Google Cloud (GCP) vs Azion
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Google Cloud (GCP) and Azion.
Quick Verdict
3.9/5
Google Cloud (GCP)
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3.7/5
Azion
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Google Cloud (GCP) is rated higher (3.9 vs 3.7). Known for its data analytics and AI tooling (BigQuery, Vertex AI). Azion is a full edge computing platform with 100+ global PoPs. Edge Functions, Edge SQL, Edge Storage, and DDoS protection. Founded in Brazil with strong Latin American coverage.
Google Cloud (GCP) Google's cloud — AI/ML and data analytics focus | Azion Edge platform with 100+ PoPs — Brazil-founded | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.9 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.7 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | pay-as-you-go | freemium |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | Data- and ML-centric teams already building on BigQuery, GKE, or Vertex AI, and workloads that need a published multi-zone SLA or data residency in one of 43 regions. | LatAm-focused content, commerce, and API delivery teams wanting CDN + WAF + edge functions from one platform with published pricing |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
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| Visit Google Cloud (GCP) → | Visit Azion → | |
Google Cloud (GCP)
Pros
- + Best published SLA set in the comparison: 99.99% multi-zone, 99.9% single-instance
- + 43 regions and 130 zones with per-region price variance you can trade against latency
- + Per-second billing and three discount levers — Spot up to 91% off, commitments up to 55–70%
- + Live migration through host maintenance; deep integration with GKE, BigQuery, Vertex AI
- + Real free entry: $300 trial credit that never auto-charges, plus an Always Free e2-micro VM
Cons
- - Poor price-performance for plain VMs versus European VPS specialists; no bundled transfer
- - Egress is expensive ($0.12/GiB Premium) and billed as a separate line item
- - Sustained use discounts don't apply to E2 and N4 — the families entry buyers choose
- - Budgets alert but don't cap Compute Engine spend; human support costs from $29/month
Azion
Pros
- + Strong Latin American footprint — the network was built for Brazil/LatAm first
- + Full stack at the edge: CDN, edge functions, WAF, DDoS, DNS, object storage in one platform
- + Real free tier (Hobby) plus $300 credit for 365 days without a credit card
- + DDoS protection and Network Shield included with the Firewall at no extra charge
- + All on-demand per-metric prices published, with tiered volume discounts
Cons
- - Small community and thin third-party ecosystem versus Cloudflare
- - Fragmented pricing across many metrics and four regional tiers
- - JavaScript-only edge runtime; SQL/KV stores and AI inference are preview
- - SLA credits are capped (25% max) and require customer-run third-party monitoring
- - No VMs, bare metal, or rentable GPUs
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