What's good about...

Amazon Web Services logo AWS

  • 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

Oracle Cloud logo Oracle Cloud

  • Great price-performance ratio
  • Wide range of server configurations and managed services
  • Comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
  • 10 TB of free egress per month

Price comparison

How do AWS's prices compare against Oracle Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$7.49 / mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$10.42 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$119.80 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$27.53 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Amazon Web Services AWS
$248.20 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$92.26 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$8.00 / mo 100 GB
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$4.25 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.63 / mo 1 TB
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$25.57 / mo

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$22.57 / mo Network Load Balancer
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$7.86 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$57.59 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$70.56 / mo 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.Flex.E4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$24.82 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$27.94 / mo 2 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Amazon Web Services AWS
$36.26 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
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Free egress allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
100 GB / mo
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
10 TB / mo

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Amazon Web Services AWS
$90.00 $0.09 / GB (North America)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$8.50 $0.0085 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Amazon Web Services AWS
$0.19/hr
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
$1.27/hr

Billing Options

Amazon Web Services AWS
On-DemandReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
On-Demand

Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
www.oracle.com
Headquarters
Amazon Web Services AWS
United States of America
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
United States of America
Founded
Amazon Web Services AWS
2006
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
2016
Data Center Locations
Amazon Web Services AWS
31
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
39
Example Customers
Amazon Web Services AWS
Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro
Oracle Cloud Oracle Cloud
Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia

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Our data for AWS was last updated on June 5, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on June 5, 2026.