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  • "We pay the license yearly. It's about $6 a month, which is $72 a year per person, so it's about $500."

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    What do you like most about Google App Engine?
    Top Answer:It is simple to use. It is much simpler than AWS. It is also very powerful.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google App Engine?
    Top Answer:We pay the license yearly. It's about $6 a month, which is $72 a year per person, so it's about $500. I would give the pricing a 2 on a scale of 1 to 5. The pricing is really not bad. The kill is that… more »
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    What needs improvement with Google App Engine?
    Top Answer:I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment. We know how to do it, but it could be easier to deploy it on laptops.
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    Google App Engine is a Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider that equips web application developers with all the resources and tools that they need to develop, test, and run their applications on Google's infrastructure. Everything is built into the kit, so with one download of the SDK, you'll be well on your way to first-rate apps.

    Google Compute Engine delivers virtual machines running in Google's innovative data centers and worldwide fiber network. Compute Engine's tooling and workflow support enable scaling from single instances to global, load-balanced cloud computing.

    Compute Engine's VMs boot quickly, come with persistent disk storage, and deliver consistent performance. Our virtual servers are available in many configurations including predefined sizes or the option to create Custom Machine Types optimized for your specific needs. Flexible pricing and automatic sustained use discounts make Compute Engine the leader in price/performance.

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    Media Company29%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Non Profit14%
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    Financial Services Firm26%
    Comms Service Provider17%
    Computer Software Company16%
    Energy/Utilities Company10%
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    Comms Service Provider23%
    Energy/Utilities Company6%
    Healthcare Company4%
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    Small Business60%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise10%
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    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise69%
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    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise66%
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    Google App Engine is ranked 13th in PaaS Clouds with 3 reviews while Google Compute Engine is ranked 13th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS). Google App Engine is rated 8.0, while Google Compute Engine is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Google App Engine writes "Shared drive allows for communication, collaboration, and documentation in our company". On the other hand, Google App Engine is most compared with Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Heroku and Amazon Lightsail, whereas Google Compute Engine is most compared with Oracle Cloud Platform, SAP Cloud Platform and IBM Public Cloud.

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