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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Functions

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Functions enables users to run code in the cloud with no servers or containers to manage. Cloud Functions is a scalable, pay-as-you-go functions as a service (FaaS) product to help build and connect event driven services with simple, single purpose code.N/A

    UpCloud

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AUpCloud is a global cloud hosting company offering cloud servers on an hourly billed infrastructure-as-a-service. Their IaaS services include MaxIOPS block storage, their Simple backup service, SDN services, and resource isolation.

    $0.09

    per month per GB

    Pricing
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Private Cloud Storage
    €0.085
    per month per GB
    Block Storage - Standard
    €0.085
    per month
    Block Storage - MaxIOPS
    €0.220
    per month
    SDN Private Networks - Floating IP address
    €3.15
    per month
    Private Cloud Hosts -Standard Nodes
    €2,499
    per month
    Cloud Servers - General Purpose
    Starting from €7
    per month
    GPU Servers
    Starting from €1.111
    per hour
    Cloud Servers - High CPU
    Starting from €130
    per month
    Cloud Servers - Developer
    Starting from €3
    per month
    Cloud Servers - High Memory
    Starting from €40
    per month
    Cloud Servers - Cloud Native
    Starting from €12
    per month
    Relational Databases - 1 Node
    Starting from €30
    per month
    Managed Object Storage
    starting from €5
    per month 250GB
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Exact prices depend on memory and CPU demands.
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    Features
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Cloud Functions and UpCloud
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    UpCloud
    -
    Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Google Cloud Functions and UpCloud
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    UpCloud
    -
    Ratings
    Dashboards7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom reports7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function as a Service (FaaS)
    Comparison of Function as a Service (FaaS) features of Google Cloud Functions and UpCloud
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    13% below category average
    UpCloud
    -
    Ratings
    Programming Language Diversity7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Runtime API Authoring6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function/Database Integration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    DevOps Stack Integration7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Functions and UpCloud
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    UpCloud
    6.0
    1 Ratings
    32% below category average
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings9.11 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling00 Ratings7.31 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates00 Ratings2.71 Ratings
    Monitoring tools00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings4.51 Ratings
    Operating system support00 Ratings8.21 Ratings
    Security controls00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Automation00 Ratings5.51 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Functions
    Score6.5 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    5.5
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud FunctionsUpCloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    Any sort of transaction or complex logic that is going to take longer than 250ms or accesses resources that are protected by permissions, secrets, etc. is a great use case for a GCF. Some sort of "helper function" associated strictly with the UI inside browser would not be a good application of a GCF. It would not be crazy to create/debug some fairly complicated logic inside the browser/IDE and when perfected package it up as a Google Cloud Function. I have done that many times.
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    UpCloud
    If you're looking for a cost-effective solution then this is a good choice, be sure to keep on top of your balance! The 100% uptime is also a nice addition, although not unique in a cloud hosting service.
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    Pros
    Google
    • integration with oAuth
    • integration with Firebase
    • integration with React Frontend
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    UpCloud
    • Pricing
    • Ease of use - super easy to manage existing servers and deploy new ones
    • Great customer service
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    Cons
    Google
    • Needing a zip file is problematic (when wanting to automate deployment for example).
    • Requires another solution to execute automatically (ex. cloud scheduler).
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    UpCloud
    • The billing reports are quite hard to read, could be simplified
    • A control panel function would be useful
    • The re-billing process could be better, not so cut throat if you miss a payment!
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    Usability
    Google
    The console UI is pretty nasty. Managing various authentication/permissions configurations is just a nightmare. On the other hand, once you are over the hump it's not so bad. AWS Lambda is no better.
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    UpCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Google
    Documentation is provided and clear for this service. Although GCP support is included in the current contract we didn't get to use it since the process is pretty straightforward.
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    UpCloud
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    It is easier to keep everything in house when we are using GCP or AWS. To mix Lambda with google cloud is not a best practice and will cause problems ahead. The segmentation is clear, if you are using google, you use Google Cloud Functions. if you are on Amazon, you use all AWS tools. You can't mix them. The price is set.
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    UpCloud
    We trialed UpCloud to see if it would be better than DigitalOcean but for our needs, it was not. On DigitalOcean once a droplet is created, almost no thought needs to go into maintenance, outages, or other reliability-based issues.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • For training purposes, it is free
    • Budgeting makes it cap the use
    • monitoring makes it predictable
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    UpCloud
    • The low cost means you don't really need to worry about pricing
    • To us as a business it was not as useful as DigitalOcean
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