Comparison
AWS vs Google Cloud startup offers
Compare AWS and Google Cloud startup offers: what each offer gives, who qualifies, what it costs and how access works. Check the source behind each record.
AWS
Up to $200,000in AWS credits · nothing to pay
AWS Activate Portfolio credits
Pre-Series B startups with an AWS Activate Provider Org ID can apply for up to $200,000 in AWS Activate credits.
- What you get
- Up to $200,000creditUp to $200,000 in AWS credits
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
All of these:
- Company was founded within the last 10 years.checkable
- Must be pre-Series B and apply with an AWS Activate Provider Org ID; AWS also reviews prior credits and other application requirements.verified externally
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at aws.amazon.com/startups/join?destination=/credits/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
Up to $200,000in AWS credits · nothing to pay
AWS Activate Credits
Eligible startups can apply for up to $200,000 in AWS Activate credits.
- What you get
- Up to $200,000creditUp to $200,000 in AWS Activate credits
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
- Apply for AWS Activate Credits as a startupvendor decides
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at aws.amazon.com/startups/join?destination=/credits/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
Up to $5,000in AWS credits · nothing to pay
AWS Activate Founders
Self-funded, pre-Series B startups founded within the last 10 years can apply for $1,000 in AWS credits, with selected participants eligible for up to $5,000.
- What you get
- Up to $5,000creditUp to $5,000 in AWS credits for selected Founders participants
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
All of these:
- Company was founded within the last 10 years.checkable
- Must be self-funded, pre-Series B, have an AWS account on a paid tier, and be new to Activate credits or request more credits than previously received.verified externally
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at aws.amazon.com/startups/join?destination=/credits/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
At least $200,000in AWS credits · nothing to pay
AWS credits for AI startups
Invite-only AI startups ready to scale after AWS Activate Portfolio can receive more than $200,000 in AWS credits.
- What you get
- At least $200,000creditMore than $200,000 in AWS credits
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
- Must be an invited AI startup ready to scale after AWS Activate Portfolio.vendor decides
- How to access
- By invitation from the vendor. Contact the vendor
Talk with your AWS account manager.
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
Google Cloud
Up to $100,000in Google Cloud credits · nothing to pay
Google Cloud Scale tier
VC-funded startups ready to grow and scale can receive up to $100,000 in Google Cloud credits in year one, then 20% up to another $100,000 in year two.
- What you get
- Up to $100,000creditYear 1 — 100% up to $100,000 in Google Cloud credits
- 20% offdiscountYear 2 — 20% up to an additional $100,000 in Google Cloud credits
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
- Must be a VC-funded startup that raised Pre-Seed or Seed within the last five years, or Series A within the last 12 months, was founded within five years, and has not received more than $5,000 in Google Cloud credits.verified externally
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at cloud.google.com/startup/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
Up to $2,000in Google Cloud credits · 1 year · nothing to pay
Google Cloud Start tier
Technology startups founded within the last 24 months that plan to seek venture funding can receive up to $2,000 in Google Cloud credits for one year.
- What you get
- Up to $2,000credit · 1 yearUp to $2,000 in Google Cloud credits for one year
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
All of these:
- Company was founded within the last 24 months.checkable
- Must be a technology startup planning to seek venture funding and must not have received prior Google Cloud credits beyond the free trial.verified externally
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at cloud.google.com/startup/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
Up to $250,000in Google Cloud credits · nothing to pay
AI startups
AI-first startups can receive up to $250,000 in Google Cloud credits in year one, then 20% up to another $100,000 in year two.
- What you get
- Up to $250,000creditYear 1 — 100% up to $250,000 in Google Cloud credits for AI-first startups
- 20% offdiscountYear 2 — 20% up to an additional $100,000 in Google Cloud credits
- Nothing to payNo purchase or commitment is part of this offer.
- Who qualifies
- Google admits AI-first startups case by case and requires AI to be foundational to the product rather than an add-on, alongside the Scale-tier application requirements.vendor decides
- How to access
- Open to applicants who meet the eligibility requirements. Application form at cloud.google.com/startup/apply
- Terms
- No separate terms page on record.
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