Google Compute Engine
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Ranked in Cloud Migration Tools ·Free plan
About
Google Compute Engine is ranked #5 of 24 in cloud migration tools on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, Web, Windows. There is a free plan. A free trial is offered.
Compared on cloud migration tools
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Facts
- Product
- Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service product offering self-managed virtual machines hosted on Google infrastructure.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Machine configurations
- Customers can use predefined machine types or create custom machine types from 1 to 96 vCPUs with up to 8.0 GB of memory per core.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Compute Engine offers block storage options including Persistent Disk and Local SSD.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The product page states single-instance availability SLAs of 99.95% for memory-optimized VMs and 99.9% for other VM families.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Resilience
- Live migration moves a VM to another host in the same zone when its current VM host goes down.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Scaling
- Managed instance groups can automatically add VMs to handle peak load and replace underperforming instances.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Compute Engine offers Confidential VMs to encrypt data in use and Shielded VMs to defend against rootkits and bootkits.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Compute Engine supports Linux and Windows VMs, and lists Debian, CentOS Stream, Fedora CoreOS, SUSE, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, FreeBSD, and Windows Server images.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations and control
- Compute Engine integrates with Cloud Storage, App Engine, and BigQuery, and resources can be configured and controlled through a REST-based API.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Containers
- The product page says Docker containers can be run, managed, and orchestrated on Compute Engine VMs with Google Kubernetes Engine.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Free trial limits
- During a Free Trial, users cannot add GPUs to VMs, use Google Cloud Marketplace, request quota increases, or create VMs based on Windows Server images.docs.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Every Google Cloud customer, including Free Trial users, receives Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Google Cloud lists certifications and attestations including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 1/2/3, and PCI DSS.cloud.google.com · 5 Oct 2026
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Where it ranks on Inferse
Sources
- cloud.google.com/products/compute· checked 5 Oct 2026
- cloud.google.com/products/compute· checked 5 Oct 2026
- docs.cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features· checked 5 Oct 2026
- cloud.google.com/support· checked 5 Oct 2026
- cloud.google.com/compliance· checked 5 Oct 2026
- cloud.google.com/products/compute/pricing· checked 5 Oct 2026