The cloud server infrastructure you need a few clicks away
April 09, 2025

The cloud server infrastructure you need a few clicks away

ISIDRO MORAN | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Google Compute Engine

Our entire server infrastructure runs on Google Compute Engine. This includes web, authentication and CI/CD servers (Jenkins). We can easily scale by deploying virtual instances as needed with just a few clicks. Tasks such as backup and monitoring are handled automatically, allowing our team to stay lean and focus on our main subject matter.

Pros

  • Instance deployment
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Alerts and monitoring

Cons

  • OS upgrades
  • Resource allocation
  • Disk management
  • Zero infrastructure headcount
  • Low to none support associated costs
  • Accurate cost forecast
If well configured, which is up to the user, Compute instances behave as expected in terms of performance. Observability tools available help to quickly allocate more resource if required. On scenarios where an instance is deployed from a template available in the marketplace, performance has been similarly good.
No errors or unplanned outages from Google as such. Service disruption tend to occur as a result of issues related to server configuration or software packages installed on the server. GCP provides a robust monitoring and alerting system which, if well configured, should provide the user with enough observability to solve this issues proactively.

Do you think Google Compute Engine delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Compute Engine's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Compute Engine live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Google Compute Engine go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Compute Engine again?

Yes

It's ideal for startups looking to launch a SaaS product to the market relatively fast. Even better if growth estimation are steady to forecast costs accurately. It can become expensive for scenarios where growth can't be well estimated.

Google Compute Engine Feature Ratings

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
8.2
Dynamic scaling
4
Elastic load balancing
8
Pre-configured templates
10
Pre-defined machine images
10
Operating system support
8
Security controls
9

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