Google Cloud Alternative: Build Faster Without Enterprise Cloud Overhead (Miget)
TL;DR: Google Cloud is built for enterprise-scale ML, massive data infra and corporate engineering.
Miget is built for indie hackers, SaaS founders and small teams who simply want to ship real products faster - with predictable cost.
Why Miget Is a Better Google Cloud Alternative for SaaS builders
Google Cloud is infrastructure for the Fortune 500.
You pay for every subsystem, every component, every dataset, every execution type.
Most indie devs don't need:
- BigQuery
- Dataflow / Dataproc
- Anthos
- Cloud Run + Cloud SQL + Memorystore + IAM spaghetti
They need to deploy apps.
Fast.
And not think about enterprise cloud architecture.
Miget flips the model:
Pick a resource plan (CPU/RAM).
Deploy unlimited apps / workers / services inside that plan.
| Feature | Google Cloud | Miget |
|---|---|---|
| Target persona | Enterprise scale & ML orgs | Indie SaaS builders & small teams |
| Pricing model | Many meters / fragmented billing | Fixed guaranteed resource plan |
| Apps per plan | Every component adds cost | Unlimited inside your plan |
| Postgres | Cloud SQL expensive | Postgres fits inside your plan |
| Team billing | Enterprise IAM model | First 5 members free, $5/user after |
Enterprise clouds monetize fragmentation. Miget doesn't.
GCP makes sense once you have huge scale and infra teams.
But before that - GCP punishes iteration speed.
Miget makes early + mid stage SaaS economically sane:
- predictable flat price
- unlimited microservices
- DB included
- no cloud tax for trying ideas
Team Workspaces without enterprise IAM stress
- first 5 team members are free
- after that → $5/user/month
simple. fair. startup-friendly.
Migration from Google Cloud to Miget
Google Cloud workloads are often already containerized (Cloud Run, GKE), making migration straightforward.
Why this works:
- Container-native - Google Cloud uses Docker, Miget runs Docker containers
- No proprietary runtime - Your app doesn't depend on Google Cloud infrastructure
- Simpler deployment - No Cloud SQL, IAM, or VPC complexity
The migration process:
- Export your Docker images - From Artifact Registry or build new Dockerfiles
- Push to a registry - Docker Hub, GitHub Container Registry, or private registry
- Create a Miget account - Set up your Team Workspace
- Connect your registry - Link your Docker registry to Miget
- Set environment variables - Copy your Google Cloud env vars to Miget
- Deploy your services - All your apps under one resource plan
- Update DNS - Point your domains to Miget's endpoints
- Migrate data - If using Cloud SQL, migrate your database to Miget's Postgres
Your apps are live in minutes, and you're already saving money with unlimited services under one plan.
No lock-in. No Google Cloud complexity. Just Docker.
Final Thought
Google Cloud is phenomenal infrastructure - at planetary scale.
But most founders are not building for planetary scale on day one.
Miget is the Google Cloud alternative for builders who want to ship revenue, not diagrams:
- Unlimited apps
- Guaranteed resource plan
- Postgres fits inside your plan
- Predictable fixed pricing