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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (48.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Unlimited
Google Compute Engine
Star Rating
(932)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansOracle Linux
Star Rating
(320)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (48.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Unlimited
Learn more about Oracle LinuxGoogle Compute Engine vs Oracle Linux
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 Google Compute Engine meets the needs of their business better than Oracle Linux.
- 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 Oracle Linux.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google 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
Oracle Linux
Oracle Linux Free Download
Free
Unlimited
Free Download Link: http://yum.oracle.com/oracle-linux-isos.html
Free Trial
Google Compute Engine
Free Trial is available
Oracle Linux
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
494
8.8
234
Ease of Use
8.6
496
8.5
234
Ease of Setup
8.6
319
8.4
156
Ease of Admin
8.5
209
8.5
142
Quality of Support
8.4
456
8.2
224
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
201
8.5
138
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
472
8.1
218
Features by Category
Functionality
8.8
135
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
8.8
133
Not enough data
Management
8.3
134
Not enough data
8.9
134
Not enough data
8.7
132
Not enough data
8.9
134
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
8.1
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
8.7
175
Not enough data
8.4
173
Not enough data
8.5
166
Not enough data
7.9
158
Not enough data
8.6
165
Not enough data
9.2
176
Not enough data
8.3
161
Not enough data
8.7
173
Not enough data
Management
8.6
175
Not enough data
8.6
170
Not enough data
8.5
175
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
172
Not enough data
Performance
9.0
111
Not enough data
8.6
110
Not enough data
8.5
108
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
108
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
8.6
106
Not enough data
9.1
110
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
8.5
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.2
14
Not enough data
8.9
14
Not enough data
Automated resource scaling
8.6
116
Not enough data
8.9
114
Not enough data
Scaling strategies
8.4
117
Not enough data
8.4
116
Not enough data
Visualization
8.3
116
Not enough data
8.3
116
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.5
13
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.3
13
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.2
13
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
8.2
13
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Compute Engine and Oracle Linux share no categories
Unique Categories
Google Compute Engine is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms, Server Virtualization, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Auto Scaling
Oracle Linux is categorized as Operating System
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Compute Engine
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Oracle Linux
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
20.3%
Computer Software
18.9%
Financial Services
6.6%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
46.8%
Information Technology and Services
24.3%
Computer Software
11.6%
Computer & Network Security
7.6%
Telecommunications
6.6%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
46.2%
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Discussions
What does Google Compute Engine do?
4 Comments
IC
You can deploy a VM instance within minutes via the Google Compute Engine, connect to your instance via SSH, and monitor metrics like CPU, Network, Memory...Read more
What is Google Compute Engine used for?
2 Comments
MR
Google Compute Engine (GCE) is a component of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) that provides virtual machines (VMs) running in Google's data centers. It is an...Read more
What is Oracle Linux used for?
7 Comments
AN
The main use case for using Oracle Linux was to save millions of dollars migrating from Solaris UNIX. The use of Oracle Linux Cloud provides scalability and...Read more
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