Google Cloud Platform vs. LightEdge

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Google Cloud Platform
Score 8.8 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)
LightEdge
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
LightEdge Services, headquartered in Des Moines, offers a suite of colocation and infrastructural services with support including security consulting, compliance consulting (e.g. HIPAA), and disaster-recovery-as-a-service (DRaaS) for users of its colocation services.N/A
Pricing
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
Features
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Google Cloud Platform
7.8
4 Ratings
5% below category average
LightEdge
8.0
1 Ratings
3% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates6.53 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Monitoring tools8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images6.43 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation7.53 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
(4 ratings)
9.0
(1 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Google Cloud PlatformLightEdge
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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LightEdge
OnRamp is great for medium or large size companies that need to organize information in a way that is easily accessible. It is not great for small companies who don't have a lot of customers.
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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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LightEdge
  • OnRamp does a great job at pulling up specific contact information about our donors
  • OnRamp allows for us to find detailed payment information regarding postings to our general ledger
  • It is very easy to run various reports with OnRamp
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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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LightEdge
  • I hear complaints from our donations department on how extractions can be difficult at times when pulling multiple years information
  • OnRamp can make room for improvement by allowing us to make changes from an admin standpoint on how we pull up certain reports
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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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LightEdge
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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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LightEdge
OnRamp is much easier to use then Financial Edge with its user-friendly interface. Financial Edge seems dated and is much more complicated when running reports.
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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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LightEdge
  • OnRamp saves us time on retrieving data
  • OnRamp helps us organize payment information and makes it easily accessible for users
  • The security of using OnRamp is the best investment a company can make.
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ScreenShots

Google Cloud Platform Screenshots

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