Google Cloud
vs
Oracle Cloud
Both are hyperscalers with matching service catalogs. Google Cloud adds BigQuery, TPUs and Vertex AI, while Oracle Cloud charges less for VMs and egress and rents B300 to GB300 and AMD GPUs.
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
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | 51% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 53% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | 59% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | 46% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | 37% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | 21% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | 18% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | Free Network Load Balancer | Free on Oracle Cloud |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | 29% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | 10 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | 93% cheaper on Oracle 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
15 configs · 1 config
|
$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
B200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | $14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs · 1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
A100
36 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
|
V100
36 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.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Yes |
| FedRAMP | High | High, US Government Cloud |
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 | Oracle Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 40 | 45 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia |
| Website | cloud.google.com | www.oracle.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Oracle Cloud on Oct. 2, 2026.