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Google Cloud ๐บ๐ธ
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. Read their case studies.
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What's good about 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
- Strong community and developer tooling
- 40+ data centers around the world
Google Cloud's Pricing
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 Redisยฎ* | $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 | $111.60 |
Cloud GPUs are available in the following configurations:
Name | GPUs | Total GPU Memory | vCPUs | RAM | Price per hour |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
g2-standard-4 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 4 | 16GB | $0.71 |
g2-standard-8 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $0.85 |
g2-standard-12 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 12 | 48GB | $1.00 |
g2-standard-16 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 16 | 64GB | $1.15 |
g2-standard-32 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 32 | 128GB | $1.73 |
g2-standard-24 | 2x L4 | 48GB | 24 | 96GB | $2.00 |
a2-highgpu-1g | 1x A100 | 40GB | 12 | 85GB | $3.67 |
g2-standard-48 | 4x L4 | 96GB | 48 | 192GB | $4.00 |
a2-highgpu-2g | 2x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 170GB | $7.35 |
g2-standard-96 | 8x L4 | 192GB | 96 | 384GB | $8.00 |
a2-highgpu-4g | 4x A100 | 160GB | 48 | 340GB | $14.69 |
a2-highgpu-8g | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 680GB | $29.39 |
a2-megagpu-16g | 16x A100 | 640GB | 96 | 1360GB | $55.74 |
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.
What does Google Cloud do?
Here are some of the managed services that Google Cloud offers:
Where are Google Cloud's data centers located?
Based on our records, Google Cloud has at least 40 data center locations around the world:
Slug | Country | Location |
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australia-southeast1 | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Sydney |
australia-southeast2 | Australia ๐ฆ๐บ | Melbourne |
europe-west1 | Belgium ๐ง๐ช | St. Ghislain |
southamerica-east1 | Brazil ๐ง๐ท | Osasco, Sรฃo Paulo |
northamerica-northeast1 | Canada ๐จ๐ฆ | Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec |
northamerica-northeast2 | Canada ๐จ๐ฆ | Toronto, Ontario |
southamerica-west1 | Chile ๐จ๐ฑ | Santiago |
europe-north1 | Finland ๐ซ๐ฎ | Hamina |
europe-west9 | France ๐ซ๐ท | Paris |
europe-west10 | Germany ๐ฉ๐ช | Berlin |
europe-west3 | Germany ๐ฉ๐ช | Frankfurt |
asia-east2 | Hong Kong ๐ญ๐ฐ | Hong Kong |
asia-south1 | India ๐ฎ๐ณ | Mumbai |
asia-south2 | India ๐ฎ๐ณ | Delhi |
asia-southeast2 | Indonesia ๐ฎ๐ฉ | Jakarta |
me-west1 | Israel ๐ฎ๐ฑ | Tel Aviv |
europe-west12 | Italy ๐ฎ๐น | Turin |
europe-west8 | Italy ๐ฎ๐น | Milan |
asia-northeast1 | Japan ๐ฏ๐ต | Tokyo |
asia-northeast2 | Japan ๐ฏ๐ต | Osaka |
europe-west4 | ๐ณ๐ฑ Netherlands | Eemshaven |
europe-central2 | ๐ต๐ฑ Poland | Warsaw |
me-central1 | ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar | Doha |
me-central2 | ๐ธ๐ฆ Saudi Arabia | Dammam |
asia-southeast1 | ๐ธ๐ฌ Singapore | Jurong West |
africa-south1 | ๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa | Johannesburg |
asia-northeast3 | ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea | Seoul |
europe-southwest1 | ๐ช๐ธ Spain | Madrid |
europe-west6 | ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland | Zurich |
asia-east1 | ๐น๐ผ Taiwan | Changhua County |
europe-west2 | ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom | London |
us-central1 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
us-east1 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Moncks Corner, South Carolina |
us-east4 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Ashburn, Virginia |
us-east5 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Columbus, Ohio |
us-south1 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Dallas, Texas |
us-west1 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | The Dalles, Oregon |
us-west2 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Los Angeles, California |
us-west3 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Salt Lake City, Utah |
us-west4 | ๐บ๐ธ United States of America | Las Vegas, Nevada |
Google Cloud Alternatives
Here are some alternatives to Google Cloud:
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Amazon Web Services๐บ๐ธ
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.
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Scaleway๐ซ๐ท
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.
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Oracle Cloud๐บ๐ธ
Oracle Cloud offers a solid price-performance ratio and a wide range of managed services too.
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Microsoft Azure๐บ๐ธ
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.
Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on July 24, 2024.