Google Compute Engine

Google Compute Engine

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Google Compute Engine

Overview

Recent Reviews

Great Service

9 out of 10
October 28, 2019
We use Google Compute Engine to host a variety of services including proxy servers, small websites, and peripheral services. Additionally, …
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Verified User
C-Level Executive

Excelent cloud solution

10 out of 10
August 20, 2019
Using Google Compute Engine, you can manage your costs. It helps to avoid the high costs of buying hardware and setting up a new server …
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Verified User
Vice-President

Google delivers

9 out of 10
June 29, 2019
Google Compute Engine is used by the DevOps team for hosted Windows servers. This alleviates countless concerns with having a server …
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Verified User
Director

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Popular Features

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Security controls (27)

9.0
90%

Operating system support (27)

8.6
86%

Pre-defined machine images (27)

6.0
60%

Monitoring tools (27)

5.7
57%

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Pricing

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Preemptible Price - Predefined Memory

0.000892 / GB

Cloud
Hour

Three-year commitment price - Predefined Memory

$0.001907 / GB

Cloud
Hour

One-year commitment price - Predefined Memory

$0.002669 / GB

Cloud
Hour

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting / Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $0 GB

Features Scorecard

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

7.7
77%

Product Details

What is Google Compute Engine?

Google Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product from Google Cloud. It provides virtual machines with carbon-neutral infrastructure which run on the same data centers that Google itself uses.

Predefined Machine Types
Virtual machine configurations for micro instances to instances with up to 160 vCPUs and 3.75 TB of memory

Custom Machine Types
Or create and customized, virtual machines with the shape (i.e. vCPU and memory) needed for each project

Persistent Disks
Network storage, up to 64 TB in size, can be attached to VMs as persistent disks. Create persistent disks in HDD or SSD formats. If a VM instance is terminated, its persistent disk retains data and can be attached to another instance. Take snapshots create new persistent disks from that snapshot.

Local SSD
Always-encrypted local solid-state drive (SSD) block storage. Local SSDs are physically attached to the server hosting the virtual machine instance. Local SSD sizes up to 3 TB are available for any VM with at least 1 vCPU.

Global Load Balancing
Distribute incoming requests across pools of instances across multiple regions.

Batch Processing
Cost effectively run large compute and batch jobs using Preemptible VMs. Fixed pricing and no contracts or reservations make it easy: simply check a box when you create the VM and turn them off when the work is done.

Containers
Run, manage, and orchestrate Docker containers directly on Compute Engine VMs or with Google Kubernetes Engine.

Google Compute Engine Competitors

Google Compute Engine Technical Details

Deployment TypesSaaS
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Google Compute Engine?

Google Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product from Google Cloud. It provides virtual machines with carbon-neutral infrastructure which run on the same data centers that Google itself uses.

How much does Google Compute Engine cost?

Google Compute Engine starts at $0.004237.

What is Google Compute Engine's best feature?

Reviewers rate Security controls highest, with a score of 9.

Who uses Google Compute Engine?

The most common users of Google Compute Engine are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees) and the Computer Software industry.

Reviews and Ratings

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Ratings

Likelihood to Renew (1)

9.0
90%

Usability (8)

9.1
91%

Support Rating (19)

8.6
86%

Reviews

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September 28, 2019

The Foundation for Cloud Processing

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Internet Company, 10,001+ employees
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source

Support Rating

9
  • The documentation needs to be better for intermediate users - There are first steps that one can easily follow, but after that, the documentation is often spotty or not in a form where one can follow the steps and accomplish the task. Also, the documentation and the product often go out of sync, where the commands from the documentation do not work with the current version of the product.
  • Google support was great and their presence on site was very helpful in dealing with various issues.
August 23, 2019

Google Cloud Engine -- a cost-benefit comparison is sorely needed. Because everything else is there.

Brendon Brown | TrustRadius Reviewer
Brendon Brown
Business IT, Web Development, eCommerce and Digital Marketing
Island City Media (Retail, 11-50 employees)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source

Support Rating

8
The Google brand itself for some reason dissuades my technicians from calling and using the service package. For some reason, whether for the brand or experience with Google products, Google is seen as functional but not supportive. We prefer to research and find certified contractors instead of using the support system. It would be interesting to assess the drivers behind this choice.
August 20, 2019

Excelent cloud solution

Verified User
Vice-President in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 501-1000 employees
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source

Support Rating

10
Google Compute Engine offer support 24/24, 7/7, 365. Easy to reach support team. Very fast response with a very good solutions. Support team is very polite and very professional. We contacted few time the support time and each time we received the best responses and solutions. Also the community team is big an cool.You can ask support to help with migration or maintenance.
August 19, 2019

Google's Compute Engine is Good if You Like the Google Ecosystem, and Probably Even if You Don't Like Google

Thomas Young | TrustRadius Reviewer
Thomas Young
Owner, previous CEO
Econometric Studios (Financial Services, 11-50 employees)
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source

Support Rating

8
I haven't really had a great experience dealing with Google's support staff. They are nice, but don't appear to be native English speakers with years of experience doing analytics. From my experience, Google's support is similar to what large companies' customer support used to be, before they figured out that customer service actually matters.
August 16, 2019

Ease to start, easy to maintain

Tristan Dobbs | TrustRadius Reviewer
Tristan Dobbs
Vice President of Shared Services
Cloudbakers (Computer Software, 51-200 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Review Source

Support Rating

10
Support on GCE is top-notch. Google support engineers are able to access Stackdriver dashboards and review metrics alongside the support requester so that a solution can be reached with minimal back and forth. GCE support does not typically ask for logs until they are absolutely needed and even then they are considerate with time. The support process is collaborative.
August 16, 2019

The best cloud solution

JA
Josh Ashby
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
UK Flooring Direct Ltd. (Consumer Goods, 501-1000 employees)
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Review Source

Support Rating

10
Google Compute Engine provides the best tools to control your virtual server in the cloud. The support team is very receptive. Easy to contact and very fast response. The support team offered very good solutions and very efficient. The best support that we ever contacted. We recommend Google Compute Engine.