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Cloud · head to head · checked 5 August 2026

Google Cloud vs Oracle Cloud

5 cloud instances from the two, side by side: what each plan includes, what it costs (on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount), and where the price comes from.

Google Cloud

from $51.10/mo

e2-standard-2 · 3 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $23.73/vCPU (e2-standard-4)

Oracle Cloud

from $45.99/mo

E4.Flex (2 OCPU) · 2 plans listed

Best price per vCPU: $11.50/vCPU (E4.Flex (2 OCPU))

Which is cheaper, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud?

Oracle Cloud's cheapest listed plan is E4.Flex (2 OCPU) at $45.99/mo; Google Cloud's is e2-standard-2 at $51.10/mo. The price shown is on-demand hourly rate × 730 hours, no commitment discount.

Which gives more for the money, Google Cloud or Oracle Cloud?

On price per vCPU, Oracle Cloud does best with E4.Flex (2 OCPU) at $11.50/vCPU; Google Cloud's best is e2-standard-4 at $23.73/vCPU.

How many cloud instances does each offer here?

We list 3 for Google Cloud and 2 for Oracle Cloud, each checked against the provider's own pricing page.

Google Cloud

Everything from Google Cloud

  • e2-standard-2approx

    vCPU
    2
    RAM
    8 GB
    Hourly
    $0.07
    Note
    Sustained-use discounts apply automatically, not reflected here. Since Feb 2024, GCP charges ~$0.005/hr (~$3.65/mo) for any in-use external IPv4 — not included in the price shown, unlike Oracle/Alibaba/Tencent which bundle a public IP free
    Region
    us-central1
    $51.10/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

  • e2-standard-4approx

    vCPU
    4
    RAM
    16 GB
    Hourly
    $0.13
    Note
    Sustained-use discounts apply automatically, not reflected here. Since Feb 2024, GCP charges ~$0.005/hr (~$3.65/mo) for any in-use external IPv4 — not included in the price shown, unlike Oracle/Alibaba/Tencent which bundle a public IP free
    Region
    us-central1
    $94.90/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

  • n2-standard-4approx

    vCPU
    4
    RAM
    16 GB
    Hourly
    $0.228
    Note
    Sustained-use discounts apply automatically, not reflected here. Since Feb 2024, GCP charges ~$0.005/hr (~$3.65/mo) for any in-use external IPv4 — not included in the price shown, unlike Oracle/Alibaba/Tencent which bundle a public IP free
    Region
    us-central1
    $166.44/moVisit price source · checked 2026-08-05

Oracle Cloud

Everything from Oracle Cloud

Google Cloud against the rest

Oracle Cloud against the rest

How this page is made: every figure above is computed from the plans listed, which were checked against each provider's own pricing page (linked per plan, with the date). Nothing here is ranked by who pays us. The highlighted plan is each provider's best on price per vCPU. Non-USD prices are converted at an approximate fixed rate for comparison only. See our methodology and how we make money.