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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Cloud Platform

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Cloud Platform is a suite of cloud computing services used to build apps or take advantage of cloud infrastructural services, achieve legacy infrastructure modernization, or manage enterprise data and analytic needs.

    $0

    (25+ apps are currently available at no cost)

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AMicrosoft Defender for Cloud is a Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Workload Protection Platform (CWPP) for Azure, on-premises, and multicloud (Amazon AWS and Google GCP) resources.N/A
    Pricing
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
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    Community Pulse
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Considered Both Products
    Google
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    Microsoft
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    98%
    Would buy again
    55 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    No answers on this topic
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    51 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    55 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    No answers on this topic
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    47 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    No answers on this topic
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    49 Answers
    Features
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
    Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    Feature
    Google Cloud Platform
    8.9
    1 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    -
    Ratings
    Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dynamic scaling10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Elastic load balancing9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-configured templates8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Monitoring tools9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-defined machine images9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Operating system support8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security controls9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automation9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    8.1
    (40 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google Cloud PlatformMicrosoft Defender for Cloud
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
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    Pros
    Google
    • Easy to set up
    • Affordable use of the tool
    • Easy to access billing
    • Reliable service
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Cons
    Google
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    Microsoft
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
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    Microsoft
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    Usability
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Microsoft
    Compliance mapping capabilities of the software and reporting.
    Ease in deployment and implementation.
    Seamless integration of the software with cloud and other third party applications.
    The software ensures quick incident response and avilability of ready to help customer services providers.
    User interface of the product is very friendly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Cloud Platform is release later than Amazon web service, I think that why Google Cloud Platform can learned and optimized the Dashboard and some features that make it easy to use and can be cheaper than amazon web service.
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Google
    • It allows us to focus our efforts on other, more important items at hand
    • It gives us an affordable option letting me know it's available to all users, not just the largest scale ones out there
    • The customer service is always helpful and reliable, along with the service itself which lets me focus on my work instead of worrying about the service.
    Incentivized
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    Microsoft
    No answers on this topic
    ScreenShots

    Google Cloud Platform Screenshots

    Screenshot of a view of Google Compute EngineScreenshot of the GCP consoleScreenshot of SLIsScreenshot of various homepages

    Microsoft Defender for Cloud Screenshots

    Screenshot of Remediation of critical issues in codeScreenshot of Cloud security benchmark mapped to industry FramworksScreenshot of Prioritization of critical risks with contextual threat analysisScreenshot of Workload protectionScreenshot of Unified DevOps VisibilityScreenshot of Visualizations to improve security posture proactively