G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon AWS Platform vs. Google Compute Engine

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAmazon AWS Platform

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Compute Engine

by Google

Overall rating4.74.5
Review count84953
Ease of use9.08.8
Ease of setup8.88.8
Quality of support9.28.7
Meets requirements9.79.1
NPS85.18518564.645309
Small Business38.1%34.7%
Mid-Market38.1%31.1%
Enterprise23.8%34.2%
Total page views234962
Total LLM citations1,13418,311

Amazon AWS Platform

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive and widely adopted cloud platform that offers over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Since its launch in 2006, AWS has enabled millions of customers—including startups, enterprises, and government agencies—to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster. Key Features and Functionality: - Compute Power: AWS provides scalable computing capacity through services like Amazon EC2, allowing users to run applications on virtual servers tailored to their needs.

Pros

  • Free Services
  • Services Variety
  • Scalability
  • Cost-Effective
  • Customer Support

Google Compute Engine

Compute Engine is Google's infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform for organizations to create and run cloud-based virtual machines.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Scalability
  • Virtual Machines
  • Features
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Flexibility