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Server Compass vs Google Cloud Run
Compare desktop VPS management with Google Cloud Run's serverless containers. Choose infrastructure ownership or fully managed serverless platform.
Own Your Infrastructure
No Vendor Lock-in
VPS Pricing
Stateful
Long-running apps
$19
One-time + VPS
Desktop
Offline-capable
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Server Compass | Google Cloud Run |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Desktop + Your VPS | Serverless containers |
| Container lifecycle | Long-running | Serverless (scales to zero) |
| Infrastructure ownership | ||
| SSH access | Full terminal | |
| File browser | ||
| Cron jobs | Visual management | Cloud Scheduler (paid) |
| Docker support | Compose + Stacks | Single container |
| PM2 deployments | ||
| Database | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Supabase | Cloud SQL (paid) |
| Cold starts | Yes (unless min instances) | |
| Pricing model | One-time + VPS | Request-based + CPU/RAM |
| Free tier | Trial period | 2M requests/month |
| Minimum instances | Always running | Paid feature |
Pricing Comparison
Server Compass
$19
one-time
- Desktop app (lifetime)
- Always-running containers
- No cold starts
- Predictable VPS cost
- Self-hosted databases
- Pay only VPS ($5-20/mo)
- All features included
Total: $19 + VPS. Predictable monthly costs, no per-request billing.
Google Cloud Run
From $0
usage-based
- Free: 2M requests, 360k vCPU-sec, 180k GiB-sec
- CPU: $0.00002400 per vCPU-sec
- RAM: $0.00000250 per GiB-sec
- Requests: $0.40 per million after free
- Minimum instances: Additional cost
- Cloud SQL: $7+/month separately
Usage-based: Costs scale with requests and resource usage. Can be unpredictable.
When to Choose Each Platform
Choose Server Compass if...
- You need always-running applications
- You want to avoid cold starts
- You need SSH and server control
- You want visual cron job management
- You prefer predictable VPS pricing
- You need Docker Compose multi-container apps
- You want to avoid Google Cloud vendor lock-in
- You need stateful applications
Choose Google Cloud Run if...
- You need true serverless scaling
- You want to scale to zero when idle
- You prefer request-based pricing
- You need Google Cloud integration
- You want automatic HTTPS
- You prefer managed Cloud SQL
- You need Google Cloud-specific features
Ready to Own Your Infrastructure?
Download Server Compass and start deploying on your own VPS with the same polished experience you expect from premium platforms.