Google Cloud
vs
Oracle Cloud
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
- Great price-performance ratio
- Wide range of server configurations and managed services
- Comprehensive hybrid and multi-cloud solutions
- 10 TB of free egress per month
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $10.42 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 49% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $27.53 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 3.3x more expensive on Google Cloud |
| Large VM | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $92.26 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 49% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | $4.25 /mo 100 GB | Within 5% |
| Object storage | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | $25.57 /mo | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | $70.56 /mo 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.Flex.E4) | 25% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Redis | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM | 21% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Load balancer | $29.44 /mo | $7.86 /mo | 3.7x more expensive on Google Cloud |
| Serverless | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Depends on service | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB | 14x 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 Oracle Cloud offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
24 configs · 1 config
|
$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
B200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$16.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | $14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs · 1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
H200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$10.62 /GPU/hr On-demand | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 6% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
A100
36 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
V100
48 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Google Cloud |
|
P100
36 configs · 2 configs
|
$1.51 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.27 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
L4
32 configs
|
$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oracle Cloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Oracle Cloud bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 40 | 39 |
| Example customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | cloud.google.com | www.oracle.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.