Google Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
| Google Cloud | Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | |
|---|---|---|
| Residency & compliance | ||
| Data stays in-country | Yes | Yes |
| Data centre locations | Dammam (region me-central2) | Jeddah (me-jeddah-1, GA 20 Jul 2020); Riyadh (me-riyadh-1, live Oct 2024, hosted by center3) |
| Licences and compliance | ||
| Cloud licence / regulator | CST Class C registration for the Dammam region (also covers Qualifying, Class A and B); NCA assessed against ECC and CCC. Saudi customers must buy via CNTXT.Show more | CST Class C (Oracle blog states OCI was the first major provider in KSA to achieve it; requires Tier III+ hosting DC) |
| Approved for government workloads | Yes | Yes |
| Certifications | CST cloud class C, NCA ECC, NCA CCC | CST cloud class C |
| Fees | ||
| Virtual server from (monthly) | Not published | USD 19.35 |
| Object storage per GB / month | Not published | USD 0.03 |
| Data transfer out per GB | Not published | USD 0.05 |
| Free tier / credits | Not published | Always Free resources + free trial credits (OCI Free Tier) |
| Product | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed databases | Yes | Yes |
| Object storage (S3-compatible) | Yes | Yes |
| Colocation | No | No |
| Developers | ||
| API / CLI | Yes | Yes |
| Request a quote | Request quote | Request quote |
Grey values were last checked more than 90 days ago. Not published means the provider does not publish it.
We don't pick an overall winner: the right choice depends on your business.