AWS vs GCP

AWS and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) both offer a wide range of cloud services. AWS has a vast array of services and a long track record, while GCP shines with its strong AI and machine learning tools.

In this page:

What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Amazon Web Services

Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
30+ datacenter locations around the world

Google Cloud

Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
Strong community and developer tooling
40+ data centers around the world

Price comparison

How do Amazon Web Services's prices compare against Google Cloud?

Example configuration	Amazon Web Services	Google Cloud
VM Small	$7.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro)	$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
VM Medium	$119.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge)	$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
VM Large	$248.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge)	$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Block Storage	$8.00 / mo 100 GB	$4.10 / mo 100 GB
Object Storage	$24.63 / mo 1 TB	$24.93 / mo 1 TB
Load Balancer	$22.57 / mo Network Load Balancer	$29.44 / mo
Managed PostgreSQL	$57.59 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium)	$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Managed Redis®*	$24.82 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small)	$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Serverless 25M Executions	$36.26 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration	$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration
Free egress allowance	100 GB / mo	Depends on service
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)	$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

AWS offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
g5g.xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	4	16GB	$0.42	Source
g4dn.xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	4	16GB	$0.53	Launch
g5g.2xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	8	16GB	$0.56	Source
g3s.xlarge	1x M60	8GB	4	30GB	$0.75	Source
g4dn.2xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	8	32GB	$0.75	Source
g5g.4xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	16	16GB	$0.83	Source
p2.xlarge	1x K80	12GB	4	61GB	$0.90	Source
g5.xlarge	1x A10G	24GB	4	16GB	$1.01	Source
g3.4xlarge	1x M60	8GB	16	122GB	$1.14	Source
g4dn.4xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	16	64GB	$1.20	Source
g5.2xlarge	1x A10G	24GB	8	32GB	$1.21	Source
g5g.8xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	32	16GB	$1.37	Source
g5.4xlarge	1x A10G	24GB	16	64GB	$1.63	Launch
g4dn.8xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	32	128GB	$2.18	Source
g3.8xlarge	2x M60	16GB	32	244GB	$2.28	Source
g5.8xlarge	1x A10G	24GB	32	128GB	$2.45	Source
g5g.16xlarge	2x T4G	32GB	64	32GB	$2.74	Source
p3.2xlarge	1x V100	16GB	8	61GB	$3.06	Launch
g4dn.12xlarge	4x T4G	64GB	48	192GB	$3.92	Launch
g5.12xlarge	4x A10G	96GB	48	192GB	$4.10	Source
g4dn.16xlarge	1x T4G	16GB	64	256GB	$4.35	Source
g3.16xlarge	4x M60	32GB	64	488GB	$4.56	Source
g5.12xlarge	4x A10G	384GB	48	192GB	$5.68	Launch
p2.8xlarge	8x K80	96GB	32	488GB	$7.20	Source
g4dn.metal	8x T4G	128GB	96	384GB	$7.83	Launch
g5.24xlarge	4x A10G	96GB	96	384GB	$8.14	Source
p3.8xlarge	4x V100	64GB	32	244GB	$12.24	Launch
p2.16xlarge	16x K80	192GB	64	732GB	$14.40	Source
g5.48xlarge	8x A10G	192GB	192	768GB	$16.29	Launch
p3.16xlarge	8x V100	128GB	64	488GB	$24.48	Launch
p4d.24xlarge	8x A100	320GB	96	1152GB	$32.77	Launch
p5.48xlarge	8x H100	640GB	192	2048GB	$98.32	Source

GCP offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
g2-standard-4	1x L4	24GB	4	16GB	$0.71	Source
g2-standard-8	1x L4	24GB	8	32GB	$0.85	Source
g2-standard-12	1x L4	24GB	12	48GB	$1.00	Source
g2-standard-16	1x L4	24GB	16	64GB	$1.15	Source
g2-standard-32	1x L4	24GB	32	128GB	$1.73	Source
g2-standard-24	2x L4	48GB	24	96GB	$2.00	Source
a2-highgpu-1g	1x A100	40GB	12	85GB	$3.67	Source
g2-standard-48	4x L4	96GB	48	192GB	$4.00	Source
a2-highgpu-2g	2x A100	80GB	24	170GB	$7.35	Source
g2-standard-96	8x L4	192GB	96	384GB	$8.00	Source
a2-highgpu-4g	4x A100	160GB	48	340GB	$14.69	Source
a2-highgpu-8g	8x A100	320GB	96	680GB	$29.39	Source
a2-megagpu-16g	16x A100	640GB	96	1360GB	$55.74	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud offer:

Service	Amazon Web Services	Google Cloud
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Amazon Web Services	Google Cloud
Website	aws.amazon.com	cloud.google.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2006	2008
Data Center Locations	31	40
Example Customers	Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

	Amazon Web Services
Website	aws.amazon.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2006
Data Center Locations	31
Example Customers	Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro

	Google Cloud
Website	cloud.google.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2008
Data Center Locations	40
Example Customers	PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank