G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon EC2 vs. Google Compute Engine

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

MetricAmazon EC2

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Google Compute Engine

by Google

Overall rating4.64.5
Review count1,203953
Ease of use8.88.8
Ease of setup8.78.8
Quality of support8.98.7
Meets requirements9.39.1
NPS75.32808464.645309
Small Business39.7%34.7%
Mid-Market34.7%31.1%
Enterprise25.6%34.2%
Total page views1,331962
Total LLM citations4,56218,311

Amazon EC2

AWS Elastic Compute Cloud (AWS - EC2) is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers. AWS EC2۪s simple web service interface allows you to obtain and configure capacity with minimal friction. It provides you with complete control of your computing resources and lets you run on Amazon۪s proven computing environment. AWS EC2 reduces the time required to obtain and boot new server instances to minutes, allowing you to quickly scale capacity, both up and down, as your computing requirements change.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Scalability
  • Flexibility
  • Features
  • Cloud Storage
  • Reliability

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