Google Compute Engine Alternatives (January 2026)

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Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/tpu/

Google Cloud's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are custom-built to help speed up machine learning workloads. Contact Google Cloud today to learn more.

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Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/kubernetes-engine/

GKE is the industry's first fully managed Kubernetes service with full Kubernetes API, 4-way autoscaling, release channels, and multi-cluster support.

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Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/vpc/

Google Cloud VPC is global, scalable, and flexible. It provides networking for Compute Engine VM, GKE containers, and the App Engine environment.

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Amazon EC2 - Cloud Compute Capacity - AWS
https://aws.amazo
.com/ec2/

Amazon EC2 provides secure, resizable compute in the cloud, offering the broadest choice of processor, storage, networking, OS, and purchase model.

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Cloud Run | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/run/

Build and deploy scalable containerized apps written in any language (like Go, Python, Java, Node.js, .NET, and Ruby) on a fully managed platform.

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App Engine Application Platform | Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/appengine/

Google App Engine lets app developers build scalable web and mobile back ends in any programming language on a fully managed serverless platform.

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Cloud Shell  |  Google Cloud
https://cloud.googl
.com/shell/

Cloud Shell is a free online environment, with command-line access for managing your infrastructure and an online code editor for cloud development.