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Cloud Cost Comparison Calculator

Compare AWS vs GCP vs DigitalOcean vs Hetzner. Map resources to provider pricing and find the cheapest option.

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Cloud
Infrastructure
Development

Range: 1–128

Range: 1–1,024 GB

Range: 10–10,000 GB

Range: 0.1–100 TB

Cost Comparison

Estimated monthly costs for 4 vCPUs, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB storage, 5 TB bandwidth in US East. Pricing based on 730 hours/month.

ProviderComputeStorageBandwidthTotalScoreSavings
AWS EC2$181.04$16.00$460.80$657.84
1/10
0%
GCP Compute$110.38$8.00$435.20$553.58
3/10
16%
DigitalOcean$233.60$20.00$51.20$304.80
6/10
54%
Hetzner Cloud
Cheapest
$26.28$10.00$5.00$41.28
10/10
94%

Cheapest Option

Hetzner Cloud

$41.28/month

Most Expensive

AWS EC2

$657.84/month

Provider Pricing Details

AWS EC2: $0.042/vCPU-hr + $0.005/GB-RAM-hr + $0.08/GB-storage + $0.09/GB-bandwidth

GCP Compute: $0.038/vCPU-hr + $0.004/GB-RAM-hr + $0.04/GB-storage + $0.085/GB-bandwidth (30% sustained use discount on compute)

DigitalOcean Droplets: $0.06/vCPU-hr + $0.005/GB-RAM-hr + $0.10/GB-storage + $0.01/GB-bandwidth

Hetzner Cloud: $0.005/vCPU-hr + $0.001/GB-RAM-hr + $0.05/GB-storage + $1.00/TB-bandwidth

About This Tool

The Cloud Cost Comparison Calculator helps you estimate and compare monthly cloud infrastructure costs across four major providers: AWS EC2, GCP Compute Engine, DigitalOcean Droplets, and Hetzner Cloud. Enter your resource requirements — vCPUs, RAM, storage, and bandwidth — and instantly see which provider offers the best value for your workload.

For database-specific hosting estimates, try our PostgreSQL Hosting Cost Calculator. To plan your scaling strategy, use the Server Scaling Calculator. For API rate limiting cost analysis, check the Rate Limit Calculator.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How accurate are these cloud pricing estimates?
These estimates are based on approximate on-demand hourly rates for each provider. Actual costs may vary based on reserved instances, committed use discounts, data transfer within regions, and other provider-specific pricing nuances. Always check the official pricing pages for your specific use case.
What is the cost-performance score?
The cost-performance score is a 1–10 rating where 10 represents the best value. It normalizes costs across providers: the cheapest option always scores 10, and the most expensive scores 1. Intermediate providers are scored proportionally between these extremes.
How does GCP sustained use discount work?
GCP automatically applies a 30% sustained use discount to compute resources that run for a significant portion of the billing month. This calculator applies that discount to the compute portion of the GCP estimate. For more detailed cloud comparisons, use our PostgreSQL Hosting Cost Calculator.

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