Cloud Infrastructure Cost Estimator
Compare monthly cloud costs across AWS, GCP, and DigitalOcean for your workload.
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Enter your workload details and click Estimate.
How Cloud Costs Are Estimated
This calculator models three cost components per provider:
- Compute: EC2/GCE/Droplet costs scaled by MAU (proxy for server count)
- Database: Read/write operation costs + storage (RDS/Cloud SQL/Managed DB)
- Bandwidth: Outbound data transfer (egress) costs
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate are these estimates?
These are rough estimates based on public on-demand pricing. Real costs vary significantly based on reserved instances, committed use discounts, specific regions, and exact service configurations. Always use official pricing calculators (calculator.aws, cloud.google.com/products/calculator) for budget planning.
Why is DigitalOcean often cheapest?
DigitalOcean uses simpler, flat-rate pricing with generous bandwidth allowances (1 TB free on most plans). AWS and GCP have more granular per-operation pricing that adds up quickly at scale.
When does AWS become worth the extra cost?
AWS justifies its premium with 200+ managed services, enterprise compliance, global edge infrastructure, and mature ecosystem. For most early-stage startups, DigitalOcean or GCP offers better value per dollar.
Last reviewed: October 2024
Sources:
AWS pricing· Google Cloud pricing· DigitalOcean pricing
Estimates use representative list prices. Actual costs depend on region, reserved pricing, support tier, and usage patterns.