Amazon EC2 vs Google Cloud
Features, pricing model, deployment and platforms side by side, in Public Cloud Platforms (IaaS / PaaS). Only published information is shown; a dash means the company hasn't listed it.
| Company | Amazon Web Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Summary | Resizable virtual servers with hundreds of instance types, including GPUs. | Cloud computing, data analytics and AI with BigQuery, GKE and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI). |
| Type | Cloud service | Cloud service |
| Category | Public Cloud Platforms (IaaS / PaaS) | Public Cloud Platforms (IaaS / PaaS) |
| Pricing | Usage-based (pay as you go) | Usage-based (pay as you go) |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud, Hybrid |
| Platforms | Web, Linux, Windows | Web, Linux, Windows |
| Best for | Small business, Mid-size, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-size, Enterprise |
| Company HQ | United States | United States |
| Founded | 2006 | 1998 |
| Information source | Official website | Official website |
| Hundreds of instance types | Yes | Not listed |
| Graviton Arm processors | Yes | Not listed |
| GPU instances | Yes | Not listed |
| Auto Scaling | Yes | Not listed |
| Spot instances | Yes | Not listed |
| Compute Engine | Not listed | Yes |
| Google Kubernetes Engine | Not listed | Yes |
| BigQuery | Not listed | Yes |
| Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI) | Not listed | Yes |
| Cloud Storage | Not listed | Yes |
| Screenshot | — | — |
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