Google Cloud
Google Cloud provides cloud infrastructure and services with strengths in data, AI, and Kubernetes.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Enterprise cloud with AI/ML strengths and BigQuery
Who should look elsewhere
Smaller market share than AWS
Pros
- +Excellent for data and AI/ML
- +BigQuery is industry-leading
- +Good Kubernetes support (GKE)
- +Competitive pricing
- +Strong networking
Cons
- −Smaller market share than AWS
- −Support can be difficult
- −Product shutdowns (Google history)
- −Less services than AWS
- −Documentation gaps
Key features
- ✓Compute Engine
- ✓Cloud Storage
- ✓BigQuery
- ✓Cloud Run
- ✓Kubernetes Engine
- ✓Cloud Functions
- ✓Vertex AI
- ✓Cloud SQL
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | $0 | month | $300 credits for 90 days; Always-free products; Limited resources |
| Pay-as-you-go | — | month | No upfront costs; Per-second billing; Sustained use discounts |
| Committed Use | — | year | 1-3 year commitments; Up to 57% savings; Predictable pricing |