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    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

    IBM Cloud Code Engine

    Score9.7 out of 10
    N/AIBM Cloud Code Engine is a fully managed, serverless platform that unifies the deployment of containers and applications including web apps, microservices, event-driven functions, or batch jobs. This serverless compute service aims to remove the burden of building, deploying, and managing workloads in Kubernetes so users can focus on writing code and not on the infrastructure that is needed to host it. With IBM Cloud Code Engine users can run any workload…N/A
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    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Cloud Code Engine
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    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeOptional
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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Cloud Code Engine
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    Google
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    IBM
    Chose IBM Cloud Code Engine
    If IBM wants to get ahead, it needs to add AI and make it seamless on the project configuration, real time chat with AI will help developers to increase speed and have less problems integrating the code into their business logic. There's no marketing using influencers, YT code …
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    93%
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    91%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Cloud Code Engine
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Cloud Code Engine
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    12% below category average
    IBM Cloud Code Engine
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    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 IBM Cloud Code Engine
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.5
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    IBM Cloud Code Engine
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    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 IBM Cloud Code Engine
    Feature
    Google Cloud Functions
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    13% below category average
    IBM Cloud Code Engine
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    Programming Language Diversity7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Runtime API Authoring6.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Function/Database Integration8.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    DevOps Stack Integration7.52 Ratings00 Ratings
    Platform-as-a-Service
    Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Google Cloud Functions and IBM Cloud Code Engine
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    Google Cloud Functions
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    IBM Cloud Code Engine
    6.6
    15 Ratings
    16% below category average
    Scalability00 Ratings6.415 Ratings
    Services-enabled integration00 Ratings6.815 Ratings
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    Small Businesses
    IBM Cloud Functions
    Score6.5 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Foundry
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    IBM Cloud Private
    Score9.6 out of 10
    Enterprises
    AWS Lambda
    Score8.3 out of 10
    AWS Elastic Beanstalk
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Cloud Code Engine
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (3 ratings)
    6.9
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    6.2
    (11 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud FunctionsIBM Cloud Code Engine
    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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    IBM
    It would be a good solution for running serverless applications. Because infrastructure setup and maintenance expenses can be avoided, the investment will pay for itself. The time to value is short, allowing IT to respond to business demands quickly. It aided us in customizing security as well as operating a personal project using to autoscale up and down approach. Also, because there isn't much hassle, items can be pushed into production as soon as possible. Simply push a container, create an application, and you're ready to go. But, It is less suited when you have a static machine or need to keep data in some way and do not want to utilize network storage or a database.
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    Pros
    Google
    • integration with oAuth
    • integration with Firebase
    • integration with React Frontend
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    IBM
    • Managed Environment for partners and customers - shifting skills and speed to CSP
    • A variety of programming model support
    • Elastic scalability for cloud native development and speed
    • Flexible consumption model
    • Containerized workloads with horizontal scalability
    • Here is an example - live demo walk-thru delivered to partners and community:
    • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBClYgpDFg
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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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    IBM
    • the pricing structure is complicated, and the servers are expensive. I really think they should offer better pricing options and support for more languages
    • sometimes the servers go down, and they take too long to respond to support tickets
    • uploading documents is slow since I have to do it one by one, making the process much longer than it should be
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    IBM
    Since this capability supports a wide variety of use cases - all on non proprietary and open technology based frameworks
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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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    IBM
    Consumers can purchase individual components as well as unlocking new bundles with special features and services including the extensive data management governance capabilities of the Automation range. Kubernetes containerizing for effective service implementation and an agile, flexible multi-cloud data program help both utilization expansion and deployment to be improved by this architecture.
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    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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    IBM
    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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    IBM
    What impresses me most about IBM Cloud Code Engine is the container workload management capability and the Cloud services and dataflow monitoring functionalities. Data security and network security control via IBM Cloud Code Engine is quite excellent and very responsive data integration functions and the first deployment is not very technical.
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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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    IBM
    • [One] positive is that we have one tool to learn (and a simple one) for all kinds of deployment. We need less people to maintain the system.
    • We have saved a lot of time on trouble shooting. It's clear how it works. It's "just" kubernetes..
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