Google Compute Engine is described as 'The Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) component elo of Google Cloud Platform which is built on the global infrastructure that runs Google's search engine, Gmail, YouTube and other services' and is a Cloud Computing service in the network & admin category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Google Compute Engine, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, SaaS and Self-Hosted apps. The best Google Compute Engine alternative is DigitalOcean. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try OpenStack or OpenShift. Other great sites and apps similar to Google Compute Engine are Heroku, Linode, Microsoft Azure and Hetzner.