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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) vs. Google Cloud Platform

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) lets users provision a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud where they can launch AWS resources in a virtual network. Users have control over the virtual networking environment, including selection of one's IP address range, creation of subnets, and configuration of route tables and network gateways. Users can use both IPv4 and IPv6 in the VPC for secure and easy access to resources and applications.

    $0.05

    per month per NAT gateway

    Google Cloud Platform

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services used to build apps or take advantage of cloud infrastructural services, achieve legacy infrastructure modernization, or manage enterprise data and analytic needs.

    $0

    (25+ apps are currently available at no cost)

    Pricing
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Google Cloud Platform
    Editions & Modules
    IP Address Manager (IPAM)
    $0.00027 per active IP address managed by IPAM
    Hourly
    Traffic Monitoring
    $0.015 per ENI ($/hour)
    Hourly
    NAT Gateway
    $0.045 per NAT gateway
    Hourly
    Standard
    Free
    Hourly
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Google Cloud Platform
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThere is no additional charge for creating and using an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) itself, you can pay for optional VPC capabilities with usage-based charges. AWS provides features and services that give you the ability to customize control, connectivity, monitoring, and security for your Amazon VPC.—
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    Features
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Google Cloud Platform
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and Google Cloud Platform
    Feature
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
    8.0
    2 Ratings
    3% below category average
    Google Cloud Platform
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    7% below category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime7.12 Ratings8.13 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling8.12 Ratings7.93 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing8.01 Ratings7.43 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates8.12 Ratings6.33 Ratings
    Monitoring tools9.02 Ratings8.03 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images9.01 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Operating system support5.01 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Security controls9.02 Ratings9.04 Ratings
    Automation9.01 Ratings7.33 Ratings
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    Score8.7 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Google Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Google Cloud Platform
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    If you are going to deploy within AWS, you need to know how to leverage VPCs. VPCs have several items you must configure for them to be usable and to even link one VPC to another. If you are only going to deploy a few resources or use some of the default configurations, you still need to have working knowledge of how a VPC functions. If you are used to working with VLANs and the ideology behind those, that is the best direct reference to how a VPC can be described, but with additional layers on top of that with route tables, internet gateways, etc.
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    Google
    When most of our stuff is in Google Cloud Platform, it works great to integrate and cross/share data that is all in Google Cloud Platform or BigQuery. It has simplified things from a permissions perspective as well. I'd say it is less appropriate when trying to test something quickly locally, or when half your stuff is in AWS or another provider.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Pricing model & On demand service commitment.
    • Well, architectural infrastructure development processing before spending the money.
    • AWS VPC are providing hassle-free using with all others services from AWS very easily.
    • AWS business support is very helpful & [gives] the right direction according to client’s situations.
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    Google
    • Easy to set up
    • Affordable use of the tool
    • Easy to access billing
    • Reliable service
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • The biggest issue with VPC networks is knowing how you can leverage VPC endpoints to ensure your resources within the VPC are not reaching out over the Internet to get to AWS services such as S3 and others.
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    Google
    • The UI is so confusing. The console is good, but it is like a maze. There are too many menus and settings, and things do not work as expected. It takes time to get friendly, and it is not friendly for new users.
    • Support experience: Sometimes, you get a great engineer, but other times, it's very difficult to talk with them as they are unable to respond as expected and solve issues late.
    • Region and zone are issues, as not all services are available in all regions, which is lacking when deploying something in the same region or zone.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    The Google Cloud Platform console is pretty slick for BigQuery especially. I have liked the visibility I get from using that and the way to integrate and see what's in our data lake. The logging console for tracking GKE jobs isn't quite as great, which is why it doesn't get a full 10.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
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    Google
    Google Cloud Platform is release later than Amazon web service, I think that why Google Cloud Platform can learned and optimized the Dashboard and some features that make it easy to use and can be cheaper than amazon web service.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • AWS VPCs are actively used for following various compliance and regulatory needs such as network separation for PCI DSS. The ability to keep resources and access to those resources controlled through the initial steps of creating VPCs has helped tremendously.
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    Google
    • It allows us to focus our efforts on other, more important items at hand
    • It gives us an affordable option letting me know it's available to all users, not just the largest scale ones out there
    • The customer service is always helpful and reliable, along with the service itself which lets me focus on my work instead of worrying about the service.
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