--- title: Google Compute Engine Reviews meta_title: 'Google Compute Engine Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 953 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how Google Compute Engine works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.5 review_count: 953 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-08-09' parent_category: name: IT Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/it-management --- # Google Compute Engine Reviews **Vendor:** Google **Category:** [Auto Scaling Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/auto-scaling) **Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 953 ## About Google Compute Engine Compute Engine is Google's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform for organizations to create and run cloud-based virtual machines. ## Google Compute Engine Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Google Compute Engine, enabling quick VM provisioning and seamless integration with GCP products. (65 reviews) - Users love the **scalability** of Google Compute Engine, allowing quick adjustments to resources for varying workloads. (60 reviews) - Users value the **flexibility and scalability** of Google Compute Engine, making it easy to customize VMs for various needs. (59 reviews) - Users admire the **flexibility and scalability** of Google Compute Engine, allowing customized and efficient cloud resource management. (51 reviews) - Users appreciate the **scalability and flexibility** of Google Compute Engine, enabling quick and reliable virtual machine provisioning. (47 reviews) - Users appreciate the **flexibility** of Google Compute Engine to adjust VMs based on project needs efficiently. (45 reviews) - Integrations (42 reviews) - Performance (40 reviews) - Reliability (36 reviews) - User Interface (31 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users struggle with the **complex pricing structure** of Google Compute Engine, leading to unexpected costs and confusion. (42 reviews) - Users find the **pricing structure confusing** and potentially expensive, especially when scaling multiple instances without careful monitoring. (38 reviews) - Users find the **cost management** challenging, noting confusion over pricing and potential for quickly rising costs. (29 reviews) - Users find the **steep learning curve** of Google Compute Engine daunting, especially for beginners unfamiliar with cloud concepts. (28 reviews) - Users find the **complex pricing structure** of Google Compute Engine challenging, often leading to unexpected costs and confusion. (23 reviews) - Users highlight the **steep learning curve** of Google Compute Engine, making it challenging for beginners to navigate effectively. (22 reviews) - Not User-Friendly (21 reviews) - Difficult Learning (17 reviews) - Poor Customer Support (16 reviews) - Steep Learning Curve (16 reviews) ## Google Compute Engine Reviews ### 1. Limited machine availability **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 09, 2024 **What do you like best about Google Compute Engine?** Ability to customize machine types, and varied sizes **What do you dislike about Google Compute Engine?** I don't understand why spot must terminate after 24 hours **What problems is Google Compute Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?** Microservice hosting ### 2. Confusing Cloud Computing **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Gambling & Casinos | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 29, 2023 **What do you like best about Google Compute Engine?** Coming from AWS GCP has been quite disappointing. Almost everything you do in there is confusing but I'd say that the best thing about it is the gcloud ssh option from the CLI without dealing with SSH Keys **What do you dislike about Google Compute Engine?** Everything. VPC, Firewall Rules and Policies are so confusing. AWS really did a good job making this simple and I find that GCP is the complete opposite. It's almost as if they said, "let's see how we can make this so confusing for people" I am migrating from AWS to GCP and the transition has been painful. I used Azure before and that was a breeze but for some reason GCP is just confusing. **What problems is Google Compute Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?** Cost is probably the reason we use GCP for and GKE. ### 3. Not a great migration tool **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Infant R. | G, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2022 **What do you like best about Google Compute Engine?** migrate for compute engine tool version 5 is easy to deploy & we migrated a centos 6 vm which act as a LDAP in on-prem to GCP , which was our blocker for one of our migration project. We tried almost all options given by GCP like OVF file upload to GCS , etc. But we migrated this centos6 vm only with M4CE version5 easily. **What do you dislike about Google Compute Engine?** oh my god , initially we started our GCP cloud migration using M4CE version 4 which is very hectic , very tough to deploy itself. Need to do lot stuffs foe deployemnt itself. This wasted lot of time for setting up a migration tool. **What problems is Google Compute Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?** Only the latest version solved our problem of migrating all kinds of workloads , including older unsupported versions of OS also. This solves our migration issues. But GCP really need to fix the issue in M4CE 4. ### 4. I like it but they charge a lot for consumed time **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Health, Wellness and Fitness | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 06, 2016 **What do you like best about Google Compute Engine?