Google Cloud
vs
Utho
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
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $18.72 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | 64% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $37.51 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | 60% cheaper on Utho |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $57.55 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | 74% cheaper on Utho |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $5.22 /mo 100 GB | 34% cheaper on Utho |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $29.22 /mo 1 TB | 31% cheaper on Utho |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| 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) | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | Not publicly 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 Utho offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | Utho | Difference |
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$1.98 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | 41% cheaper on Utho |
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$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $2.57 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | 45% cheaper on Utho |
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$0.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $0.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | 11% cheaper on Google Cloud |
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$4.14 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$1.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$1.34 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$0.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$0.77 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
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$0.12 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); Utho bills reserved (36 months). 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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | USA | India |
| Locations | 40 | 6 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | cloud.google.com | utho.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 27, 2026, and for Utho on Sept. 27, 2026.