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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Pay As You Go Per Month
CentOS
Star Rating
(405)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (38.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about CentOSGoogle Compute Engine
Star Rating
(933)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansCentOS vs Google Compute Engine
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Compute Engine easier to use and set up. Reviewers also felt that Google Compute Engine was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that administration of both products was equally easy.
- Reviewers felt that CentOS meets the needs of their business better than Google Compute Engine.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Compute Engine is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Compute Engine over CentOS.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CentOS
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
CentOS
No trial information availableGoogle Compute Engine
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
327
9.0
496
Ease of Use
8.5
328
8.6
498
Ease of Setup
8.5
205
8.6
321
Ease of Admin
8.5
197
8.5
209
Quality of Support
8.1
272
8.4
458
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.7
154
8.8
201
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
308
9.4
474
Features by Category
Functionality
Not enough data
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.8
134
Management
Not enough data
8.3
135
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
8.9
135
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
Not enough data
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
8.7
176
Not enough data
8.4
174
Not enough data
8.5
167
Not enough data
7.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
166
Not enough data
9.2
177
Not enough data
8.3
162
Not enough data
8.7
174
Management
Not enough data
8.6
176
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
176
Functionality
Not enough data
8.9
173
Performance
Not enough data
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.5
109
Functionality
Not enough data
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
9.1
111
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
Not enough data
8.3
15
Not enough data
8.4
15
Not enough data
8.9
15
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Automated resource scaling
Not enough data
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.9
116
Scaling strategies
Not enough data
8.3
119
Not enough data
8.4
118
Visualization
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
8.4
118
Memory Management - Operating System
8.7
13
Not enough data
Device Management - Operating System
8.3
12
Not enough data
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
8.2
12
Not enough data
Error Detection - Operating System
8.5
12
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CentOS and Google Compute Engine share no categories
Unique Categories
CentOS is categorized as Operating System and AWS Marketplace
Google Compute Engine is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms, Server Virtualization, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Auto Scaling
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CentOS
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
30.6%
Computer Software
15.5%
Computer & Network Security
6.0%
Telecommunications
3.9%
Internet
3.4%
Other
40.7%
Information Technology and Services
20.4%
Computer Software
18.9%
Financial Services
6.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
46.7%
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