Google App Engine vs SAP Cloud Platform comparison

Google and SAP are both solutions in the PaaS Clouds category. Google is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.4, while SAP is ranked #5 with an average rating of 8.1. Google holds a 2.4% mindshare in PSP, compared to SAP’s 5.8% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of SAP users who would recommend it.

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91% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

Google App Engine and SAP Cloud Platform are competing in the cloud solutions sector for businesses, with SAP Cloud Platform generally having an advantage due to its comprehensive features, whereas Google App Engine is more cost-effective and offers excellent support.

Features: Google App Engine is known for robust scalability, seamless integration with other Google services, and maintaining application reliability under fluctuating workloads. SAP Cloud Platform excels in offering a broad suite of business process tools, integration with SAP enterprise applications, and business process capabilities.

Room for Improvement: Google App Engine could enhance its service flexibility, provide a more advanced dashboard experience, and offer greater support for diverse database options. SAP Cloud Platform can improve in terms of expanding features beyond the SAP ecosystem, enhancing non-SAP application integration, and accelerating maturity in emerging features.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: SAP Cloud Platform simplifies deployment with ready templates and strong SAP application integration, and is well-received for customer service. Google App Engine offers quick setups with automated scaling but requires more technical expertise, appealing to developers valuing rapid deployment and efficient technical support.

Pricing and ROI: Google App Engine’s pay-as-you-go model makes it cost-effective for startups and variable workloads, delivering strong ROI. SAP Cloud Platform involves higher setup costs due to its specialized tools, but offers a favorable ROI for SAP-centric enterprises. Google provides scalable pricing, while SAP focuses on enterprise feature-rich models.

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Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score

4.9

Google App Engine reduces costs and enhances value, but effectiveness varies, relying on user understanding and optimal resource use.

Sentiment score

6.4

SAP Cloud Platform offers substantial returns, especially for large enterprises, despite some variations in investment recovery and cost concerns.

Once we deployed this same application as part of Google App Engine, the cost drastically reduced to just $120 for the small instance we use for our development.

Sridharan Murugadass

Enterprise Cloud Architect at Johnson & Johnson Medtech

Operationally, it was efficient for us because we could easily spin up new versions to demonstrate new functionality without modifying the original environment.

Tabish Mahfuz

Senior Software Engineer at Cimpress

Google App Engine offers discounts for high resource utilization, similar to committed use discounts for Compute Engine.

Chandra Shekar Reddy Arrabolu

Associate Projects at Cognizant

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Top management buy-in is crucial, and conducting an ROI analysis is essential before adoption to ensure the investment aligns with value.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

Orders are managed online, integrated with S/4HANA, reducing chances of fraud or communication errors in processes like purchase orders and sales.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

In the last three to four years, whatever we have invested, we have received two to three times back from our investment.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.8

Google App Engine offers inconsistent support quality, with experiences varying by customer relationship, package level, and support needs.

Sentiment score

6.3

SAP Cloud Platform offers effective customer support with reliable assistance, though time zone communication and response times need improvement.

They route us toward the appropriate team handling Google App Engine or other services, so when there is an issue, the respective team connects and provides support.

Sridharan Murugadass

Enterprise Cloud Architect at Johnson & Johnson Medtech

The technical support was very quick and responsive, with a direct team line available.

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Works

Google invests in companies with technical expertise, offering connections to enterprise clients and technical support for their products.

U-U

Senior Regional Sales Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

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The availability of knowledgeable support to the implementation partners and the customers could be better.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

I rate the technical support as ten out of ten because there is often a need for continuous technical support.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Regarding support, whenever we are creating a ticket for any problem, we want the solution immediately at the earliest.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

6.3

Google App Engine scales well with automatic features, though flexible instance deployment and handling intensive requests require improvement.

Sentiment score

7.3

SAP Cloud Platform enables effective scaling, widely adopted across industries, though flexibility improvements are occasionally needed for higher demands.

Google App Engine scales well in the standard environment, which automatically handles traffic without manual scaling.

RishabhBansal

Software Engineer (DevOps)

Google App Engine is highly scalable and can integrate easily with other applications.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

With automatic scaling, Google Cloud handles the scaling process, which leads to my high rating.

Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

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On a scale of one to ten, I'd rate its scalability at nine and a half to ten.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

SAP Cloud Platform is most suitable for various business needs, allowing easy expansion.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

6.9

Google App Engine is highly stable, with minimal disruptions and quick issue resolution, praised for low maintenance requirements.

Sentiment score

7.7

SAP Cloud Platform is stable and reliable, with rare issues primarily due to external factors like internet or server management.

