Pricing that’s as smart as our products
Google’s technical infrastructure is built to let you to do more with less. Our customer-friendly pricing is on average 60% less for many compute workloads compared to other cloud providers.1
Customer Friendly Pricing
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No upfront costs
No upfront costs required: You don't need to make
commitments to get great prices. Google Cloud Platform
is on average 60% less for many compute workloads than
other clouds1, with $0
paid upfront.
Pay-as-you-go
Building data centers is probably not your business. By
paying for services on an as-needed basis, you save money
and direct more focus to innovation.
No termination fees
The minute you turn off services is the minute you stop
paying for that service.2
Pricing Innovation
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- Automatically up to 30%-off workloads that run for a significant portion of the billing month on Compute Engine and Cloud SQL.
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- You pay per minute, not per hour, which is how a cloud should work
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- Pick any configuration of CPU and memory to save up to 50% compared to fixed machine types from other clouds
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- Compute sizing recommendations based on usage, so you consume less and save time on management
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- Archival storage at the cost of tape at the speed of disk
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- Up to 80%-off workloads that can be interrupted, like data mining and data processing.
Cloud Price/Performance Leadership
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- List price leader
- Compute Engine averages 21% off the list price of other clouds
- Better Infrastructure
- Infrastructure designed for maximum efficiency, even if it means we had to build it ourselves
- Faster
- Technical infrastructure that boots faster
- Smarter
- Google uses machine learning to further optimize already well-optimized systems – infrastructure we make available to our customers
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Google has publicly committed to passing along to customers any future price reductions Google achieves through technology-driven advancements in density, scale, power, and cooling. Just a look at its blog will reveal the history of price reductions. What Google provides is on-demand, real-time pricing.
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Cloud Pricing Basics
We give you options to fit your needs so that you can efficiently
run your business. GCP empowers you to allocate for your needs.
It all starts with Compute, Storage, and Network.
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Custom machine types provide exactly what you need for your
specific workloads. Our machines roll up in minutes and
automatically scale as your needs change, helping you avoid
over allocating resources. And the more you use, the more
you save with sustained use discounts.
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From managed storage solutions to roll-your-own databases, GCP
is designed to keep your data secure and highly accessible.
We offer best-in-class IOPS, automatic replication, and live
disk resizes -- all at no cost premium. Blob storage starts
at $0.007 (in US regions) with millisecond response times.
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Access to Google’s global network, with pricing that works
for you. Competitive egress pricing compared to other clouds
and you don’t have to worry about additional operational
expenses, like you do with non-cloud infrastructure.
Education and Startup Programs
Education Grants
Cloud Platform credits and additional
resources for qualified startups and
educators.
Startup Program
Free credits, tools and support to
help startups build and scale.
1
Combination of list price differences, automatic sustained
use discounts, and right size recommendations.
2
Excludes flat-rate BigQuery. Support fees are prorated to the
day of cancellation.