Which is cheaper, DO Load Balancers or Google Cloud Load Balancing?

GCP is cheaper in 3 of 3 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 5.9%.

How do DO Load Balancers and Google Cloud Load Balancing compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

DO Load Balancers vs Google Cloud Load Balancing: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 6, 2026DOGCP

Overall Winner

GCP

DO Wins

GCP Wins

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Pricing Analysis

GCP wins 3 of 3 price comparisons, averaging 5.9% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.0144/hr to $0.0205/hr across comparable tiers.

●GCP leads in Load Balancer (3/3 tiers, avg 6% difference)

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Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing DO Load Balancers and Google Cloud Load Balancing across 3 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO Load Balancers	GCP Google Cloud Load Balancing	Diff	Cheapest
Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB	$0.0164/hr lb-regional-http ($12.00/mo)	$0.0144/hr 00FD-1480-5509 ($10.51/mo)	+12.4%	GCP
Load Balancer - Regional Network LB	$0.0205/hr lb-regional-network ($15.00/mo)	$0.0200/hr 07CF-8F4E-F367 ($14.60/mo)	+2.7%	GCP
Load Balancer - Global LB	$0.0205/hr lb-global ($15.00/mo)	$0.0200/hr 09DB-7DFD-5C8B ($14.60/mo)	+2.7%	GCP