Google Cloud
vs
UpCloud
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
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 48% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 75% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 58% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 68% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 53% cheaper on UpCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 27% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 65% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
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 UpCloud offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
15 configs · 8 configs
|
$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 83% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B200
3 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 7% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs · 8 configs
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L4
32 configs · 22 configs
|
$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
A100
36 configs
|
$1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
V100
36 configs
|
$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
P100
36 configs
|
$0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L40S
22 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. 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 | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | High | -- |
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 | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 40 | 15 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | cloud.google.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 30, 2026, and for UpCloud on Sept. 30, 2026.