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Google Cloud Billing vs Spot by Flexera comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 19, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud Billing
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
30th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Spot by Flexera
Ranking in Cloud Cost Management
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Cloud Management (23rd), Server Virtualization Software (14th), Cloud Operations Analytics (1st), Cloud Analytics (2nd), Compute Service (9th), Containers as a Service (CaaS) (4th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Cloud Cost Management category, the mindshare of Google Cloud Billing is 1.6%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Spot by Flexera is 4.2%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Cloud Cost Management Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Spot4.2%
Google Cloud Billing1.6%
Other94.2%
Cloud Cost Management
 

Featured Reviews

PradeepKumar3 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Technology Solutions at Redintegro Consulting Solution LLP
Simple to set up with helpful for cost management and good reliability
The only issue I faced was a while ago. My card was debited, or rather it was showing as debited when in actuality, it did not debit my card. After six months, they came back with back billing. Somebody should have verified the billing and immediately informed us. So yeah, However, six months is too late to identify such fault sightings. When I want to analyze the information, it would be better, since Google knows what I have used, to only show those items for analysis purposes. Especially when I look at a previous month's billing or usage across services. It's better to show the services which are used, not everything.
KS
Dev Ops Engineer at a construction company with 11-50 employees
Intelligent autoscaling has cut compute costs and now manages ephemeral workloads efficiently
I think overall Spot is quite good. The UI is powerful, but it can feel a bit dense for some new users. More guided onboarding would help teams adopt advanced features faster, and deeper insights into Kubernetes resource usage would be beneficial. Overall, it is a really good platform that is quite mature and stable. I chose a rating of nine because it may sometimes be a bit overwhelming for newcomers, and there are also a few areas in which the EKS Kubernetes level granularity is a little missing. Overall, I think Spot is a really good and stable tool.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is a stable product."
"We use Google Cloud Billing to pay for or renew the license of our Google Workspace products."
"What I like most about this solution is that it's easy."
"Spot has positively impacted our organization by automating cloud resource management, which has significantly cut costs and improved efficiency."
"The solution offers both block access and file access, making it a nice solution for customers."
"Cost saving is the main benefit, and the manual effort required for reviewing and purchasing savings plans and other RIs is something we do not have to manage manually now, as we get automatic suggestions from Spot."
"My compute costs have reduced, capacity and production output have increased, and my overhead for maintaining custom scripts or doing some of the tasks manually has been saved."
"The solution helps us to manage and scale automatically whenever there is a limit to the increase in the application workflow."
 

Cons

"Google Cloud Billing should have a more user-friendly interface."
"When I want to analyze the information, it would be better, since Google knows what I have used, to only show those items for analysis purposes."
"At times you will find that the computer engines are freezing or it's about to freeze without any notification or information and it's unable to diagnose where it is hung."
"I have not seen a return on investment yet."
"There are no particular areas for improvement I can identify."
"The solution doesn't have support from OCI, and it should start working to onboard OCI."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing fees are monthly and cost approximately $100.00."
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
18%
Computer Software Company
15%
Healthcare Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

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What do you like most about Spot Ocean?
The solution helps us to manage and scale automatically whenever there is a limit to the increase in the application workflow.
What needs improvement with Spot Ocean?
Spot can be improved by adding deeper multi-cloud integrations, enhancing real-time security automation, and continuously making advancements based on customer feedback.
What is your primary use case for Spot Ocean?
I have been using Spot for five years. My main use case for Spot is cloud optimization.We use Spot for optimization by leveraging real-time optimization as well as auto-optimization. The company al...
 

Also Known As

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Spot Ocean, Spot Elastigroup, Spot Eco
 

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Sample Customers

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