If you like the App Engine model, but want a &quot;full computer worth of horsepower&quot;, you might want to consider our &quot;Managed VM&quot; environment built on top of Compute Engine: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cloud.google.com&#x2F;appengine&#x2F;docs&#x2F;managed-vms&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cloud.google.com&#x2F;appengine&#x2F;docs&#x2F;managed-vms&#x2F;</a><p>Disclaimer: I work on Compute Engine.