Amazon EC2
7.6#1 in infrastructure as a service (iaas) softwareFree planFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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Google Compute Engine
6.3#3 in infrastructure as a service (iaas) softwareFree planFree planWebAPILinuxWindows
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| Fact | Amazon EC2 | Google Compute Engine |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | AWS states an EC2 availability SLA commitment of 99.99% for each Region. | The product page states single-instance availability SLAs of 99.95% for memory-optimized VMs and 99.9% for other VM families. |
| Compliance | AWS lists EC2 in its compliance program scope, which includes independent-auditor certifications and attestations; customers remain responsible for applicable compliance requirements. | Google Cloud lists certifications and attestations including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 1/2/3, and PCI DSS. |
Amazon EC2 plans
- AWS Free Tier credits for EC2Free
- Free TierFree
- Reserved Instances—
- Savings Plans—
- Spot Instances—
- On-Demand Instances—
Google Compute Engine plans
- Compute Engine Free TierFree
- Pay-as-you-go Compute Engine—
Pick Amazon EC2 if…
EC2 suits teams needing configurable cloud compute for the listed application, enterprise, or specialist workloads. Its instance choice, scaling options, and storage integrations may also fit deployments with changing capacity needs.
Pick Google Compute Engine if…
It suits teams that need configurable Linux or Windows virtual machines, block storage, and API-based resource control. The free tier may suit users whose needs fit its instance, region, storage, and data-transfer limits.