Amazon RDS vs Google Cloud SQL: Pricing Comparison (2026)
Updated Feb 19, 2026AWSGCP
Overall Winner
GCP
AWS Wins
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GCP Wins
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Ties
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Side-by-Side Pricing
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| Category | AWS Amazon RDS | GCP Google Cloud SQL | Diff | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Database Instance - 8 vCPU, 64 GB RAM | $3.1010/hr db.r6idn.2xlarge ($2,263.73/mo) | $0.9200/hr db-highmem-8 ($671.60/mo) | +70.3% | GCP |
Database Instance - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | $0.2950/hr db.m6idn.large ($215.35/mo) | $0.1650/hr db-custom-2-8192 ($120.45/mo) | +44.1% | GCP |
Database Instance - 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | $0.0720/hr db.t3.small ($52.56/mo) | $0.0330/hr db-g1-small ($24.09/mo) | +54.2% | GCP |
Database Instance - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $0.8970/hr db.m6id.xlarge ($654.81/mo) | $0.3300/hr db-custom-4-16384 ($240.90/mo) | +63.2% | GCP |
Database Instance - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM | $11.4752/hr db.m5.4xlarge ($8,376.90/mo) | $1.3200/hr db-custom-16-65536 ($963.60/mo) | +88.5% | GCP |
When to Choose GCP Google Cloud SQL
- ✓Database Instance - 8 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $1,592.13/mo (70.3% cheaper)
- ✓Database Instance - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $94.90/mo (44.1% cheaper)
- ✓Database Instance - 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM - saves $28.47/mo (54.2% cheaper)
- ✓Database Instance - 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM - saves $413.91/mo (63.2% cheaper)
- ✓Database Instance - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $7,413.30/mo (88.5% cheaper)
Monthly Cost Examples
Database Instance - 8 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
AWS db.r6idn.2xlarge$2,263.73/mo
GCP db-highmem-8$671.60/mo
Database Instance - 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM
AWS db.t3.small$52.56/mo
GCP db-g1-small$24.09/mo
Database Instance - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM
AWS db.m5.4xlarge$8,376.90/mo
GCP db-custom-16-65536$963.60/mo