How does the Windows Azure platform pricing compare to that offered by Google App Engine?
The Windows Azure platform pricing is comparable with that of Google AppEngine (GAE) on storage and data transfers. Our storage transaction fee is more favorable than GAE’s storage execution fee. GAE is also not favorable in the pricing as it’s not backed by a service level agreement. GAE does not offer any relational database service. SQL Azure offers a relational database service that has only one simple meter and is priced per Database per month for both Web and Business Edition.