Google App Engine vs Google Cloud Run
Google App Engine
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Google Cloud Run
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| Figure | Google App Engine | Google Cloud Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 1 |
| Spec score · Platform As A Service Paas Software | 7.5 (#11) | 7.3 (#12) |
| Spec score · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software | 7.6 (#17) | 7.4 (#18) |
| Spec score · PaaS tools | 7.5 (#22) | 7.3 (#23) |
| Purpose | App Engine is a managed platform for building and hosting server-side rendered websites and web applications. | Cloud Run is a fully managed application platform for running code, functions, or containers on Google's infrastructure. |
| Security | The product page says App Engine firewall rules can control access and managed SSL/TLS certificates are provided by default for custom domains at no additional cost. | Cloud Run runs on Google's Borg infrastructure, and its service endpoints use TLS termination and encrypted channels to the appropriate region. |
| Support | Every Google Cloud customer, including free-trial customers, receives Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist. | All Google Cloud customers, including free-trial customers, get Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist. |
Plans
Google App Engine
- Standard environment free tierFree
- Flexible environmentPrice not published
- Standard environment paid usagePrice not published
In their own words
Google App Engine
Google App Engine has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Google Cloud Run
Google Cloud Run has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.