Beget vs Google Cloud Comparison

Why choose Beget

• Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Support score (7/10 vs 5/10)
• Better fit for small business (8/10 vs 4/10)

Why choose Google Cloud

• Higher Reliability score (9/10 vs 3/10)
• Higher Security score (9/10 vs 4/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (9/10 vs 3/10)
• Better fit for developers (9/10 vs 7/10)

Beget

Pros

• Very low entry prices, including a free plan and shared plans from a few hundred rubles a month
• A broad cloud catalogue: VPS, managed MySQL and PostgreSQL, S3 storage, Kubernetes, CDN and an AI gateway
• A Terraform provider and public API let developers manage VPS and S3 storage as code
• A 30-day trial on shared hosting and free automatic backups on VPS
• Support around the clock by ticket, phone and Telegram, and a user review praised the support

Cons

• A cyberattack on 2 November 2026 caused a long multi-day outage, with only part of hosting restored by 5 November
• Regions are concentrated in Russia and nearby countries, which limits global latency and compliance options
• Prices are in rubles, and the main audience and documentation are Russian-language
• Automatic VPS backups run only every few days, not daily
• The load balancer, GPU VPS and bare metal products were still listed as in development

Google Cloud

Pros

• Very broad managed catalogue that spans VMs, GKE, serverless, several database engines, a CDN and Cloud Armor, so most infrastructure can come from one vendor.
• Global footprint, which Wikipedia put at 40 regions and 121 zones in early 2024, helps teams deploy close to users and across zones.
• A 300 USD, 90-day credit plus a permanent Always Free tier, including a small VM, lets developers prototype at no cost.
• Capterra reviewers credit its scalability with helping them adapt quickly to changing client demand.

Cons

• Capterra reviewers repeatedly say the billing is complex, hard to audit and sometimes produces unexpected charges.
• Technical support requires a paid plan priced as a percentage of spend, and Premium starts at 15,000 USD a month.
• Reviewers report a steep learning curve and inconsistent documentation.
• The free e2-micro VM is limited to three US regions, so other regions incur standard charges.