The Basics
Google Cloud
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Microsoft Azure
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|---|---|---|
| Website | cloud.google.com | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 40 | 66 |
| Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
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Google Cloud
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|
|---|---|
| Website | cloud.google.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 40 |
| Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
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Microsoft Azure
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|
|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA |
Cost Comparison
How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Microsoft Azure?
| Example configuration |
Google Cloud
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Microsoft Azure
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|---|---|---|
| VM Small | $20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $7.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (B1s) |
| VM Medium | $90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $137.52 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (A4v2) |
| VM Large | $179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $288.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (A8v2) |
| Block Storage | $4.10 / mo 100 GB | $9.60 / mo 128 GiB |
| Object Storage | $24.93 / mo 1 TB | $21.50 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $29.44 / mo | $23.25 / mo Standard |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $131.89 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (Gen 5) |
| Managed Redis®* | $35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | $39.60 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic C1) |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | $29.80 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | Depends on service | 100 GB / mo |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $111.60 | $78.30 |
Note: These 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.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some of the managed services that Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure offer:
| Service |
Google Cloud
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Microsoft Azure
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|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| Content Delivery Network (CDN) | ||
| Container Registry | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Load Balancer | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | ||
| Managed MySQL | ||
| Managed PostgreSQL | ||
| Managed Redis®* | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| Static Sites | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Feb. 10, 2024, and for Microsoft Azure on Feb. 10, 2024.