Amazon EC2 vs FireHost vs Google Cloud Platform

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Amazon EC2

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FireHost

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Google Cloud Platform

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Pros of Amazon EC2
Pros of FireHost
Pros of Google Cloud Platform
  • 647
    Quick and reliable cloud servers
  • 515
    Scalability
  • 393
    Easy management
  • 277
    Low cost
  • 271
    Auto-scaling
  • 89
    Market leader
  • 80
    Backed by amazon
  • 79
    Reliable
  • 67
    Free tier
  • 58
    Easy management, scalability
  • 13
    Flexible
  • 10
    Easy to Start
  • 9
    Elastic
  • 9
    Web-scale
  • 9
    Widely used
  • 7
    Node.js API
  • 5
    Industry Standard
  • 4
    Lots of configuration options
  • 2
    GPU instances
  • 1
    Simpler to understand and learn
  • 1
    Extremely simple to use
  • 1
    Amazing for individuals
  • 1
    All the Open Source CLI tools you could want.
  • 0
    <a href="https://hostandprotect.com/">secure</a>
  • 5
    Good app Marketplace for Beginner and Advanced User
  • 4
    1 year free trial credit USD300
  • 3
    Premium tier IP address
  • 3
    Live chat support
  • 3
    Cheap

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Cons of Amazon EC2
Cons of FireHost
Cons of Google Cloud Platform
  • 13
    Ui could use a lot of work
  • 6
    High learning curve when compared to PaaS
  • 3
    Extremely poor CPU performance
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      What is Amazon EC2?

      It is a web service that provides resizable compute capacity in the cloud. It is designed to make web-scale computing easier for developers.

      What is FireHost?

      FireHost offers the most comprehensive fully managed cloud infrastructure-as-a-service available today, built specifically for the needs of companies governed by PCI and HIPAA compliance regulations. Some of the largest healthcare, payments and SaaS companies in the world subscribe to FireHost’s secure cloud to ensure their data is safe and always available.

      What is Google Cloud Platform?

      It helps you build what's next with secure infrastructure, developer tools, APIs, data analytics and machine learning. It is a suite of cloud computing services that runs on the same infrastructure that Google uses internally for its end-user products, such as Google Search and YouTube.

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        What are some alternatives to Amazon EC2, FireHost, and Google Cloud Platform?
        Amazon LightSail
        Everything you need to jumpstart your project on AWS—compute, storage, and networking—for a low, predictable price. Launch a virtual private server with just a few clicks.
        Amazon S3
        Amazon Simple Storage Service provides a fully redundant data storage infrastructure for storing and retrieving any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the web
        Amazon EC2 Container Service
        Amazon EC2 Container Service lets you launch and stop container-enabled applications with simple API calls, allows you to query the state of your cluster from a centralized service, and gives you access to many familiar Amazon EC2 features like security groups, EBS volumes and IAM roles.
        Beanstalk
        A single process to commit code, review with the team, and deploy the final result to your customers.
        Amazon Web Services (AWS)
        It is a comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally.
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