Google Cloud
vs
Koyeb
What's good about each
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 35% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 56% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 62% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | 33% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | 83% cheaper on Koyeb |
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, while Koyeb offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Koyeb | Difference |
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$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 77% cheaper on Koyeb |
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$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Koyeb |
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$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 57% cheaper on Koyeb |
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$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
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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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-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
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-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Koyeb bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Google Cloud | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Enterprise plan only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | High | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 40 | 6 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | cloud.google.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 2, 2026.