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Google Cloud vs Nova Cloud

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What's good about...

Google Cloud logo 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
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Nova Cloud logo Nova Cloud

  • Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
  • Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
  • Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
  • 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available

Price comparison

How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Nova Cloud?

VM Small

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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VM Medium

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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VM Large

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Block Storage

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Object Storage

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Load Balancer

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Managed PostgreSQL

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Managed Redis®*

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Serverless 25M Executions

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Free egress allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
RTX PRO 6000 $4.50 $1.26

Billing Options

Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)

Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) H200(4) RTX PRO 6000(16) A100(36) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
RTX PRO 6000(20) RTX 5090(20)

Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Plan figures take each provider's closest match to a common setup. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Google Cloud and Nova Cloud offer:

Service Google Cloud Nova Cloud
Analytics
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
nova-cloud.ai
Headquarters
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America US flag
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
Canada CA flag
Founded
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
2018
Data Center Locations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
1
Example Customers
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank
Nova Cloud Nova Cloud
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Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 10, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on Sept. 11, 2026.