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AWS Elastic Beanstalk vs Google Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
10th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Google Cloud
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
77
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of AWS Elastic Beanstalk is 0.5%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud is 5.3%, down from 7.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud5.3%
AWS Elastic Beanstalk0.5%
Other94.2%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

Kevin-Davis - PeerSpot reviewer
Efficient deployment and management of web apps with integration into cloud services
One area where AWS Elastic Beanstalk struggles is with the complexity of deployments. As deployments become more complex, technical constraints can become a burden. This can lead to a situation where I might be better off building my own deployment mechanism. Additionally, CloudFormation controlling AWS Elastic Beanstalk in more complex environments is poorly supported, which can make management challenging.
Saurav Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
Integration with Kubernetes and flexibility improve our application deployment process
The logging could be improved; there's currently no intuitive way to filter logs on the Google console, especially for individuals who are not familiar with query languages. Our non-technical users find it difficult to access logs. Additionally, the user interface could be more user-friendly and intuitive compared to our previous experience with AWS.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The management of environments is a valuable feature."
"Elastic Beanstalk simplifies deploying and managing applications."
"Elastic Beanstalk helps reduce system administration as it automates many tasks."
"Elastic Beanstalk is helpful and easy to manage services, even when dealing with multiple clients."
"The most valuable feature of Elastic Beanstalk is its ease of use and management."
"Elastic Beanstalk is very easy to use, providing infrastructure to deploy our third-party application to the cloud within 15 to 20 minutes."
"One of the most valuable aspects is that developers can access logs directly. They can download them from the AWS console within Elastic Beanstalk."
"Elastic Beanstalk, based on my experience and recommendations from friends, is a good solution."
"There is no downtime. It is very reliable."
"I like that it is free. It's easy to use, and it's reliable."
"Good storage and ease of access."
"This is a solution that's so easy to expand when you need it to. It's the best I've ever seen. It's much better than Azure."
"I have found this solution to be a quick and advanced way to run my models through."
"Google Cloud has low downtime."
"Google Cloud is very user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of Google Cloud is its security."
 

Cons

"Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options."
"From what I've observed, it seems AWS has ceased further development on Elastic Beanstalk."
"Sometimes there are issues when auto-scaling with CloudFront."
"AWS Elastic Beanstalk could improve its auto-scaling feature to better detect potential AI-based attacks or misuses that could lead to unexpected costs."
"Logs and debugging can sometimes be cumbersome, and there could be a more seamless method to analyze application issues without relying heavily on CloudWatch, which would improve my experience."
"Elastic Beanstalk is powerful, however, it could be enhanced in areas where it abstracts infrastructure management, sometimes limiting advanced users who want granular control over resources like EC2 instances, networking, or load balancers."
"There are areas for improvement in Elastic Beanstalk, especially in the management part. Tasks like creating load balancers and retiring versions require manual code updates, and URL changes can be time-consuming."
"One area where AWS Elastic Beanstalk struggles is with the complexity of deployments."
"It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."
"Monitoring and usage reporting could be improved."
"Google Cloud could improve the integration with other solutions."
"It is complex to set up."
"I cannot recall coming across any missing features."
"Workload management could be better. Their pricing could also be more flexible."
"Another issue is the applicability of local language data capturing mechanisms, which are more advanced on cloud service providers, but still there is room to grow. Also, their hybrid version isn't available in all markets worldwide, so I'm hoping that it will be released globally soon"
"They need to improve the costing for predictive analytics, which is mainly related to the tools that come with AI. They also need to improve the BigQuery cost optimization and the visualization."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"They provide user-based licensing plans. Its plan could be less expensive."
"The price of the solution could be better."
"We pay for a license."
"Google Cloud could be cheaper."
"The licensing cost is based on the capacity we use."
"The biggest problem with Google Cloud is price."
"Pricing is high compared to other solutions."
"This solution is worth the money we are paying. I would rate the pricing a three out of five."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
19%
Educational Organization
16%
Outsourcing Company
14%
University
10%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise32
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
AWS Elastic Beanstalk itself is free to use, but there are charges for other integrated services like RDS ( /products/amazon-rds-reviews ), ELBs, and EC2s. If only AWS Elastic Beanstalk is used, th...
What needs improvement with AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
Elastic Beanstalk can enhance its customizability further, especially in terms of deployment options.
What is your primary use case for AWS Elastic Beanstalk?
I have used AWS Elastic Beanstalk ( /products/aws-elastic-beanstalk-reviews ) primarily to manage infrastructure. The main purpose is to offload the complexity of managing servers, operating system...
What do you like most about Google Cloud?
Google Cloud is perceived as a cost-effective and user-friendly option, especially compared to AWS. The current affordability and ease of use make it suitable for medium-sized companies. While the ...
What needs improvement with Google Cloud?
Since I'm working with BigQuery, I had to invest time to become familiar with the system. As I was working in SQL server previously, I had an idea that we would have a server, and inside the server...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud?
I currently work with Google Cloud, mainly with BigQuery. I have recently started, approximately three months ago. I primarily use Google Cloud for BigQuery operations and data storage, similar to ...
 

Overview

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