanstalk's 8.6. Users mention that the automatic scaling of Cloud Functions based on demand is particularly beneficial for handling variable workloads.
- Reviewers mention that AWS Elastic Beanstalk provides a more comprehensive development environment with a score of 8.2, while Google Cloud Functions scores 8.6. Users say that the flexibility of Elastic Beanstalk in supporting multiple programming languages is a significant advantage for diverse development teams.
- Users on G2 report that Google Cloud Functions offers better analytics capabilities, scoring 8.6 compared to Elastic Beanstalk's 7.7. Reviewers highlight that the integration with Google Cloud's analytics tools allows for more in-depth insights into application performance.
Pricing
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No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
148
8.8
57
Ease of Use
8.5
147
8.8
58
Ease of Setup
8.2
74
9.0
23
Ease of Admin
8.1
68
8.7
20
Quality of Support
8.1
130
8.4
52
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.2
65
8.8
20
Product Direction (% positive)
8.5
143
9.4
57
Features by Category
Development
8.8
86
8.7
47
8.0
82
8.9
46
8.2
82
8.6
45
8.2
78
8.3
45
8.1
80
8.4
45
Database
8.1
76
8.6
44
7.8
80
8.6
44
8.6
86
8.9
45
8.3
80
8.7
44
8.5
81
8.7
44
Infrastructure
8.5
82
8.9
43
8.7
83
8.6
40
8.8
83
9.1
44
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
AWS Elastic Beanstalk and Google Cloud Functions are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
AWS Elastic Beanstalk has no unique categories
Google Cloud Functions has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Functions
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
Computer Software
23.4%
Information Technology and Services
18.9%
Financial Services
4.6%
Automotive
4.0%
Marketing and Advertising
3.4%
Other
45.7%
Computer Software
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
14.5%
Financial Services
6.6%
Retail
5.3%
Marketing and Advertising
5.3%
Other
50.0%
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Discussions
Any late 2019 updates you wanna add? Did they got better on the stack upgrade communication? Any ne
4 Comments
SV
This is very helpful especially for beginners who are looking towards learning about the stack in depth. Keep sharing more information like this, Thanks...Read more
What is AWS Elastic Beanstalk used for?
1 Comment
AS
AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used for deploying and scaling web applications within minutes.Read more
Should you use Elastic Beanstalk?
1 Comment
SK
Definitely. This way, you only have to worry about your application and data, and nothing else.Read more
What languages does Google cloud functions support?
3 Comments
VK
Google cloud supports numerous no of programming languages like Java, python, R- programming, pyspark,scala etc.. all these languages allow developers to...Read more
What is the function of Google cloud?
1 Comment
👨V
Cloud Functions are serverless, single-purpose, and event-driven solutions. They can also be triggered on HTTP requests. Each request/event is processed by a...Read more
Which architecture is supported by cloud functions?
1 Comment
G2
Google Cloud Functions supports the serverless architecture. Serverless architecture, also known as Function as a Service (FaaS), is a cloud computing...Read more
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