Buying Guides

Credits are the most eye-catching number on any account listing and the most commonly misread. Here is how to value one properly.

One of these controls what you can run. The other controls what it costs. Buying the wrong one is the most common mistake when choosing an account.

Cloud cost comparisons usually assume you start from nothing. If your organisation already owns Windows or SQL licences, that assumption is wrong.

Credits are a spending balance, not a capability upgrade. Here is what each Google Cloud tier realistically buys and where teams misjudge the runway.