GCP vs Wasabi
Wasabi is cheaper than Google Cloud Storage, especially due to its free egress and API requests. However, Google Cloud Storage offers more advanced features and storage classes.
What's good about...
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
- Strong community and developer tooling
- 40+ data centers around the world
Wasabi
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No extra fees for API requests or data egress
Price comparison
How do Google Cloud's prices compare against Wasabi?
Example configuration |
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VM Small | $20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- |
VM Medium | $90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- |
VM Large | $179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom) | -- |
Block Storage | $4.10 / mo 100 GB | -- |
Object Storage | $24.93 / mo 1 TB | $6.99 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer |
Load Balancer | $29.44 / mo | -- |
Managed PostgreSQL | $93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage | -- |
Managed Redis®* | $35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic) | -- |
Serverless 25M Executions | $47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration | -- |
Free egress allowance | Depends on service | -- |
1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | Free and unlimited |
GCP GPUs
Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
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g2-standard-4 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 4 | 16GB | $0.71 | Source |
g2-standard-8 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 8 | 32GB | $0.85 | Source |
g2-standard-12 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 12 | 48GB | $1.00 | Source |
g2-standard-16 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 16 | 64GB | $1.15 | Source |
g2-standard-32 | 1x L4 | 24GB | 32 | 128GB | $1.73 | Source |
g2-standard-24 | 2x L4 | 48GB | 24 | 96GB | $2.00 | Source |
a2-highgpu-1g | 1x A100 | 40GB | 12 | 85GB | $3.67 | Source |
g2-standard-48 | 4x L4 | 96GB | 48 | 192GB | $4.00 | Source |
a2-highgpu-2g | 2x A100 | 80GB | 24 | 170GB | $7.35 | Source |
g2-standard-96 | 8x L4 | 192GB | 96 | 384GB | $8.00 | Source |
a2-highgpu-4g | 4x A100 | 160GB | 48 | 340GB | $14.69 | Source |
a2-highgpu-8g | 8x A100 | 320GB | 96 | 680GB | $29.39 | Source |
a2-megagpu-16g | 16x A100 | 640GB | 96 | 1360GB | $55.74 | Source |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Google Cloud and Wasabi offer:
Service |
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Block Storage | -- | |
Content Delivery Network (CDN) | -- | |
Container Registry | -- | |
GPU-powered Servers | -- | |
Load Balancer | -- | |
Managed Containers | -- | |
Managed Kubernetes | -- | |
Managed MySQL | -- | |
Managed PostgreSQL | -- | |
Managed Redis®* | -- | |
Object Storage | ||
Serverless Cron Jobs | -- | |
Serverless Functions | -- | |
Static Sites | -- | |
Virtual Private Server (VPS) | -- |
Company details
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Website | cloud.google.com | wasabi.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 | 2017 |
Data Center Locations | 40 | 15 |
Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
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Website | cloud.google.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2008 |
Data Center Locations | 40 |
Example Customers | PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank |
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Website | wasabi.com |
Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
Founded | 2017 |
Data Center Locations | 15 |
Example Customers | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2024, and for Wasabi on May 5, 2025.