Google Cloud
Region us-central1
Lowest monthly cost
$491.86
$5,902/year
| Compute | $415.36 |
| Storage | $76.50 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 3 × n2-standard-2 for Server
- 3 × n2-standard-4 for Client
Compare Nomad on Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure
Extra Small — up to 50 small jobs on a starter production cluster
AWS
Region us-east-1
$666.72
$8,001/year
| Compute | $630.72 |
| Storage | $36.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 3 × m6i.large for Server
- 3 × m6i.xlarge for Client
Azure
Region westus3
$684.72
$8,217/year
| Compute | $630.72 |
| Storage | $54.00 |
| Other | $0.00 |
Component summary
- 3 × Standard_D2s_v5 for Server
- 3 × Standard_D4s_v5 for Client
Why the totals differ
Google Cloud is significantly cheaper for this Nomad Extra Small tier, costing $0.12/month compared to AWS and Azure at around $670/month. This vast difference is due to Google Cloud's sustained use discounts, which are not explicitly modeled for AWS or Azure in this on-demand scenario. If reserved instances were utilized on AWS or Azure, their costs would decrease, potentially narrowing this gap.
Sources
Reference architecture: Nomad, version Nomad current production reference guidance, retrieved April 13, 2026.
https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/install/production
Pricing: Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure pricing snapshots retrieved May 6, 2026.
Commercial pricing only. GovCloud, sovereign cloud, and discounts beyond those shown are not modelled.