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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
No pricing available
Google Compute Engine
Star Rating
(934)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 2 pricing plansWindows 11
Star Rating
(3,683)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Windows 11Google Compute Engine vs Windows 11
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Windows 11 easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Windows 11 meets the needs of their business better than Google Compute Engine.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Windows 11 is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Compute Engine over Windows 11.
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
Windows 11
No pricing availableFree Trial
Google Compute Engine
Free Trial is available
Windows 11
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
497
9.1
2,827
Ease of Use
8.6
499
9.2
2,851
Ease of Setup
8.6
322
9.2
1,068
Ease of Admin
8.5
210
8.9
661
Quality of Support
8.4
459
8.5
2,588
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
202
8.8
627
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
475
9.0
2,749
Features by Category
Functionality
8.8
136
Not enough data
8.7
134
Not enough data
8.8
135
Not enough data
Management
8.3
135
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
8.7
133
Not enough data
8.9
135
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms
8.0
14
Not enough data
8.8
14
Not enough data
8.6
14
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
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
Not enough data
Management
8.6
176
Not enough data
8.6
171
Not enough data
8.5
176
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
173
Not enough data
Performance
9.0
112
Not enough data
8.6
111
Not enough data
8.5
109
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
109
Not enough data
8.6
108
Not enough data
8.6
107
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Server Virtualization
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
Not enough data
Automated resource scaling
8.6
118
Not enough data
8.9
117
Not enough data
Scaling strategies
8.4
120
Not enough data
8.4
119
Not enough data
Visualization
8.3
118
Not enough data
8.4
118
Not enough data
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.7
323
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.9
325
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.8
313
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
8.5
321
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Compute Engine and Windows 11 share no categories
Unique Categories
Google Compute Engine is categorized as Cloud Management Platforms, Server Virtualization, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Auto Scaling
Windows 11 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.)
Windows 11
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
20.4%
Computer Software
18.9%
Financial Services
6.5%
Computer & Network Security
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.3%
Other
46.6%
Information Technology and Services
21.4%
Computer Software
13.3%
Higher Education
4.0%
Computer & Network Security
3.4%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.7%
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 Windows 10 used for?
7 Comments
CP
i have use windows 10 in general computing and gaming that was agood and fast Read more
What are the main features of Windows 10?
6 Comments
MD
Windows 10 features a user-friendly interface, a broad range of software compatibility, enhanced security with Windows Defender, regular updates, integration...Read more
Performance
5 Comments
YY
If you see that your computer is slow and you are working with many applications open, you should close them so that Windows 10 is faster, if the slowness...Read more
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