We performed a comparison between Amazon EC2 and Google App Engine based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Amazon Web Services (AWS), Apache, Zadara and others in Compute Service."What I found most valuable in Amazon EC2 is that you only pay for what you use, versus an on-premise deployment that requires you to pay for the cost of the server. When it's on-premise, you'll need to meet more specifications and requirements, and the purchasing process even takes time. As Amazon EC2 is cloud-based, you'll only pay when you use the service."
"The Key Management Service (KMS) feature is very helpful for security. It encrypts the data that is being saved. Cloud storage is also very helpful, and it could be AWS S3, which a lot of people use."
"The greatest benefit of Amazon EC2 is its versatility, including the diverse range of servers available and the ability to connect to various resources."
"My favorite feature of this solution is the flexibility of instance types, which allows for the cost to be tailored to the usage amount and type."
"The product is very mature and organized."
"The most valuable feature is autoscaling."
"What we have found most valuable is that we have not lost stability in the program."
"The product is easy and quick to set up."
"Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices."
"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."
"Seurity features - unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that there is good documentation explaining the implementation part of it."
"The product's setup and deployment phases are easy."
"Administering App Engine is simple; it has intuitive UIs and a very scalable app engine."
"The solution is serverless, so we don't have to operate it."
"I've found that all of the features are valuable, especially the shared drive and the ability for multiple people to use their documents at the same time."
"Amazon EC2 could improve the console view. The ability to see the console view directly would be helpful, similar to what VMware has. Additionally, when the system is rebooting we are able to see a screenshot of the UI, but it would be a lot better if we could interact directly with the console level."
"We faced a challenge in regard to billing. It took a lot of time because our state is set up in Kenya, so we needed to pay in Kenya currency. We have to go around in circles."
"Pricing-wise, it is a bit high."
"We have had some downtime using the solution."
"The tool’s stability could be better."
"An area for improvement in Amazon EC2 is the cost because it's a bit higher than competitor pricing."
"Amazon EC2 could improve the stability."
"The product needs to improve its cost management."
"I think there's still a lot that can be done with Google Meet and the video conferencing part of it. It could be more dynamic in terms of what can be done with it."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops."
"Some features of runtime don't work well in App Engine."
"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."
"There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution."
"Difficult to assess how pricing is managed."
"I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five."
Amazon EC2 is ranked 3rd in Compute Service with 60 reviews while Google App Engine is ranked 11th in PaaS Clouds with 23 reviews. Amazon EC2 is rated 8.6, while Google App Engine is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Amazon EC2 writes "Easy to scale and valuable features include the security group and key management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Simplifies app development process for businesses". Amazon EC2 is most compared with AWS Fargate, Apache Spark, AWS Lambda and AWS Batch, whereas Google App Engine is most compared with Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Heroku and IBM Cloud Private.
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