AWS vs GCP

This cluster focuses on comparisons between AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), debating strengths in UI, customer support, documentation, features, API stability, and overall user preference.

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Sample Comments

VirusNewbie Jan 4, 2023 View on HN

AWS and GCP are both much better.

segmondy Sep 5, 2017 View on HN

Gee, I've been seriously exploring GCP and picked it over AWS. This is terrifying.

zepolen Oct 26, 2023 View on HN

GCP support is a joke compared to AWS.

obviouslynotme Sep 29, 2022 View on HN

People only put up with GCP because AWS is owned by Amazon, a notoriously ruthless company. AWS is better from the perspectives of API stability, customer support, and third party support, aka the primary things cloud customers care about. Now that Microsoft has Azure, they are going to crush GCP into the ground and there is nothing Google can do to stop it even though Google invented most modern cloud technology.

danellis Aug 5, 2016 View on HN

I've tried both AWS and GCP (as well as several smaller VPS providers), and I definitely preferred working with GCP. AWS has plenty of features, but it all gets bewildering at times, whereas GCP seems to have a much more nicely presented UI.But I have $15,000 in AWS credits from Stripe's Atlas program, and that was enough to make me reluctantly migrate from GCP to AWS. It means I can do things the "right way" instead of the "cheap way".It's unfortunate Go

sauldcosta Oct 13, 2018 View on HN

Appreciate the thoughtful reply and summary of experiences with GCP vs AWS.

therealmarv Nov 28, 2017 View on HN

so it seems in general you like GCP more than AWS? What is your opinion?

castlecrasher2 Jun 28, 2018 View on HN

Have you seen GCP's docs? They're far worse than AWS'.

skj Nov 12, 2014 View on HN

oh neat, AWS following GCP instead of the other way around.

threshold Feb 2, 2022 View on HN

I won’t touch GCP, even after they gave us 2k credits. Their customer service reps have “well that’s just too bad” on the tip of their tongue. AWS is #1 for good reason