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    Amazon Lightsail

    Score5.3 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Lightsail is a virtual private server (VPS) designed to present an easy-to-use cloud platform that offers everything needed to build an application or website, plus a cost-effective, monthly plan.

    $3.50

    per month

    Google Cloud Storage

    Score8.4 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Storage is unified object storage for developers and enterprises.N/A
    Pricing
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Editions & Modules
    512 MB Linux
    $3.50
    per month
    1 GB Linux
    $5.00
    per month
    2 GB Linux
    $10.00
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
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    Amazon AWS
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    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    67%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    16 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    80%
    Delivers good value for the price
    4 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    83%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    80%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    4 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Features
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Amazon Lightsail and Google Cloud Storage
    Feature
    Amazon Lightsail
    9.1
    5 Ratings
    12% above category average
    Google Cloud Storage
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling9.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.34 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools8.85 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support9.65 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls8.95 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation9.64 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Small Businesses
    DigitalOcean Droplets
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Azure Blob Storage
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Azure Data Lake Storage
    Score9.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    SAP on IBM Cloud
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Azure Blob Storage
    Score9.8 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.8
    (5 ratings)
    10.0
    (35 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (9 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    7.8
    (13 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon LightsailGoogle Cloud Storage
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    We utilized Amazon Lightsail to get a web application proof of concept up and running. It's easy to set up, requires minimal configuration, and lets us to concentrate on the coding. It's designed to help you get started fast and easily, but it's not designed for corporate applications or workloads.
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    Google
    [Google Cloud Storage is] great for storing and playing large video files, and even sharing them securely with others, whether or not they are part of your organization. No need to download video files before watching, and can also be used to store any other kinds of files.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Its provide pre configured Apps and operating system
    • Very easy to use interface and the cost is also very low
    • Integration with other AWS services like route53, S3 etc
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    Google
    • Really great, easy to use interface helps us manage files easily. Storage is fast and inexpensive, so we don't have to spin up storage instances locally
    • Great set of command-line tools to manage data and storage options via scripts and apps, as well as an SDK means we can build GCS into our orchestration and operations tools
    • Robust integration with other Google cloud tools means that we don't have to think too hard about using GCS for a variety of storage tasks as we interact with other Google services.
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • slow
    • complex integration to AWS Cloudwatch - complex setup required
    • No IPv6, a big downside
    • less value compared with Linode or Digital Ocean
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    Google
    • Currently can't delete folders which means there are cluttered folders on my cloud.
    • Easier upload options would be nice. The ability to upload and store other file types with an easier interface.
    • Managing files and storage could be improved a little for easier access and editing.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    after all of the investment made in the tool and considering how many teams use it I think we would not be likely to move away from this tool. A lot of our information including historical is already here and we are happy with the capabilities of the tool currently
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    My overall experience with Amazon Lightsail is very good, and the online community of Lightsail users is very large and its helps to resolve any kind of issue i faced on my server. I also like the integration of other AWS services with Amazon Lightsail like we can export our Lightsail instance into ec2 server using snapshots.
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    Google
    Very easy to use. I love having my data backed up. I love that Google Cloud Storage provides me with the peace of mind that I no longer need to worry about my data being lost. I can now sleep better at night. Google Cloud Storage is very easy to use. Overall, you save time and have less stress by using Google Cloud Storage.
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    Performance
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    For performance i give Google Cloud Storage 10 of 10 on performance because even though there are other softwares that do exactly the same thing as Google Drive, it still works exceptionally well. It is very fast, and and far as integration, the only software I have used with it that integrated was Google Docs, and of course it integrates perfectly.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    We have never used official support from Google for our Google Cloud Storage, but there is plenty of documentation in place already. With a small amount of work, anybody should be able to get started. Once needs get more complicated, there is still documentation from Google, but also plenty of community support for common use cases around the internet.
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    Implementation Rating
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    overall I was not directly involved but hears the teams were satisfied with the implementation. the teams that used the tool did not encounter major issues, it was as expected with minor issues and bugs that were resolved later. The more significant learning curve was actually starting to use the tool
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Lightsail is a great platform. Before we started using it, we were using AWS EC2 instances as our primary servers after being dissatisfied with other providers. After Amazon Lightsail's introduction, we were able to reduce our operating costs, improve our quality assurance tasks, and provide much more efficient and better apps with our microservices architecture.
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    Google
    We prefer Google Cloud Storage over Amazon Web Services because of the tools and code integration offered by Google Cloud Storage. We found the Google Cloud Storage toolset to be highly usable and give us the fine-grained control we need for managing digital assets. Ultimately, we chose Google Cloud Storage because we found the API and suitability for code integration with our Java codebase to be impeccable and because we had excellent direct support from the Google Cloud Storage team
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • Hosting a production application on Lightsail will guarantee you a loss
    • Saved lots of time for our prototyping
    • Other VPS providers are better
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    Google
    • It has assisted greatly with our ability to share documents/information cross functionally. Especially within our advertising team, we store a large amount of information to assist new hires and refresh current employees.
    • Something that could improve is employees' understanding of how to best utilize Google Cloud Storage. This could improve by implementing a potential training video or tutorial.
    • Overall, Google Storage has been great. I have not used a similar storage product that had the same enterprise level capabilities.
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