Eh, I don't know that I agree that there's no reason for App Engine. For a simple, low traffic Django app it's both simpler and cheaper than say standing it up

Eh, I don't know that I agree that there's no reason for App Engine. For a simple, low traffic Django app it's both simpler and cheaper than say standing it up on GCE or GKE. I hear you about the pricing change. We talk a lot about not getting pricing wrong internally (now), as that's exactly what happened. Initial trial pricing is ... dangerous. Disclosure: I work on Compute Engine.