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Amazon Bedrock vs Google Compute Engine comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.1
Amazon Bedrock offers cost-efficiency and accessibility, enabling affordable experimentation with large models while optimizing resources with pay-per-use.
Sentiment score
5.6
Some businesses achieved over 90% cost savings by switching to cloud and cheaper analytic tools despite budget challenges.
Amazon Bedrock enabled the use of huge models and the democratization of their use at comparatively low cost, if we host these models in the company.
Data Scientist Team Lead at Venarisecurity
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.7
Amazon Bedrock support is highly rated for quick, effective help, especially in AI integration and ecosystem queries.
Sentiment score
6.4
Google Compute Engine's customer service is positively rated for responsiveness, with various support tiers and effective online support channels.
We are experiencing the fastest time ever to get things done with AI integrating into our work, regardless of where we are.
Diretor at Hat Thinking
So, you always have to bridge the gap by presenting scenarios, getting recommendations, and testing or validating those assumptions.
Advisory Board Member at AllmaGen, Inc.
My experience with the technical support has been very good because they resolved my billing issue within a day.
Cloud Architect at Acmegrade
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.6
Amazon Bedrock excels in scalability and integration but faces challenges and costs at hyperscale, with potential for improvement.
Sentiment score
7.8
Google Compute Engine offers scalable resources and supports diverse workloads, with managed instances aiding easy scaling for businesses.
It is scalable on a truly global basis.
Advisory Board Member at AllmaGen, Inc.
Amazon Bedrock is quite highly scalable, but there are some limitations they impose on the accounts, which could be an area for improvement.
Solutions Architect & PMO at AS TV Play Baltics/TV3 Group
It scales well with AWS Lambda, AWS Transcribe, and Polly.
Senior Software Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Amazon Bedrock excels in stability and reliability, effectively handling scalability and security with consistently positive user experiences.
Sentiment score
8.2
Google Compute Engine is highly stable, achieving 99.99% uptime and favorable comparisons to other servers with minimal downtime.
The stability of Amazon Bedrock is good as I have not faced any issues.
Cloud Architect at Acmegrade
The stability of Google Compute Engine is on par with other servers, akin to using instances from AWS, as no one needs any downtime.
Cloud Engineer at Global Payments Inc.
 

Room For Improvement

Amazon Bedrock needs improved documentation, pricing, generative AI, security, interface, integration, availability, and transparent pricing for competitiveness.
Google Compute Engine needs better user experience, automation, security, multi-region support, and simplified licensing for non-technical users.
In AgenTek AI business, the only foundation models we can rely on for scaling now are the Cloud 3.5 models like Haiku and SONNET, designed for low latency and complex AI business use cases.
Advisory Board Member at AllmaGen, Inc.
For companies in general, the main pain point or main issue related to Amazon Bedrock is security because they are not confident that all information is hidden by this kind of architecture.
Diretor at Hat Thinking
If AWS provided methods, like five or six prompts that yield specific results, it would ease development.
Senior Software Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
I have noticed a positive impact since the deployment of Google Compute Engine; it is simpler.
Cloud Engineer at Global Payments Inc.
 

Setup Cost

Amazon Bedrock offers flexible, competitive pricing but may incur high costs for extensive data use or enterprise features.
Google Compute Engine is cost-effective with pay-as-you-go pricing, but affordability varies by region and usage patterns.
Our cost is incredibly low, operating for a few hundred dollars a month in production.
Advisory Board Member at AllmaGen, Inc.
One customer paid around $100 to $200 per month, which was significant given their overall infrastructure costs.
Assistant Manager - Sales at Velocis Systems
The pricing and licensing of Amazon Bedrock are quite flexible.
Solutions Architect & PMO at AS TV Play Baltics/TV3 Group
While doing my personal projects, I prefer AWS over GCP and usually suggest the same to others because I have tried everything in AWS.
Cloud Engineer at Global Payments Inc.
 

