GCP Instances

A fast, open-source tool for comparing Google Cloud Platform compute instance pricing across regions, machine types, and commitment levels.

Live site: gcpinstances.doit.com

Features

• 190+ predefined machine types with real-time pricing from the GCP Billing API
• Filter by region, vCPUs, memory, and free-text search
• Compare Linux and Windows pricing: On Demand, SUD, Preemptible, 1yr and 3yr CUD
• Side-by-side instance comparison
• Export to CSV
• Toggle columns for specs (CPU type, GPU, SSD, network) and pricing tiers
• Pricing data refreshed daily via GitHub Actions

Quick Start

npm install
npm run dev

The app loads pricing data from public/data/pricing.json. To regenerate it with fresh data, see DATA_PIPELINE.md.

Tech Stack

• Frontend: React + TypeScript + Vite + Tailwind CSS
• Table: TanStack Table + TanStack Virtual (virtualized rows)
• Data: Static JSON, updated daily by GitHub Actions
• Tests: Vitest + React Testing Library

Scripts

Command	Description
npm run dev	Start dev server
npm run build	Production build
npm test	Run unit and smoke tests
npm run fetch-pricing	Fetch fresh pricing data (requires API key)
npm run validate	Validate pricing data accuracy

License

MIT