# Engine Yard vs Google App Engine Comparison | | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 3.9 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 10 | 216 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (66.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (44.3% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | $25 per month cost for platform and support per instance | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Engine Yard **Not enough data** ### Google App Engine Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Cloud Storage (7 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (4 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (4 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 8.4 (158 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 8.3 (9 reviews) | 8.2 (161 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.3 (77 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.4 (73 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.7 (9 reviews) | 7.6 (149 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.0 (68 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.1 (9 reviews) | 7.8 (150 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### Engine Yard #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Solo Price: $25 per month cost for platform and support per instance Description: plus hourly AWS infrastructure cost [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/engine-yard/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Google App Engine #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial No information available --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Engine Yard** | N/A | N/A | | **Google App Engine** | 8.5/10 | 79 | #### Development | Feature | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | Feature Not Available | 9.0 (68 reviews) | | **Development Tools** | Not enough data | 8.4 (65 reviews) | | **Development Environment** | Not enough data | 8.5 (65 reviews) | | **Language Support** | Not enough data | 8.0 (66 reviews) | | **Testing** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Database | Feature | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Analytics** | Not enough data | 8.0 (60 reviews) | | **Auto Scaling** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Backup / Recovery** | Not enough data | 8.5 (58 reviews) | | **Storage** | Not enough data | 8.5 (62 reviews) | #### Infrastructure | Feature | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Networking** | Feature Not Available | 8.8 (64 reviews) | | **Virtual Machines** | Not enough data | 8.6 (62 reviews) | | **Security** | Not enough data | 8.7 (66 reviews) | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Engine Yard | Google App Engine | |---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 66.7% | 44.3% | | **Mid-Market** | 0% | 27.1% | | **Enterprise** | 33.3% | 28.6% | ### By Industry #### Engine Yard - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.2% - **Education Management:** 22.2% - **Computer Software:** 22.2% - **Newspapers:** 11.1% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 11.1% - **Construction:** 11.1% #### 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% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Engine Yard - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1039 reviews) - [DigitalOcean](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (749 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4006 reviews) - [Kinsta](https://www.g2.com/products/kinsta/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1455 reviews) - [Cloudways](https://www.g2.com/products/cloudways/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (1126 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (819 reviews) - [SAP Business Technology Platform](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-business-technology-platform/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (419 reviews) - [SAP Integration Suite](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integration-suite/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (339 reviews) - [Red Hat OpenShift](https://www.g2.com/products/red-hat-red-hat-openshift/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (304 reviews) - [spring.io](https://www.g2.com/products/spring-io/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (320 reviews) ### Alternatives to Google App Engine - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1039 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4006 reviews) - [AWS Elastic Beanstalk](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-elastic-beanstalk/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (198 reviews) - [Salesforce Heroku](https://www.g2.com/products/salesforce-heroku/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (148 reviews) - [Azure App Service](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-app-service/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (94 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 (81 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) --- ## Top Discussions ### Engine Yard - Title: [If you go directly to Amazon, will you see a better price on AWS resources?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/amazon-rates) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "It depends. In most cases, the answer is no. We pass-through the AWS On-Demand cost for instances, so you pay the same cost as AWS charge. However, if you..." - Title: [What do additional AWS services cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/additional-services) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "Additional AWS service costs may apply, including Amazon S3, EBS, ELB, reserved IP addresses, and more. These additional services are provided through Engine..." - Title: [What about instance costs when you have your own AWS account?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/instance-costs) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "When you bring your own credentials from AWS, we don’t bill you for any AWS service. That still happens through your own AWS account. If you have any credits..." - Title: [How does my selected support level (or levels) affect my price for Engine Yard services?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/support-b00074ad-1281-4111-a5e6-52a864f58c1b) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "To compare what’s offered for each support level, review the Summary of Support Plans." - Title: [How did we calculate the typical average costs our customers see?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/average-costs) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)* > **Top comment:** "We included the following discounts and assumptions in our average costs. Compute costs are set at AWS On-Demand pricing. AWS costs are an estimate: 20% of..." ### 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." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/engine-yard-vs-google-app-engine)