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SQL Server on Virtual Machines vs. Google Compute Engine

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

MetricSQL Server on Virtual Machines

by Microsoft

Google Compute Engine

by Google

Overall rating4.64.5
Review count18953
Ease of use8.98.8
Ease of setup10.08.8
Quality of support8.98.7
Meets requirements8.79.1
NPS86.66666764.645309
Small Business33.3%34.7%
Mid-Market22.2%31.1%
Enterprise44.4%34.2%
Total page views73962
Total LLM citations418,311

SQL Server on Virtual Machines

Spin up a virtual machine, back up your SQL Server instance, and restore it into Azure. It’s that easy to reduce your capital investments and optimize operational expenses by migrating your on-premises SQL Server to the cloud. Spin up a virtual machine, back up your SQL Server instance, and restore it into Azure. It's that easy to reduce your capital investments and optimize operational expenses by migrating your on-premises SQL Server to the cloud.

Pros

    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