Cloud & infra marketplaces
Google Cloud Marketplace vs Oracle Cloud Marketplace
Google Cloud Marketplace and Oracle Cloud Marketplace both compete in cloud & infra marketplaces. Here is how they compare on the factors that decide where a developer should build — authentication, complexity, review, monetization, and merchant of record.
| Attribute | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Google LLC | Oracle Corporation |
| Ecosystem | Cloud & infra marketplaces | Cloud & infra marketplaces |
| Category | Cloud | Cloud |
| Primary auth | OAuth 2.0 | OAuth 2.0 |
| Also supports | API key, JWT | API key |
| Complexity | Enterprise (L4) | Enterprise (L4) |
| Security review | Required | Required |
| Integration types | Connector, Workflow action, Embedded app | Connector, Workflow action |
| Monetization | Free, Paid app, Usage-based, Revenue share | Usage-based, Paid app, Listing fee |
| Onboarding fee | None to list (Partner Network membership required) | Oracle PartnerNetwork fees vary |
| Commission | Around 3% standard revenue share; reduced (to roughly 1.5%) on large private offers and renewals | Negotiated per partner agreement |
| Merchant of Record | Google is MoR for transacted revenue | Oracle acts as MoR for select transactable listings |
| AI agents / bots | Supported | Not a focus |
| Example apps | Datadog, MongoDB Atlas, Elastic Cloud | Zscaler for OCI, Check Point CloudGuard, F5 BIG-IP VE |
| API rate limits | No marketplace-specific rate limits; runtime is governed by the deployed product's underlying Google Cloud service quotas. | Governed by OCI service-level quotas per tenancy. |
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Which should you choose?
- Lower complexity: both at level 4/4.
- Security review: both require a formal review.
- AI agents: Google Cloud Marketplace explicitly supports AI agents.