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What's good about...

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Google Cloud logo 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
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Price comparison

How do Civo's prices compare against Google Cloud?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Civo Civo
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Civo Civo
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Civo Civo
Free and unlimited
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Civo Civo
$0.69/hr
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$0.15/hr

Billing Options

Civo Civo
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (12mo)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Civo offers 5 GPU models, while Google Cloud offers 10.

Civo Civo
H100(30) A100(40) H200(10) L40S(20) B200(5)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) H200(4) RTX Pro 6000(16) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & 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 & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Civo and Google Cloud offer:

Service Civo Google Cloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Civo Civo
civo.com
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Headquarters
Civo Civo
United Kingdom
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America
Founded
Civo Civo
2015
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Data Center Locations
Civo Civo
5
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Example Customers
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

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Our data for Civo was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Google Cloud on June 23, 2026.

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