Google Cloud
vs
Koyeb
What's good about each
- 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
- Per-second billing with scale-to-zero, on GPUs as well as CPU
- Wide GPU range, up to 8x H200
- Serverless PostgreSQL available
- Integrations with Terraform, Pulumi, and a CLI
- Based in the EU, may ease compliance requirements
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $10.71 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | 48% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $42.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | 2.1x more expensive on Google Cloud |
| Large VM | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $85.71 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | 2.1x more expensive on Google Cloud |
| Block storage | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $144.04 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | 35% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Redis | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.44 /mo | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Depends on service | 100 GB / mo on the free tier, 1 TB / mo on Pro and above | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions; Asia is $0.04 / GB | 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, 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 | 4.4x more expensive on Google Cloud |
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$16.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3x more expensive on Google Cloud |
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$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2x more expensive on Google Cloud |
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$10.62 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.5x more expensive on Google Cloud |
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$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.3x more expensive on Google Cloud |
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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.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2020 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 40 | 7 |
| Example customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Tesla, Equinix, Upstash, MongoDB, Kong, Aiven |
| Website | cloud.google.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Koyeb on Sept. 12, 2026.