Google Cloud
vs
Salad
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $20.49 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $90.15 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $179.87 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $4.10 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.93 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $93.60 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $35.28 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.44 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $47.62 /mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | Depends on service | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | -- Not listed |
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 Salad offers 35. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Salad | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
24 configs
|
$3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
$1.69 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
$1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX 5090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.25 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 4090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3090
2 configs
|
-- | $0.09 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 5060 Ti
2 configs
|
-- | $0.07 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
|
RTX 3060
4 configs
|
-- | $0.03 /GPU/hr Spot | Salad only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Salad bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | Salad |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 40 | -- |
| Example customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
| Website | cloud.google.com | salad.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Salad on Sept. 12, 2026.