G2 Vendor Directory

Google Compute Engine vs. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

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

MetricGoogle Compute Engine

by Google

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Overall rating4.54.6
Review count95331
Ease of use8.89.1
Ease of setup8.88.5
Quality of support8.79.0
Meets requirements9.19.7
NPS64.64530972.413793
Small Business34.7%45.2%
Mid-Market31.1%12.9%
Enterprise34.2%41.9%
Total page views96290
Total LLM citations18,311100

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

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a service that helps maintain application availability by automatically adjusting Amazon EC2 instance capacity to meet changing demand. It enables users to define scaling policies that dynamically add or remove instances based on real-time metrics or predictable schedules, ensuring optimal performance and cost efficiency. Key Features and Functionality: - Automatic Scaling: Seamlessly launches new EC2 instances when demand increases and terminates unneeded instances when demand decreases, optimizing resource utilization.

Pros