** The best is the easiness of usage. I like the way you have everything in one place and you can see at your left all your integrations. They also have a free trial period of 3 months.. **What do you dislike about Google Compute Engine?** I dislike how much do they charge after the 3 month trial period, **Recommendations to others considering Google Compute Engine:** I don't know which one I will go for or if it will be better to have a dedicated server to start. **What problems is Google Compute Engine solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have realized that you can go straight to amazon which is free for one year. Though they charge you too. ## Google Compute Engine Discussions - [What is a compute instance?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-a-compute-instance) - 2 comments, 2 upvotes - [Is Google Compute Engine PaaS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-google-compute-engine-paas) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [What does Google Compute Engine do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-google-compute-engine-do) - 4 comments, 1 upvote - [Can I get the manual to understand the different features of it ?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/can-i-get-the-manual-to-understand-the-different-features-of-it) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [Feature Max Limit and Partnership](https://www.g2.com/discussions/feature-max-limit-and-partnership) - 1 comment, 1 upvote - [View Google Compute Engine pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=2§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-09+13%3A10%3A51+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=2be23416-9eb4-43d9-97ef-22307df53758&secure%5Btoken%5D=42308185287f19d927e81718280baca912768b153dcf29bb035e731430f10c53&format=llm_user) ## Google Compute Engine Integrations - 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[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-microsoft-power-bi/reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) - [New Relic](https://www.g2.com/products/new-relic/reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) - [Verint Workforce Management](https://www.g2.com/products/verint-workforce-management/reviews) - [Visual Studio Code](https://www.g2.com/products/visual-studio-code/reviews) - [WordPress.org](https://www.g2.com/products/wordpress-org/reviews) ## Google Compute Engine Features **Functionality** - Cloud Consolidation - Cloud Orchestration - Cloud Optimization **Infrastructure Provision** - Public Cloud - Private Cloud - Hybrid Cloud - Bare Metal - High-Performance Computing (HPC) - Virtual Machines (VMs) - Edge Computing - Virtual Networks - Cloud Computing **Performance** - Scalability - Portability - Data Recovery - Disaster Recovery **Automated resource scaling** - Automatic resource discovery - Smart scaling **Management** - Cloud Cost Analytics - Cloud Security - Security Management - Cloud Backup and Recovery - Capacity Analytics - Compliance Management - Disaster Recovery **Management** - Pay by Usage - Usage Tracking - Performance Tracking - Activity Tracking **Functionality** - OS Integration - Resource Saving - Performance Management - Security - Third-Party Integrations - User Management - Compliance Management - Task Management **Scaling strategies** - Pre-defined optimization strategies - Predictive scaling **Functionality** - Resource Auto-Scaling **Visualization** - Unified scaling - Dashboard **Agentic AI - Cloud Management Platforms** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration - Decision Making - Data Integration - Third-Party Integrations **Agentic AI - Server Virtualization** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Proactive Assistance - Decision Making - File Transfer **Additional Functionality** - Performance Analysis - Service Catalog - Activity Tracking - Anomaly Detection - Real-Time Monitoring - Data Visualization - Alerts/Notifications - Multitenancy - Generative AI - Self Service Portal - Network Monitoring - API - Reporting & Statistics - Data Import/Export - AI Copilot - Search/Filter - Access Controls/Permissions - Database Support - Cloud Encryption - Data Migration - Event Logs - Monitoring **Additional Functionality** - Cloud Computing - Archiving & Retention - Issue Tracking - Virtual Machine Migration - Server Monitoring - Status Tracking - Secure Login - Activity Dashboard - API - Graphical User Interface - Secure Data Storage - Alerts/Escalation - Generative AI - Virtual Server - Remote Update/Installation - Data Verification - AI Copilot - Reporting & Statistics - VDI - Database Support - Data Synchronization - Data Replication - Virtual Machine Monitoring **Additional Functionality** - Version Control - Database Support - Real-Time Monitoring - Monitoring - Activity Dashboard - SSL Security - Configurable Workflow - Performance Metrics - Performance Management - Server Monitoring - Data Security - Reporting/Analytics - API - Compliance Management - Access Controls/Permissions - Authentication - Real-Time Analytics - Audit Management - Single Sign On - Generative AI - Third-Party Integrations - Alerts/Escalation - Data Storage Management - AI Copilot - Resource Management - Activity Management - Scheduling - Load Balancing - Backup and Recovery - User Management - Role-Based Permissions - Secure Login - Reporting & Statistics - Network Monitoring - Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management - Task Scheduling - Application Management - Resource Allocation & Planning - Real-Time Notifications - Data Migration - Configuration Management - Log Access - Data Visualization - Real-Time Data - Audit Trail - Secure Data Storage - Data Capture and Transfer - Workflow Management - Performance Monitoring - Search/Filter ## Top Google Compute Engine Alternatives - [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) - 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