Fee Transparency Report
Google Cloud Fees Exposed — 2026
Complete breakdown of every fee Google Cloud charges, including the hidden ones they don't advertise. Total estimated annual cost: $6,200+. Switch to Hetzner Cloud + Cloudflare R2 and save $4,700+/year.
Potential Savings
$4,700+/year
by switching from Google Cloud ($6,200+/yr) to Hetzner Cloud + Cloudflare R2 ($1,500/year/yr)
Advertised Fees
Compute Engine (e2-standard-4)
monthly
$97.83
Cloud Storage (Standard, 1TB)
monthly
$20.00
Cloud SQL (db-standard-4)
monthly
$250.00
Load Balancer (per rule)
monthly
$18.00
Hidden Fees
Fees not prominently disclosed at signup
Network Egress (1TB)
monthly
$85.00
Cloud NAT (per VM + per GB)
monthly
$32.00
Persistent Disk Snapshots (500GB)
monthly
$13.00
Log Storage Beyond Free Tier (50GB)
monthly
$0.50/GB
Premium Support Plan
monthly
$12,500+
Google Cloud vs Hetzner Cloud + Cloudflare R2 — Cost Comparison
Google Cloud
$6,200+
per year
Hetzner Cloud + Cloudflare R2
$1,500/year
per year
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