Aleph Cloud vs Google Cloud
Up to 61% cheaper than Google Cloud Compute Engine, with storage included and decentralization built in.
Start at $0.0143/hTL;DR
Google Cloud Compute Engine is the cheapest of the three hyperscalers and offers strong AI/ML primitives, but Aleph Cloud still delivers comparable VPS specs at up to 61% lower cost — without the project hierarchy, the IAM complexity, or Google's data harvesting business model.
Aleph Cloud vs Google Cloud: pricing across 3 tiers
All prices are list, on-demand, with storage normalized. Tiers marked with * indicate the competitor doesn't offer an exact match — you pay for the next tier up.
| Tier | Aleph Cloud | Google Cloud | You save |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 40 GB | 🛡 Aleph Cloud VPS 2-core $20.81/mo $20.81 compute · included storage | Google Cloud e2-medium $28.46/mo $24.46 compute · $4.00 (pd-balanced) storage | −27% |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 80 GB | 🛡 Aleph Cloud VPS 4-core $41.61/mo $41.61 compute · included storage | Google Cloud e2-standard-4 (4c/16GB)* $105.84/mo $97.84 compute · $8.00 storage | −61% |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB / 160 GB | 🛡 Aleph Cloud VPS 8-core $83.22/mo $83.22 compute · included storage | Google Cloud e2-standard-8 (8c/32GB)* $211.69/mo $195.69 compute · $16.00 storage | −61% |
Why pick Aleph Cloud over Google Cloud
Four reasons Google Cloud customers switch to Aleph Cloud:
Up to 61% cheaper
Same vCPU, RAM, and SSD as e2 instances at a fraction of the price.
Storage included
GCP bills persistent disks separately. Aleph includes block storage in every plan.
No project setup
No GCP projects, no IAM bindings, no service accounts. SSH key + done.
Crypto-native
Pay in $ALEPH (+20% bonus), USDC, or fiat. Wallet-based authentication, no KYC.
When Google Cloud might be the right choice
We're not going to pretend Google Cloud is always wrong. Here are the cases where staying with Google Cloud makes sense:
- You need BigQuery, Vertex AI, or other Google-specific managed analytics services
- Your team is already deep in Google Cloud's IAM, project hierarchy, and Anthos for multi-cluster Kubernetes
- You require Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) for large-scale ML training
For everything else — standard Linux workloads, web apps, APIs, Docker, databases, AI inference — Aleph Cloud is the cheaper, more sovereign, and more flexible choice.
Migrating from Google Cloud to Aleph Cloud
Most workloads migrate from Google Cloud to Aleph Cloud in under an hour:
- Snapshot and export. Export your application code, environment variables, and database from your current Google Cloud instance.
- Provision an Aleph Cloud VPS with comparable specs from app.aleph.cloud. Pick the same Linux distribution.
- Restore and verify. SSH in, install your dependencies, restore your data, point DNS, and you're live.
For complex workloads with managed services or custom networking, the Aleph Cloud documentation covers VPN setups, persistent volumes, and migration patterns.
Aleph Cloud vs Google Cloud — FAQ
Is Aleph Cloud a drop-in replacement for GCP Compute Engine?
For Linux VM workloads — yes. Aleph Cloud VPS instances behave like any standard Linux machine with SSH and root access. Web servers, databases, Docker, and Kubernetes workloads migrate cleanly. GCP-specific managed services (BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, Vertex AI) need self-hosted equivalents.
How does Aleph Cloud handle GPU workloads compared to GCP?
Aleph Cloud offers GPU instances starting at $0.055/h, suitable for AI inference, ML training, and rendering workloads. GCP's TPUs and very large multi-GPU clusters remain stronger for cutting-edge ML training; Aleph is competitive for inference and most production ML.
How do I migrate from Google Cloud to Aleph Cloud?
1) Export your application from a Compute Engine VM. 2) Provision an Aleph Cloud VPS. 3) Restore on Linux using the same distro and config. Most workloads migrate in under an hour. Persistent data needs to be moved with rsync or your backup tool.
Is Aleph Cloud's network global?
Yes. Aleph Cloud's CRN (Compute Resource Node) network is distributed across multiple jurisdictions and continents. Unlike GCP's regions which are all owned by Google, each CRN is independently operated — eliminating the single-point-of-control risk.
Save up to 61% on cloud infrastructure
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