Cleura
vs
Google Cloud
What's good about each
- All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Transparent pricing with per-second billing
- €50 free trial credit for new users
- Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries
- 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
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.44 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | 25% cheaper on Cleura |
| Medium VM | $89.86 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $179.72 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $11.59 /mo 100 GB | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | 2.8x more expensive on Cleura |
| Object storage | $31.52 /mo 1 TB | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | 21% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | |
| Load balancer | $39.92 /mo Octavia LBaaS | $29.44 /mo | 26% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Depends on service | |
| Egress | $33.33 /TB €0.02875 / GB | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | 3.6x more expensive on Google Cloud |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Cleura. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cleura | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
24 configs
|
-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
-- | $1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
L4
32 configs
|
-- | $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
48 configs
|
-- | $1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
P100
36 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
|
P4
36 configs
|
-- | $0.12 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Cleura | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 40 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
| Website | cleura.com | cloud.google.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Sept. 11, 2026.