Engine Yard vs. Google Cloud Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Engine Yard
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Engine Yard is a platform-as-a-service solution allowing developers to plan, build, deploy, and manage applications in the cloud. Engine Yard also provides services for deployment, managing AWS, supporting databases, and microservices & container development.
$800
Per Month Per Cluster
Google Cloud Platform
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Google 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
Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Editions & Modules
Platform
$800.00
Per Month Per Cluster
No answers on this topic
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Features
Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Engine Yard
-
Ratings
Google Cloud Platform
7.7
4 Ratings
7% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings8.13 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings7.93 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings7.53 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings6.43 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings6.33 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Automation00 Ratings7.43 Ratings
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User Ratings
Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Engine YardGoogle Cloud Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
Engine Yard
It is best for rapidly getting your application to the cloud without worrying about standing up cloud infrastructure
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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
Engine Yard
  • Quick deployments
  • Easily integrate your code from GitHub
  • Ability to recover site quickly to different zone when AWS has a widespread outage
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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
Engine Yard
  • Embracing new Amazon Web Servicess(AWS) features
  • Security groups need more granularity
  • Audit trails of what happens by who in environment, especially when VM is deleted
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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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Likelihood to Renew
Engine Yard
Ease of use
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Google
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Usability
Engine Yard
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
Engine Yard
More closely aligns to native 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
Engine Yard
  • Positive in the sense that we can deploy new applications quickly for MVP
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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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