FlexStack
vs
Google Cloud
What's good about each
- One-click deploy to AWS without complicated infrastructure or templates
- Easy-to-use dashboard and excellent documentation
- No vendor lock-in - uses your own AWS account and can "eject" anytime
- Generous free tier with affordable monthly plans
- 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 | FlexStack | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | $29.44 /mo | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | Depends on service | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) |
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 FlexStack. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | FlexStack | Google Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr Spot | Google Cloud only |
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-- | $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 | FlexStack | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 40 |
| Example customers | -- | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
| Website | flexstack.com | cloud.google.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for FlexStack was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Sept. 11, 2026.