Google Cloud 🇺🇸
Cloud computing platform by Google
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google. It includes a range of hosted services for compute, storage, and application development that runs on Google's own data centers.
It stands out with its blend of infrastructure and platform as a service capabilities with a focus on big data and machine learning products.
Example customers include PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank. More here.
What's good about GCP
- 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
GCP pricing examples
GCP's pricing structure highly depends on the service and your usage. They automatically apply continuous usage discounts.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated cost:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) |
| VM Medium | $90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) |
| VM Large | $179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) |
| Block Storage | $4.10 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $24.93 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $29.44 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | Depends on service |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network) |
GPUs are available 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. You can find Google Cloud's latest pricing here.
Which services does GCP offer
Here are some of the services that Google Cloud offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Google Cloud has at least 40 data center locations:
| Slug | Country | Location |
|---|---|---|
| australia-southeast1 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Sydney |
| australia-southeast2 | Australia 🇦🇺 | Melbourne |
| europe-west1 | Belgium 🇧🇪 | St. Ghislain |
| southamerica-east1 | Brazil 🇧🇷 | Osasco, São Paulo |
| northamerica-northeast1 | Canada 🇨🇦 | Montréal, Québec |
| northamerica-northeast2 | Canada 🇨🇦 | Toronto, Ontario |
| southamerica-west1 | Chile 🇨🇱 | Santiago |
| europe-north1 | Finland 🇫🇮 | Hamina |
| europe-west9 | France 🇫🇷 | Paris |
| europe-west10 | Germany 🇩🇪 | Berlin |
| europe-west3 | Germany 🇩🇪 | Frankfurt |
| asia-east2 | Hong Kong 🇭🇰 | Hong Kong |
| asia-south1 | India 🇮🇳 | Mumbai |
| asia-south2 | India 🇮🇳 | Delhi |
| asia-southeast2 | Indonesia 🇮🇩 | Jakarta |
| me-west1 | Israel 🇮🇱 | Tel Aviv |
| europe-west12 | Italy 🇮🇹 | Turin |
| europe-west8 | Italy 🇮🇹 | Milan |
| asia-northeast1 | Japan 🇯🇵 | Tokyo |
| asia-northeast2 | Japan 🇯🇵 | Osaka |
| europe-west4 | Netherlands 🇳🇱 | Eemshaven |
| europe-central2 | Poland 🇵🇱 | Warsaw |
| me-central1 | Qatar 🇶🇦 | Doha |
| me-central2 | Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 | Dammam |
| asia-southeast1 | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Jurong West |
| africa-south1 | South Africa 🇿🇦 | Johannesburg |
| asia-northeast3 | South Korea 🇰🇷 | Seoul |
| europe-southwest1 | Spain 🇪🇸 | Madrid |
| europe-west6 | Switzerland 🇨🇭 | Zurich |
| asia-east1 | Taiwan 🇹🇼 | Changhua County |
| europe-west2 | UK 🇬🇧 | London |
| us-central1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| us-east1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Moncks Corner, South Carolina |
| us-east4 | USA 🇺🇸 | Ashburn, Virginia |
| us-east5 | USA 🇺🇸 | Columbus, Ohio |
| us-south1 | USA 🇺🇸 | Dallas, Texas |
| us-west1 | USA 🇺🇸 | The Dalles, Oregon |
| us-west2 | USA 🇺🇸 | Los Angeles, California |
| us-west3 | USA 🇺🇸 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| us-west4 | USA 🇺🇸 | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Alternatives to GCP
Here are some alternatives to Google Cloud:
Amazon Web Services🇺🇸
AWS is a good alternative to Google Cloud if you're looking for a cloud provider with an extensive range of managed services with broad customer base across large enterprises and the public sector.
Scaleway🇫🇷
Scaleway is a solid alternative to Google Cloud if you're looking for a provider based in the EU with a wide range of managed services too.
Oracle Cloud🇺🇸
Oracle Cloud offers a solid price-performance ratio and a wide range of managed services too.
Microsoft Azure🇺🇸
Azure is good alternative to Google Cloud if you're looking for a cloud provider that offers a wide range of managed services, an extensive list of data center locations around the world, and first-class integration with the rest of the Microsoft ecosystem of products.
Hetzner🇩🇪
Consider Hetzner if you're mostly looking for affordable cloud servers, and don't need the managed services that GCP offers.
DigitalOcean🇺🇸
Consider DigitalOcean if you're looking for a range of managed services at affordable prices.
Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024.