Google Compute Engine Review
Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price are marked as missing below.
Last updated on January 7 2018.
| Feature | Value | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly Billing | Yes | |
| DDOS Protection | Yes | GCE uses the Andromeda network stack which features DDOS protection. |
| Backups | No | Snapshots and Images are available but are charged extra as storage ($0.026 per GB per month as of 5/8/2016). |
| Control Panel | Builtin | |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 12 | |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 3 | |
| Monitoring Charts | Yes | CPU, disk and network utilization. |
| Admin REST API | Yes | |
| Upgrade VPS from admin console | No | |
| Mobile Friendly UI | No | |
| Accepted Forms of Payment | Credit Cards | |
| Hidden CPU Model | Yes | |
| Affiliate Program | No |
In VPSBenchmark's opinion
Google Compute Engine Extra Services
In addition to features included in the VPS plan, Google Compute Engine also offers the following services (possibly for a fee):
| Backups | Block Storage | Object Storage | Load Balancer | Floating Ips |
| Teams | Datastores | Serverless | Ddos Protection |
Admin UI Screenshots
Cloud Storage Prices
For a comparison of storage features and prices from all providers, please check the Cloud Storage page.
| Storage Type | Price / GB / month | Restriction | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | $0.170 | SSD Provisioned space |
Called "Additional Disks" at Google. Also available in Standard form on HDD at $0.04/GB/month. https://cloud.google.com/persistent-disk/ |
| Object | $0.026 | Multi Regional Storage. First 5GB free. |
Object storage is called "Cloud Storage" at Google. Nearline and Coldline storage are also available at lower prices and speeds. https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing |
| Snapshots | $0.026 | https://cloud.google.com/persistent-disk#persistent-disk-pricing |
Google Compute Engine Plans
Plan Specifications
| URL | developers.google.com/compute/pricing#machinetype |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$18.50
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount for long term use |
Yes. Discounted monthly price: $13.13 Minimum continuous use for discount: 30 days |
| Disk GB | 10 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 1.7 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 100 |
| Burstable CPU |
Per core CPU allocation: 50%
|
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests.
Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Overall Score: 44
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Google Compute Engine - g1-small. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 16 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the g1-small plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 70ms | 310ms |
| Feb 11 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 87ms | 305ms |
| Apr 30 2017 | Web | Sysbench | 56ms | 260ms |
| Oct 02 2016 | Web | Sysbench | 56ms | 225ms |
| May 08 2016 | Web | Sysbench | 34ms | 128ms |
| Jan 04 2016 | Web | Sysbench | 30ms | 93ms |
| Jul 27 2015 | Web | Sysbench | 41ms | 150ms |
| Feb 23 2015 | Web | Sysbench | 53ms | 305ms |
| Feb 15 2015 | Web | Sysbench | 52ms | 350ms |
| Sep 22 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 55ms | 297ms |
| Sep 15 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 50ms | 272ms |
| Apr 21 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 47ms | 240ms |
| Apr 15 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 52ms | 243ms |
| Apr 08 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 44ms | 271ms |
| Apr 07 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 92ms | 500ms |
| Mar 31 2014 | Web | Sysbench | 50ms | 281ms |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://cloud.google.com/compute/pricing#predefined_machine_types |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$34.20
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount for long term use |
Yes. Discounted monthly price: $24.27 Minimum continuous use for discount: 30 days |
| Disk GB | 20 |
| Num Cores | 1 |
| Memory GB | 3.75 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 100 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests.
Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Overall Score: 43
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-1. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 3 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the n1-standard-1 plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 07 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 84ms | 330ms |
| Jan 07 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 64ms | 270ms |
| Apr 02 2017 | Web | Sysbench | 63ms | 223ms |
Plan Specifications
| URL | https://cloud.google.com/compute/pricing#predefined_machine_types |
|---|---|
| Price per month |
$68.40
Warning: storage costs are not included in this price.
Warning: network bandwidth costs are not included in this price.
|
| Discount for long term use |
Yes. Discounted monthly price: $48.55 Minimum continuous use for discount: 30 days |
| Disk GB | 10 |
| Num Cores | 2 |
| Memory GB | 7.5 |
| Hourly Billing | Yes |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Data Transfer GB | 100 |
| Burstable CPU | No |
Plan Grades
Grades are calculated by combining results from web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests.
Grade A is best, grade F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
Overall Score: 53
Performance Test Results
We conducted 5 different types of tests for Google Compute Engine - n1-standard-2. Review the results and compare this plan to its competitors.
Test Results
This plan was tested 2 times at vpsbenchmarks.com. The table below shows all trials run on the n1-standard-2 plan and the web response times for every one of those.
| Start of Trial | Web Results | Sysbench Results | Avg web response time | P99 web response time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27 2019 | Web | Sysbench | 68ms | 325ms |
| Jul 05 2018 | Web | Sysbench | 66ms | 300ms |
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