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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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.

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    IBM Cloud Functions

    Score6.5 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Functions is a PaaS platform based on Apache OpenWhisk. With it, developers write code (“actions”) that respond to external events. Actions are hosted, executed, and scaled on demand based on the number of events coming in. No servers or infrastructure to provision and manage.

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    Pricing
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Basic Cloud Functions Rate
    $0.00017
    per second of execution
    API Gateway Rate
    Free
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Platform and IBM Cloud Functions
    Feature
    Google Cloud Platform
    7.7
    4 Ratings
    7% below category average
    IBM Cloud Functions
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.13 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling7.93 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing7.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates6.33 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images6.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation7.33 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Object Storage
    Score9 out of 10
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9 out of 10
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (4 ratings)
    3.0
    (7 ratings)
    Usability
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud PlatformIBM Cloud Functions
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    IBM
    IBM Cloud Functions [is] not the worse product on the IBM cloud. I decided to write this review as I thought it would be balanced. I would still use functions to set up a serverless architecture where execution time is pretty quick and the code is relatively simple. I wouldn't use IBM Cloud Functions for async calls obviously, as costs could be higher. The functions documentation is lacking in terms of CI/CD, and there are unexplainable errors occurring - like the network connection that I mentioned. So I wouldn't just rely on IBM Cloud Functions too much for the entire system, but make sure it's diversified.
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    Pros
    Google
    • Easy to set up
    • Affordable use of the tool
    • Easy to access billing
    • Reliable service
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    IBM
    • Great substitute for a simple API calls to run non-complicated code.
    • Easy way to run Python/Java/Javascript to get something done.
    • File validation.
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    Cons
    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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    IBM
    • Billing can be a hassle, not the most responsive customer service/support team
    • Handles & executes most functionalities, but other platforms offer more scalability if you're seeking consistent and stable growth
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    Usability
    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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    IBM
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    IBM
    • ICF is a lightweight service and does not require runtime configurations
    • Scalable on demand and hence there is no need to pay for runtime costs
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    Return on Investment
    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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    IBM
    • It directly affected our expenses since we do not need to deploy and maintain a set of separate applications.
    • It allowed us to pay for only the amount of time cloud functions run.
    • It saved on maintenance and monitoring of the applications it replaced.
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