Google App Engine Reviews

A lot of services we offer are developed and hosted on App Engine,.

As a serverless platform, it saves the effort needed in provisioning and administering backend servers.

App Engine scales really well and It's very clear to know where you're at with App Engine, whether it's the total amount of memory you're using or the number of instances being used by your application. 
Additionally, Administering App Engine from a user's perspective is simple with their very intuitive dashboards.

The documentation is an area that could definitely be improved. Another area of improvement would be the community which is poor and Google could do a lot better on that front. 

I know that my team members who have been working with the solution for just a year or two find the architecture to be quite difficult. 

I've been using this solution for three years. 

The solution is stable, we've only had two disruptions in our three years of using this product. 

We use a third party support partner of Google for our support. We're very happy with the service they provide and they have always managed to resolve our issues. 

I think the major difference between Google App Engine and every other similar product is its management. It's easier to manage App Engine than many of the other platforms that I've used. Google did a good job in terms of building a user interface so you can easily explain it to a non-technical person. It's just that the use case is very, very limited. Apart from web apps, you can't run other specialized applications on App Engine. 

If you're building a multi-threaded application on App Engine it's very tricky. For multi-threaded applications, I would go for something much more robust like Cloud Run or Cloud GKE, not App Engine.

The initial setup was straightforward for me because I understand the App Engine architecture. I've heard from other developers that they find it very difficult to set up App Engine. For web applications, setup is very very easy and straightforward; for non-web or other special applications, setting up App Engine is challenging. 

We use the paid version under the standard environment and it's relatively expensive compared to other services.

App Engine was built to handle a particular use case which is web applications and that's what it's good at. For applications running in containers or requiring Linux dependencies or applications requiring multiple processes, App Engine is not really your go-to product. You would choose a different solution for that.

I rate this solution seven out of 10. 

We use this solution for communication, collaboration, and documentation. We're using Google Business Starter. The solution is deployed on a public cloud.

There are about seven people using this solution in my company.

I've found that all of the features are valuable, especially the shared drive and the ability for multiple people to use their documents at the same time. If I share my Google Sheets, as I'm updating, other people can see the updates happening at the same time.

The main thing that could be improved is the pricing. It could be cheaper, especially for those in Africa where we have a high exchange rate.

I think there's still a lot that can be done with Google Meet and the video conferencing part of it. It could be more dynamic in terms of what can be done with it.

I have been using this solution for about seven years.

It's stable.

The solution is scalable.

Initial setup was straightforward. On a scale of 1 to 5, I would give it a 4.

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 my country's economy is causing problems. So with each passing day, our currency loses value, and it sort of looks more expensive each day.

I would rate this solution 8 out of 10.

It is a good product. For someone looking to implement this product, I would advise them to go with it. It's better for people in a stable economy where their pricing is constant and they can predict what it will cost throughout the year.

We have an industrial maintenance program application, and we log maintenance data.

We are using its latest version. When there is a new upgrade, we just upgrade. In terms of deployment, the development suite is on laptops, but the service is on the cloud.

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

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 have been using it for two and a half years.

It is stable. There are no issues.

It is scalable.

We haven't used their support, but the documentation is very good. We also use their Stack Overflow service, which is quite okay.

Its initial setup is very complex.

I'm quite happy with it. I would rate it an eight out of ten.

This solution is a model for us right now, and I'm using it with my classmates. We are resellers. I'm currently a Masters student and teaching assistant. 

The most valuable feature in the solution is basically the security where you're required to use the AIP to initialize the accessibility process. It means that unauthorized individuals are unable to access certain applications. Mostly it is based on the workplace environment. Testing deployments is also a valuable feature as it enables you to test your app before you deploy on cloud.

Everything so far has gone smoothly, I've never had a struggle with the solution. 

In terms of product improvement, when it comes to billing, I think they should include something that would give the client or user an indication of what's happening so they can be aware of how pricing is being managed. 

I've been using this solution for the past few months. 

It's a stable solution. 

I think it's a scalable solution. because basically you can add the amount of storage you want. When it comes to bugs, mostly there are no errors. It has happened, but rarely although I do think a little bit of improvement could be made in that area. 

Initial installation is very straightforward, it takes no more than 45 minutes. 

This solution is cheaper and more efficient compared to other similar solutions with cloud vendors. 

I would rate this solution an eight out of 10. 

We primarily use the solution for business purposes for our clients. We develop software.

The solution allows you to create apps right on Google.

It would be helpful if they could improve the user interface. It could use some modifications.

There needs to be more directions in terms of how to use the solution.

The solution is mostly stable.

The solution is scalable.

The initial setup is okay. It's not too complex. Deployment took about one day.

We handled the deployment ourselves. There were four of us, including a back-end developer, a front-end developer, and an HR manager.

The pricing is okay. It's not too expensive.

I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.

We are using this application for learning purposes.

It helps with my work and my customers.

The WhatApp feature is the most valuable.

The functional is good.

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.

It is stable.

We have one user on the app (me). I can download the app on my phone.

I plan to use the app more in the future.

The technical support is good enough.

I have not used another solution previous to this.

The initial setup is simple and easy.

The deployment and implementation did not take a long time.

The deployment was done in-house. I deployed it. I maintain it now.

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.

I did not consider another solution.

I have found it useful in my work and life.

This solution is very efficient and easy to use. It is easily integrated with the needs of each user without the having to go to a third party.

Each application we choose meets the needs of the organization. The applications are very interactive and their prices are very accessible to each user.

Its ability to integrate with most devices helps users who have different or old devices.

Data consumption of the device could be improved.

Free Tier is basic if you simply want to test your development or if are not sure whether the product you are trying to launch will be successful. Free tier is unlimited in time. Other platforms used to offer a one year Free Tier. This unlimited time feature lets you work without worrying about money. If you need to pay, you know you are getting traffic.

Being that Free Tier is getting better on other platforms. I think Google App Engine Free Tier will keep on beating its rivals.

It lets you forget about everything not related to development, while allowing great load variations.

The programming interface is not easy, but I can't talk deeply about it, as I have used a framework which hid the API.

I can't detail anything about GAE API, as I didn't use it. Nevertheless, I could have a look at it. I could especially look at what is related to its DataStore database, in terms of its keys or its ancestors.

It seems to be a totally different approach, compared to traditional SQL databases. The Web2py framework hides this complexity.

I searched for some information about how to use GAE API, both on official
docs, forums or books. The conclusion I took after these searches was this
API was not easy to use. And this reality was one of the reason why I
started searching for a framework that could hide GAE API. I have to
recognize this impression could be caused because of my previous work with
SQL related API -note that GAE is build upon a NoSQL database.

I have used Google App Engine for three months.

I have not had any stability issues.

I have not had any scalability issues.

I did not need to use support.

I didn’t have a previous solution. This was my first option, due to it being the only one with a real free tier.

The setup was really straightforward thanks to the framework. It does not seem to be difficult.

It has really competitive pricing when talking about low usage tiers, but prices rise quicker than other options.

I checked documentation about other solutions:

• PaaS (Heroku)
• IaaS (Amazon, Azure, and Google Cloud)