Software · head to head
OVHcloud vs Google Cloud Platform
The short version
- Only Google Cloud Platform has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: OVHcloud public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date; Google Cloud Platform the $300 Free Trial credit expires 90 days from signup, whichever comes first with spending it
- They diverge on capability: OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Google Cloud Platform covers Compute Engine.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OVHcloud and Google Cloud Platform actually diverge.
| Attribute | OVHcloud | Google Cloud Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €3.5/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows, Api, Cli | Web, Api, Cli |
| Founded | 1999 | 2008 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in OVHcloud
- Public Cloud
- Private Cloud
- Bare Metal Servers
- Managed Kubernetes
- Object Storage
- Block Storage
- Load Balancers
- Databases
Only in Google Cloud Platform
- Compute Engine
- App Engine
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud SQL
- BigQuery
- Dataflow
- Cloud Pub/Sub
Both cover
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- SOC2
- Cloud deployment
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OVHcloud
- Businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on European infrastructurenot Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform
- Running compute, storage and managed data services on Google's cloudnot OVHcloud
- Hosting Kubernetes workloads on GKE alongside BigQuery analyticsnot OVHcloud
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
OVHcloud
- Public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date
- Free network traffic and free Object Storage API calls exclude the Asia-Pacific region
Google Cloud Platform
- The $300 Free Trial credit expires 90 days from signup, whichever comes first with spending it
- Free Tier Compute Engine is limited to one non-preemptible e2-micro instance per month and only in the us-west1, us-central1 or us-east1 regions
- Free Tier Compute Engine includes only 30 GB-months of standard persistent disk and 1 GB of outbound North America data transfer per month
- Free Tier Cloud Storage covers 5 GB-months of regional storage in US regions only, 5,000 Class A and 50,000 Class B operations per month
- Free Tier outbound data transfer allowances exclude destinations in China and Australia
- Compute Engine resources are governed by allocation quotas that require a quota increase request to exceed
Pricing, plan by plan
OVHcloud
€3.5/month- Public Cloud Starter$3.5/month
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 10 GB storage
- Bare Metal$49/month
- Dedicated hardware
- High performance
- Full control
Google Cloud Platform
Free- Free TierFree
- Compute Engine 744 hours/month
- Cloud Storage 5GB
- Cloud SQL 250MB storage
Which should you pick?
Choose OVHcloud if
- You need public cloud.
- You work on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
- You also want private cloud.
Choose Google Cloud Platform if
- You need compute engine.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api, Cli.
- You also want app engine.
Questions people ask
- Is OVHcloud or Google Cloud Platform better?
- Neither clearly leads. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month and Google Cloud Platform at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OVHcloud or Google Cloud Platform?
- Google Cloud Platform has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €3.5/month for OVHcloud and Free for Google Cloud Platform.
- Does OVHcloud or Google Cloud Platform run on more platforms?
- OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli. Google Cloud Platform runs on Web, Api, Cli.
- Can I use Google Cloud Platform for free?
- Yes. Google Cloud Platform has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month.
- What is OVHcloud best used for?
- OVHcloud is most often used for businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure. Of those, businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure is not what Google Cloud Platform is typically brought in for.
- What can OVHcloud do that Google Cloud Platform cannot?
- OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes. Google Cloud Platform covers Compute Engine, App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Storage. Both handle Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, SOC2.