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Google Cloud vs Pantheon 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

Google Cloud
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (5th)
Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
19th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (10th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Google Cloud is 6.5%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pantheon is 0.7%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

RaidHammouri - PeerSpot reviewer
Monitoring solution enhances cost efficiency with good internal tools
In terms of Google services, providing more hypervisors would be beneficial. Currently, in my region, they don't offer many services as they have just started. They have some local instances, yet improvements are needed in the tools and offers provided to customers. I currently only use, for example, a native hybrid. VMware is not available, and other hypervisors are still not there. They need to wait on that.
Abhinand Gokhala K - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is user-friendly and performs well, but it is very costly compared to other tools
We are a software development company. We recommend solutions to our clients, but they ask us to compare it with other solutions. Clients compare the monthly costs of Pantheon with other servers and ask us to create the same environment in dedicated servers. If Pantheon reduces its cost, we can confidently suggest it to clients. Overall, I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning."
"The speed, security, and performance of Google Cloud are excellent."
"Every cloud provider, such as Google Cloud, offers analytics capabilities through their dashboards. These dashboards can be configured to display the data you require. Some features are available by default, while others can be created according to your needs."
"Simple to use on the web, and makes things easy for a software developer."
"Google Cloud is very user-friendly."
"The features I found most valuable are the cloud run and cloud function."
"I like the simple features that allow me to share documents with others."
"I like that it is free. It's easy to use, and it's reliable."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
 

Cons

"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."
"I would like to see more code generation features that enable you to take user input in simple English and automatically convert it to code."
"Technical support needs help."
"Currently, in my region, they don't offer many services as they have just started. They need to wait on that."
"There are issues with stability."
"I would like to see Google Cloud become more competitive when it comes to price."
"Workload management could be better. Their pricing could also be more flexible."
"As a new product, the product's initial setup phase is a little bit difficult."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
"The Multidev environment is very costly compared to other tools like AWS and GCP."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the solution could be better."
"The pricing is rated a six out of ten."
"Google cloud is less expensive than other comparable solutions."
"They provide user-based licensing plans. Its plan could be less expensive."
"Google Cloud is quite expensive, and I rate it at seven out of ten."
"The licensing cost is based on the capacity we use."
"The best part of Google Cloud is that it is cheaper than the competitors."
"The price of Google Cloud is affordable compared to others services. I pay monthly for the service."
"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
45%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Computer Software Company
5%
Computer Software Company
12%
Educational Organization
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Non Profit
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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?
In terms of Google services, providing more hypervisors would be beneficial. Currently, in my region, they don't offer many services as they have just started. They have some local instances, yet i...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud?
My platform offers a monitoring solution for the virtual machines hosted in GCP. GCP is one of the firms that I work with. For customers who use GCP as an infrastructure service, software as a serv...
What do you like most about Pantheon?
Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pantheon?
The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems.
What needs improvement with Pantheon?
Pantheon's design is not familiar to use. It could be more user-friendly.
 

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Sample Customers

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