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Google Cloud vs Pantheon comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 15, 2024

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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
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (4th)
Pantheon
Ranking in PaaS Clouds
22nd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
Web Hosting Services (13th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the PaaS Clouds category, the mindshare of Google Cloud is 5.1%, down from 7.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pantheon is 0.6%, up from 0.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
PaaS Clouds Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Google Cloud5.1%
Pantheon0.6%
Other94.3%
PaaS Clouds
 

Featured Reviews

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.
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

"You can just connect and start using it through a browser within a few minutes."
"GCP has its own tools, and one of the services it provides alongside its hosting services or cloud services is monitoring or performance analysis for the environments they are hosting."
"It is very easy to share documents."
"There is no downtime. It is very reliable."
"It didn't take long to get everything set up and understand what was going on. Things are pretty clear."
"I find Google Cloud to be more manageable and cost-effective compared to other solutions, offering good availability and scalability."
"It's easy to work with."
"The most useful feature of Google Cloud is that it's basically completely managed or fully managed. There is no administration or maintenance needed from the user, and it's very simple to use."
"The product allows users to create multiple development environments."
"Pantheon has the most valuable workflow model."
 

Cons

"The security of the solution can always be improved."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"Google Cloud could improve the integration with other solutions."
"The cost of the solution has room for improvement."
"I would like to see Google Cloud become more competitive when it comes to price."
"The price can be lowered significantly."
"It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."
"Uploading documents could be simplified."
"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 licensing for Google Cloud seems to be quite cheap and they're actually quite reasonable in comparison to Azure, which, as it turns out, is quite expensive. Even though Azure has a data center in South Africa it's still quite costly. There's no scaling, so if you go with the VM, you pay 2500 Rand. When you add another VM, it's another 2500 Rand even though you don't use the whole thing. With Google, you can go up as incrementally as you need to, even if it's just 30 Rand."
"For the license, we didn't have to pay for any additional fees."
"The service is cheap and I give it a seven out of ten for the cost."
"The cost might be $10 a month per user, which is about $300 a month in total."
"Licensing fees are paid monthly."
"Compared to Azure Cloud, Google Cloud is more expensive but it is okay."
"It is not easy to calculate the price of the solution from the pricing table since they are not standard rates. However, I find the solution’s prices to be fair and reasonable."
"The best part of Google Cloud is that it is cheaper than the competitors."
"The platform has reasonable pricing compared to other systems."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Educational Organization
10%
Computer Software Company
7%
Computer Software Company
11%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Healthcare Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business40
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise32
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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?
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 ...
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