Valuable Features

Amazon Bedrock provides secure, customizable AI with easy integration, scalable models, and cost-efficient usage for rapid development and trust.
Google Compute Engine offers flexible, cost-effective virtual machines with rich features, high availability, and seamless integration with Google Cloud services.
It has improved operational costs and efficiency significantly, saving money and enhancing the quality of operations.
Solutions Architect & PMO at AS TV Play Baltics/TV3 Group
The valuable features that have helped in leveraging generative AI for operational efficiency improvements include customization capabilities, various types of models suitable for specific use cases, and the integration of knowledge bases.
Cloud Architect at Acmegrade
The ability to make changes in the foundational model is valuable since different customers have specific needs, allowing customization.
Assistant Manager - Sales at Velocis Systems
In GCP, there's a custom configuration feature unlike AWS and Azure.
Senior Cloud Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
What I like the most about Google Compute Engine is SSH access and the different price categories.
Cloud Engineer at Global Payments Inc.
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon Bedrock
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
7th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
AI Infrastructure (1st)
Google Compute Engine
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
17
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Amazon Bedrock is 1.9%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Compute Engine is 1.3%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon Bedrock1.9%
Google Compute Engine1.3%
Other96.8%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

RodrigoBassani - PeerSpot reviewer
Diretor at Hat Thinking
Advanced integration and flexible architecture drive efficient business solutions
I have to gain more maturity to provide some improvements to Amazon Bedrock. I have a lot to do with the environment they already provided. For example, they are able to connect to any LLM solution such as Llama, Meta, Gemini, or ChatGPT. It is open; you just choose your favorite LLM solution, and you can integrate it into Amazon Bedrock. We have a lot of possibilities to do this integration at this moment; we just need to work on it, create more maturity, and then we can provide some enhancements that we can see on the solution as a whole. For companies in general, the main pain point or main issue related to Amazon Bedrock is security because they are not confident that all information is hidden by this kind of architecture. They wonder if they are providing some company information that can run away, and I think that is the challenge we have now. We need to find ways to work on it and make our clients' data secure. They are looking for that to guarantee that this is a great solution for companies that is also secure.
AK
Cloud Engineer at Global Payments Inc.
SSH access has simplified my backend deployments but setup and architecture still need improvement
Currently, I have not found much value in the features or capabilities of Google Compute Engine because I only use SSH access, as I have not used many of their services. It is already set up by a different team, and I have been using them as it is a normal case, similar to a normal Linux server. I have noticed a positive impact since the deployment of Google Compute Engine; it is simpler. However, for those who are not very much familiar with Google Cloud, it can, at times, be difficult. Also, the freebies are not much from Google's side, referring to the credits, so that users can become more familiar since there is a limited amount or it is case-dependent. Without trying Google Compute Engine totally, I cannot tell you much about it. From my personal perspective, I suggest that while setting up Google Compute Engine, the process is hard compared to AWS. The complexity increases, especially if we want to access the things over the API; we need to explicitly set up things and can only access the CLI environment of GCP, which is sometimes a hectic task.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
25%
Construction Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Performing Arts
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon Bedrock?
The price of invoking the model is considerably better compared to hosting the model with our local resources. This is an advantage for Amazon Bedrock.
What needs improvement with Amazon Bedrock?
Currently, I do not have any negative points in mind about Amazon Bedrock because I think Amazon Bedrock and other services are good. We have to use OpenSearch as well. We have not implemented RAG ...
What is your primary use case for Amazon Bedrock?
I am currently working on Amazon Bedrock Agent Core. We have created a data pipeline where we are using Amazon Bedrock Agent Core primarily for transformation. We use the agent for custom rules, tr...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Compute Engine?
Regarding the pricing and licensing of Google Compute Engine, when I refer to licensing, it implies the price or a credit-based system. While doing my personal projects, I prefer AWS over GCP and u...
What needs improvement with Google Compute Engine?
Currently, I have not found much value in the features or capabilities of Google Compute Engine because I only use SSH access, as I have not used many of their services. It is already set up by a d...
What is your primary use case for Google Compute Engine?
My usual use cases for Google Compute Engine involve deploying the backends and APIs only.
 

Also Known As

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GCE
 

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Sample Customers

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Allthecooks, BetterCloud, Bluecore, Cosentry, Evite, Ezakus, HTC, Infectious Media, iStreamPlanet, Mendelics, SageMathCloud, Sedex, Treeptik, Wibigoo, Wix, zulily, Zync
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