I have not experienced any crashing or instability with Google App Engine.

RishabhBansal

Software Engineer (DevOps)

However, large code bases can still cause it to slow down.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

I would rate the stability of Google App Engine a perfect 10 out of 10, as it is completely managed by Google.

Rajesh Kadyan

Senior Engineer at Brillio

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If the databases are accurately managed, the solutions and processes are performed quickly and efficiently.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Earlier, we had individual applications, but now everything is migrated to SAP, and it's all on a single platform, making it easier for management to make timely decisions.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

SAP Cloud Platform is pretty stable, although there are occasional rare glitches.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

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Room For Improvement

Google App Engine faces pricing, support, and scalability challenges, with limited language support, database options, and migration complexities.

SAP Cloud Platform users face usability, integration, and pricing challenges, needing better support, customization, and documentation.

It would be beneficial if Flex services could scale down to zero instances during periods of no traffic.

Tabish Mahfuz

Senior Software Engineer at Cimpress

The pricing is higher compared to alternatives like Kubernetes and Compute Engine.

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In the Flex environment, SSH access is not available for private instances.

RishabhBansal

Software Engineer (DevOps)

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Allowing more third-party applications to be integrated into the cloud platform would make it easier for customers to adopt SAP Cloud Platform.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

SAP Cloud Platform should improve on integrating third-party applications with S/4HANA.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

In 2024, we will have migrated to S/4HANA through RISE with SAP.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Setup Cost

Google App Engine provides competitive pay-as-you-go pricing, affordable for light usage but higher for robust applications.

SAP Cloud Platform's pricing varies by users and services, often higher than competitors, with flexible options for enterprises.

For F1 usage with 256 MB, it is free.

reviewer2686491

Works

I've never heard anyone express that the licenses are too expensive.

U-U

Senior Regional Sales Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

My GCP billing is about 10 lakh INR per month, and Google App Engine contributes only 25,000 to 30,000 INR.

RishabhBansal

Software Engineer (DevOps)

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SAP is competitive compared to other enterprise solutions like Oracle, though not necessarily cheap.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

The cost for SAP Cloud Platform is high as the server is expensive.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

Whatever we want to purchase, it is in lakhs of rupees or crores only.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

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Valuable Features

Google App Engine offers users scalability, reliability, and integration, focusing on development and reducing infrastructure management efforts.

SAP Cloud Platform offers scalable, secure integration, real-time processing, and flexible deployment, enhancing business management and decision-making capabilities.

The solution offers scalability, autoscaling based on user demand, and security, as Google manages all updates and security patches.

reviewer2686491

Works

I also appreciate the Google App Engine standard environment because it handles traffic scaling without manual intervention.

RishabhBansal

Software Engineer (DevOps)

Deploying code is straightforward without worrying about deployment or integration.

Kali Krishna Bejjanki

Technical Lead at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

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The main benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform for us are that earlier we had the primary data center at our place, but now we have shifted to the cloud.

Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

It converts CapEx into OPEX due to its SaaS model.

PinakiGhosh

COO at Data Core Systems

The most proficient feature of SAP Cloud Platform is integration for data services linked with Fiori apps.

Rivka Alexander

Content Specialist at PeerSpot

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Categories and Ranking

Google App Engine

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP Cloud Platform

Ranking in PaaS Clouds

5th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.7

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) (6th)

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Google App Engine is 2.4%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP Cloud Platform is 5.8%, down from 8.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP Cloud Platform	5.8%
Google App Engine	2.4%
Other	91.8%

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Featured Reviews

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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Hara Prasad

Head of Department ERP at The Singareni Collieries Company Limited

Consistently beneficial with excellent accessibility although support's response time needs improvement

The features and functions of the SAP Cloud Platform are very good; the performance is improved when compared with the older versions. Earlier, we were using Oracle DB, and after HANA DB migration, it is fine. We are getting the reports, and processing time is also reduced. Almost all the features of the SAP Cloud Platform are fine and good. SAP Fiori has also entered into the picture, and we are developing the Fiori apps. We have started with the BTP for the new innovations as per the SAP roadmap. The main benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform for us are that earlier we had the primary data center at our place, but now we have shifted to the cloud. The maintenance is free for us; the maintenance is completely done by this SAP partnership with Cloud4C. We have started using the SAP Analytics Cloud, and we have developed many applications for SAP SAC. We are going to give the presentation to our chairman most probably next week. The analytics features positively influence decision-making for us. The SAP Cloud Platform has been effective for us because the processing time is reduced, and we can access it easily.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

University

10%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

15%

Computer Software Company

Energy/Utilities Company

University

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
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	26

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Google App Engine?

