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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.4% of reviews)
Small-Business (34.3% 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 7
Star Rating
(871)4.2 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (34.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Windows 7Google Compute Engine vs Windows 7
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Windows 7 easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Google Compute Engine overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Compute Engine meets the needs of their business better than Windows 7.
- 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 Windows 7.
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 7
No pricing availableFree Trial
Google Compute Engine
Free Trial is available
Windows 7
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.0
497
8.9
691
Ease of Use
8.6
499
9.1
703
Ease of Setup
8.6
322
9.1
247
Ease of Admin
8.5
210
8.9
212
Quality of Support
8.4
459
7.9
628
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
202
8.7
195
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
475
7.0
658
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
8.2
29
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.6
29
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.6
29
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
7.9
29
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Compute Engine and Windows 7 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 7 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 7
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
16.8%
Computer Software
10.3%
Higher Education
5.0%
Education Management
4.3%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
60.7%
Alternatives
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
how to find computer specs windows 7
3 Comments
ZB
Hey Clara, there's a few ways you can do this on Windows 7! The fastest way you can find your computer specs is by pressing Windows+R (the "run" command),...Read more
Do you think Microsoft will extend support for Windows 7 after January 14, 2020?
3 Comments
ZB
Hey, good question! It's difficult to say where Microsoft will draw a hard line on when they stop supporting Windows 7. Per their product lifecycle page...Read more
Support for Windows 7
3 Comments
BA
In my opinion, I believe it will not affect the market even though many users use this operating system. The current technical support is quite...Read more
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