title: Google Cloud Bigtable vs Google Cloud Datastore
body: <p>What is the difference between <a href="http://googlecloudplatform.blogspot.ro/2015/05/introducing-Google-Cloud-Bigtable.html" rel="noreferrer">Google Cloud Bigtable</a> and Google Cloud Datastore / App Engine datastore, and what are the main practical advantages/disadvantages? AFAIK Cloud Datastore is build on top of Bigtable.</p>