# Google Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 151 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Google Cloud holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/google-cloud/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- DigitalOcean Droplets: 27
- Amazon Web Services: 10
- Hostinger: 10
- Akamai Connected Cloud: 4
- Cloudways: 4
- Hetzner: 4

## Cloud hosting

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud (Google Cloud is #11 of 14 at 2%).

- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 22 of those 64
- Hostinger: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Akamai Connected Cloud: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Cloudways: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Vultr: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Atlantic.Net: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Hetzner: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud (Google Cloud is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Hostinger: first choice in 5 of those 48
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 4 of those 48
- Hetzner: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Amazon Web Services, AWS: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Atlantic.Net: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Azure: first choice in 1 of those 48
- DreamHost: first choice in 1 of those 48

**Enterprise**: 39 of 84 answers did not name Google Cloud (Google Cloud is #6 of 8 at 0%).

- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 6 of those 39
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 3 of those 39
- Azure: first choice in 1 of those 39
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Microsoft Azure with an Enterprise Agreement: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Microsoft Windows 365: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: first choice in 1 of those 39
- Rackspace Technology: first choice in 1 of those 39

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