The product's setup and deployment phases are easy.

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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.

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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...

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Which is better - SAP Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure?

One of the best features of SAP Cloud Platform is that it is web-based and you can log in from anywhere in the world. SAP Cloud Platform is suitable for companies of any size; it works well with bo...

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How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS?

How is SAP Cloud Platform different than Amazon AWS? Amazon AWS offers options both in terms of upgrading and expanding capabilities as well as acquiring greater storage space. These upgrades can ...

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What do you like most about SAP Cloud Platform?

The product improved our company's business operations since we got value out of it.

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Comparisons

Microsoft Azure vs Google App Engine

Compared 22% of the time

Amazon AWS vs Google App Engine

Compared 19% of the time

Heroku vs Google App Engine

Compared 13% of the time

VMware Tanzu Platform vs Google App Engine

Compared 8% of the time

Amazon Lightsail vs Google App Engine

Compared 7% of the time

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Amazon AWS vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 29% of the time

Microsoft Azure vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 19% of the time

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 5% of the time

Oracle Integration Cloud Service vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 4% of the time

SEEBURGER Business Integration Suite vs SAP Cloud Platform

Compared 4% 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.

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SAP Cloud Platform is an integration platform as a service (iPaaS) and PaaS cloud tool. It powers applications that deliver real-time insights to contribute to more effective and timely decision-making. Customers all over the world from different-sized companies use SAP Cloud Platform to build application extensions, integrate landscapes, or extend existing enterprise applications in the cloud.

The platform incorporates innovative technologies, including big data, Internet of Things (IoT), artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML). SAP Cloud Platform supports native services and products by SAP, as well as partners with popular platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Amazon AWS, and Alibaba Cloud.

Users of the product can extend, integrate, and develop applications on premises and in the cloud. The product offers flexibility, agility, and scalability, as it enables easy integration and connection of different applications within the platform. The solution is based on open standards and provides a wide range of development tools.

SAP has announced that they are removing SAP Cloud Platform as a brand name and moving its capabilities within SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP). The features of SAP Cloud Platform will be integrated into SAP BTP to assist with data management and analytics, alongside other components of the platform. Existing customers of SAP Cloud Platform will continue to benefit from its products under SAP Integration Suite and SAP Extension Suite.

SAP Cloud Platform Capabilities

The solution offers a wide variety of tools, application capabilities, services, and application programming interface (API). These can be categorized in the following ways:

Enterprise extensions: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include SAP Localization Hub, Tax Service, Data Enrichment for SAP S/4HANA, SAP Data Quality Management, SAP Business Application Studio, ABAP environment, and SAP Web IDE.
Intelligent BPM: This set of features includes SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Process Visibility, Business Rules, and Workflow.
Integration Suite: The features of SAP Cloud Platform in this category include Open Connectors, OData Provisioning, API Management, Cloud Integration, and Smart Data Integration.
Digital experience: Features in this category include SAP Conversational AI, Mobile Services, Document Service, Portal, SAP Build, SAPUI5, and SAP Fiori Cloud.
Data-driven insights: This category of capabilities includes SAP Leonardo Internet of Things, SAP Data Intelligence, SAP Edge Services, IoT, SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Web Analytics, SAP Streaming Analytics, SAP ASE Service, and SAP Analytics Cloud.
Platform foundation: Alert Notification, Application Logging, Data Retention Manager, Job Scheduler, Java Server, and Transport Management are included in this group of capabilities.

SAP Cloud Platform Benefits

The platform has many benefits which improve their client’s workflows. They include the following:

SAP Cloud Platform facilitates the seamless integration of existing solutions and hybrid system landscapes.
The solution assists companies to deliver tailored end-to-end interfaces for improved user experience through software development kits (SDKs).
It simplifies application interface management through the option of building apps in the Kubernetes environment.
SAP Cloud Platform simplifies the development of native business applications through the various development tools and capabilities it offers.
It provides companies with a wide range of pre-configured business services.
Companies are offered the possibility to streamline the integration of new apps with a lowered overall cost of ownership.
The product can reduce costs for organizations, as it does not require an up-front investment in software or hardware.
The solution can increase productivity for developers through its supported open programming standards.

Reviews from Real Users

Shylaraj AK, a senior architect at a construction company, describes SAP Cloud Platform as easy to maintain, great features, and helpful support, which attributes to his high rating for the product.

Ehab-El H., chief executive officer at Asis, likes SAP Cloud Platform because it is easy to use with a fast deployment and straightforward setup.

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