Google App Engine vs Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud comparison

Google App Engine vs. Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

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Categories and Ranking

Google App Engine

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

5th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

18th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Google App Engine is 2.5%, up from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

PaaS Clouds Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Google App Engine	2.5%
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud	1.1%
Other	96.4%

PaaS Clouds

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Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

Have managed resources seamlessly thanks to robust platform capabilities

The areas of Google App Engine that I would to improve or enhance include its allowance for complete end-to-end deployment and scalability; however, it is manageable only for a few languages. For instance, it doesn't support languages C and C++, only basic support for Node.js, Java, and Ruby. It's not a comprehensive solution for all scenarios. Moreover, the security feature is based on IAM roles, but it should ideally be based on Active Directory (AD) roles. For IAM-based roles, we need to add the proper users and provide all security permissions manually. In an AD-based model, we would simply add users to a specific group, and all permissions would be inherited.

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Adrian Bilauca

Chief Software Engineer at Totalsoft

Handles security setups independently for a more secure environment

OpenShift does have more secure features. Azure also has equivalent services. For my client, it was good enough to switch to Azure. For development, there wasn't any significant change in effort, however, for the DevOps team, it was a relief since Azure has managed services. We used elasticity and scalability all over.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Administering App Engine is simple; it has intuitive UIs and a very scalable app engine."

"The features of Google App Engine that I have found most valuable for my use cases include its easy deployment process, where there is minimal configuration required, allowing a few details in a configuration file before pushing it to Google App Engine, which auto-scales and requires less maintenance with no downtime over three years."

"Administering App Engine from a user's perspective is simple with their very intuitive dashboards."

"The WhatApp feature is the most valuable."

"Google App Engine's most valuable feature is self-management."

"What I find most beneficial about Google App Engine is that we do not need to manage it since it's a fully managed serverless platform, allowing us to spend more time on development rather than managing and maintaining configurations."

"It is simple to use, much simpler than AWS, and also very powerful."

"The most valuable features of Google App Engine include the ease of rolling back deployments when failures occur, the ability to track deployment times, and the feature to split traffic between different instances."

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"In general, customers appreciate its ability to run different workloads, manage applications through CI/CD pipelines like Jenkins, and leverage tools like Helm charts and Kako."

"Our pipeline integrates various monitoring tools like Fortify for security checks. Once the pipeline processes the code, the finished product is deployed on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud. We ensure application setup and recovery by utilizing two separate clusters on OpenShift."

"The initial setup is easy."

"The deployment mechanism has become more dynamic with the use of the product."

"I've used the elasticity and scalability all over."

"The stability of the solution is good."

"The solution offers the most robust Kubernetes orchestration available."

"The portability, moving from one platform to another, is easy."

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Cons

"The support for the Indian region is not as good as compared to the support that is offered to the regions in Europe."

"Once you think of migrating out of the AppEngine world, you'll face a lot of problems."

"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"The areas of Google App Engine that I would to improve or enhance include its allowance for complete end-to-end deployment and scalability; however, it is manageable only for a few languages."

"I would like a simpler deployment tool on laptops. It is a bit complicated at the moment."

"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."

"I am limited to sending a photo to five people. I want to be able to send a photo to many people, not just five."

"The interface and IDE, where I write code, could be improved. Unlike other IDEs like Visual Studio, it lacks easy access to available functions."

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"There is more work and effort needed for when many of the managed services are not accessible, especially in the security area. You have to do your own security setups as opposed to using a managed firewall."

"There is room for improvement in cluster-based queue monitoring and autoscaling."

"Many of the managed services are not accessible."

"The general purpose solution tries to cater to too many customers so it is heavy."

"The service mesh integrations could improve the solution."

"The installation and configuration procedure should be simplified."

"The effectiveness is satisfactory, and there haven't been any additional fees due to meeting demands. However, there's room for improvement in pricing, performance, and stability. Regarding the UI, it could be more user-friendly and integrated with various platforms. Currently, the UI lacks user-friendliness, especially for developers unfamiliar with container technology. Expecting them to create YAML files for security purposes is unrealistic without proper guidance or experience. This aspect needs improvement."

"At this point, I cannot recommend this to other users because of the experience that we have had."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would like to have more free application with it. Some of the applications, I am paying more for them. I think that they must be free."

"If we don't know how to work with the tool, we might have some spikes in price."

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

"This product is not costly when compared to other vendors."

"The pricing is a little high in China."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Educational Organization

10%

University

10%

Computer Software Company

Construction Company

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Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	15
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	13

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	6

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google App Engine?

The product's setup and deployment phases are easy.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google App Engine?

I believe it is reasonably priced. I've never heard anyone express that the licenses are too expensive.

What needs improvement with Google App Engine?

The error logging system in Google App Engine could be enhanced. While there are troubleshooting documents with Google-defined error logs, identifying the exact root cause can be challenging. Often...

What do you like most about Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?

Our pipeline integrates various monitoring tools like Fortify for security checks. Once the pipeline processes the code, the finished product is deployed on Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud. We ensu...

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?

From a cost perspective, some cost-effective situations were more difficult to achieve in Azure than in OpenShift. Comparing them can be difficult since the financial services cloud had stripped ma...

What needs improvement with Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud?

There is more work and effort needed for when many of the managed services are not accessible, especially in the security area. You have to do your own security setups as opposed to using a managed...

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Compared 16% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

Amazon Lightsail vs Google App Engine

Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 19% of the time

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Compared 19% of the time

Google Cloud vs Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud

Compared 12% of the time

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Compared 11% of the time

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Overview

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

Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud™ is a fully managed OpenShift service that leverages the enterprise scale and security of IBM Cloud, so you can focus on developing and managing your applications.

Deploy highly available, OpenShift clusters as-a-service with the click of a button on IBM Cloud. Move and build OpenShift-based workloads on a managed public cloud service to gain increased responsiveness, scalability, and reliability.

IBM

Sample Customers

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Google App Engine vs. Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud