Google Compute Engine (GCE)
Updated September 11, 2025
Google Compute Engine (GCE)
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Google Compute Engine
Best for scalable customizable VMS with strong performance Google Cloud integration
Pros
- Cost Benefits- Users can benefit from sustained use discounts reducing costs based on usage
- High Availability- It offers automatic failover and managed instance groups to ensure application availability
Cons
- Dashboard - A more customizable dashboard with widgets for key metrics, such as CPU usage, network traffic, and storage, would allow users to monitor their resources more effectively
- Enhanced Container Support - A more unified container management platform that integrates container orchestration, and storage to simplify the containerization process
- Networking and Security - Adding support for more advanced networking features, such as multi-cloud peering
- Reduced Costs - Pay-as-you-go pricing and preemptible VMs lower infrastructure costs compared to on-premises solutions
- Complexity in Management Requires expertise to optimize and manage instances effectively
Sustained use discounts and preemptible VMs reduce cloud expenses
Do you think Google Compute Engine delivers good value for the price?
Not sure
Are you happy with Google Compute Engine's feature set?
Yes
Did Google Compute Engine live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Google Compute Engine go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Google Compute Engine again?
Yes
Google Compute Engine Feature Ratings
Using Google Compute Engine
Google Compute Engine (GCE) supports a wide range of business functions by providing scalable, secure, and flexible virtual machines
100 - in-house team members supporting Google Compute Engine on an ongoing basis. to Deploy, configure, and manage virtual machines, networks, and storage best for easy to use
- Deploy, configure, and manage virtual machines, networks, and storage.
- Manage CI/CD pipelines and integrate with GCE infrastructure
- Manage OS-level configurations, patching, and user permissions.
- Burst Capacity for Internal Tools for preemptible VMs during peak hours to temporarily scale internal tools
- Rapid Prototyping Environments our product development cycles
- Edge Computing for Latency-Sensitive Applications to data processing
- Hybrid Cloud Integration or backup workloads
Evaluating Google Compute Engine and Competitors
Yes - We are not entirely certain if Google Compute Engine directly replaced a specific product, but it's likely that it took over from a mix of on-premises infrastructure and possibly some virtualization platforms. like VMware or Hyper-V
- Cloud Solutions
- Integration with Other Systems
- Ease of Use
If we had to do it again we would consider a few key improvements to our evaluation and selection process for Google Compute Engine
Using Google Compute Engine
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
Like to use Relatively simple Well integrated | Requires technical support Slow to learn Cumbersome Lots to learn |
- Managed Instance Groups (MIGs) make it super easy to deploy and manage a bunch of identical virtual machines at once.
- Setting up HTTP(S) Load Balancers is quick and easy for handling traffic across regions.
- Attaching disks or storage is quick and hassle-free.
- Debugging network or disk issues can be tricky and usually needs advanced technical skill.
- Fine-grained (IAM)
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