Which is cheaper, DO Volumes or Google Persistent Disk?

DO is cheaper in 3 of 5 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 19.2%.

How do DO Volumes and Google Persistent Disk compare for general purpose workloads?

Both providers offer competitive pricing for general purpose workloads.

Updated May 19, 2026DOGCP

Overall Winner

DO Wins

GCP Wins

Ties

DigitalOcean wins 3 of 5 price comparisons, averaging 19.2% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.001370/hr to $0.5479/hr across comparable tiers.

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Best for Block Storage workloads

Comparing DO Volumes and Google Persistent Disk across 5 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO Volumes	GCP Google Persistent Disk	Diff	Cheapest
Block Storage - 10 GB Volume	$0.0014/hr vol-10gb ($1.00/mo)	$0.0031/hr 0060-41CB-30B5 ($2.24/mo)	+55.4%	DO
Block Storage - 100 GB Volume	$0.0137/hr vol-100gb ($10.00/mo)	$0.0144/hr 00FD-1480-5509 ($10.51/mo)	+4.9%	DO
Block Storage - 500 GB Volume	$0.0685/hr vol-500gb ($50.00/mo)	$0.0768/hr 06B5-AD01-0158 ($56.06/mo)	+10.8%	DO
Block Storage - 1000 GB Volume	$0.1370/hr vol-1000gb ($100.00/mo)	$0.1200/hr 02EE-77CE-ACCD ($87.60/mo)	+12.4%	GCP
Block Storage - 4000 GB Volume	$0.5479/hr vol-4000gb ($400.00/mo)	$0.4800/hr 0640-26F8-5665 ($350.40/mo)	+12.4%	GCP