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Are they even comparable? AWS offers full virtual machines. I was under the impression that GCE offers a more high level platform where you run your code in the

by ticku 10y ago

Are they even comparable? AWS offers full virtual machines. I was under the impression that GCE offers a more high level platform where you run your code in their proprietery environment? If I am not mistaken, using GCE means you are locked in and cannot migrate away easily. That's why I never looked into it closely. I don't want to be at the mercy of a provider.

pki 10y ago
GCE ~= EC2 GAE ~= Elastic Beanstalk
- jspaetzel 10y ago
  Might as well toss the azure comparble ones in here while we're at it. Azure Virtual Machines ~= Google Compute Engine ~= Amazon EC2 Azure Websites/App Service ~= Google App Engine ~= Amazon Elastic Beanstalk
- grogenaut 10y ago
  I would say more correctly GAE ~= Lambda
bpicolo 10y ago
GCE is just VMs
xrstf 10y ago
Google Compute Engine offers virtual machines, Google App Engine is the special app platform where you have no control over the individual instances that your app runs on.
davidcgl 10y ago
My guess is OP meant to say AWS vs GCP (Google Cloud Platform) instead of GCE (Google Compute Engine).
- dmourati 10y ago
  That's my read as well. Google has a bit of a hurdle to overcome in explaining their acronyms. AWS has a 10-year head start.