Compare Google App Engine and Google Cloud Functions 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.0% of reviews)
Small-Business (47.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Google App Engine
Star Rating
(215)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (44.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google App EngineGoogle Cloud Functions
Star Rating
(81)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (47.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Google Cloud FunctionsGoogle App Engine vs Google Cloud Functions
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud Functions easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Google Cloud Functions overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud Functions meets the needs of their business better than Google App Engine.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud Functions is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud Functions over Google App Engine.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google App Engine
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Functions
No pricing availableFree Trial
Google App Engine
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Functions
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.4
157
8.8
57
Ease of Use
8.2
160
8.8
58
Ease of Setup
8.3
76
9.0
23
Ease of Admin
8.4
73
8.7
20
Quality of Support
7.6
148
8.4
52
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.0
68
8.8
20
Product Direction (% positive)
7.8
150
9.4
57
Features by Category
Development
9.0
67
8.7
47
8.4
65
8.9
46
8.5
65
8.6
45
8.0
66
8.3
45
Feature Not Available
8.4
45
Database
Feature Not Available
8.6
44
8.0
60
8.6
44
Feature Not Available
8.9
45
8.5
58
8.7
44
8.5
62
8.7
44
Infrastructure
8.8
64
8.9
43
8.6
62
8.6
40
8.7
66
9.1
44
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google App Engine and Google Cloud Functions are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
Google App Engine has no unique categories
Google Cloud Functions has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google App Engine
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
Information Technology and Services
17.8%
Computer Software
16.2%
Telecommunications
4.7%
Financial Services
4.2%
Internet
3.7%
Other
53.4%
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%
Alternatives
Discussions
why it does not provide full-text search API
1 Comment
MR
They used to, but it got deprecated. We use https://firesearch.dev instead - which bring full-text search backed by Google Cloud Firestore.Read more
Google App Engine has no more discussions with answers
What languages does Google cloud functions support?
3 Comments
AB
https://cloud.google.com/functions/docs/writingRead more
What is Google Cloud Functions used for?
1 Comment
G2
Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute service provided by Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It allows you to run your code without having to provision or...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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