VMware Engine
VMware Engine lets you lift and shift existing VMware workloads directly into Google Cloud. It handles the heavy lifting of running virtual machines natively, preserving your current operational setup while tapping into Google’s infrastructure for better scale and agility. You keep your familiar VMware tools and processes but gain access to cloud resources without rewriting your applications.
This setup suits enterprises with established on-prem VMware estates needing a cloud landing zone. The main catch is the lack of a free tier; you pay strictly on a pay-as-you-go basis from day one. There is no sandbox to test performance or costs before committing, so budgeting requires careful upfront planning rather than trial-based exploration.
- Free tier No
- Pricing Pay as you go
- Regions 10 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
Decision score
Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.
Trust & reach via Google Cloud Platform
- C5
- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.95%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
10 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Alternatives on other providers
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- AWS VMware Cloud on AWS no price Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure VMware Solution no price Compare