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Google Cloud vs Render

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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

Render logo Render

  • Offers managed services from caches to databases to cron jobs to background workers
  • Managed PostgreSQL supports point-in-time recovery and high availability
  • Flat workspace fee with unlimited team members, no per-seat billing
  • Free tier covers web services, Postgres and Key Value

Price comparison

How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Render?

VM Small

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Render Render
$25.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Medium

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Render Render
$175.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Web Service)

VM Large

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)
Render Render
$450.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (Web Service)

Block Storage

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB
Render Render
$25.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

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

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo
Render Render
Included in plan

Managed PostgreSQL

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage
Render Render
$90.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Basic-4gb) · $75 instance + 50 GB storage at $0.30 / GB

Managed Redis®*

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)
Render Render
$32.00 / mo 1 GB RAM (Key Value Standard)

Serverless 25M Executions

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

Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service
Render Render
5 GB (Hobby), 25 GB (Pro), 1 TB (Scale)

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)
Render Render
$150.00 $0.15 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Render Render
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Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models.

Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) RTX PRO 6000(16) H200(4) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)
Render Render
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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 Render offer:

Service Google Cloud Render
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
Render Render
render.com
Headquarters
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America US flag
Render Render
United States of America US flag
Founded
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Render Render
2018
Data Center Locations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Render Render
4
Example Customers
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank
Render Render
Red Bull, Watershed, Equals, Felt

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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 4, 2026, and for Render on July 27, 2026.