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Head-to-head · Block Storage Services

Google Persistent Disk vs Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS)

Updated Oct 2026
Both researched from official sources
7 checks side by side

Higher score Google Persistent Disk #2 in Block Storage Services 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) #5 in Block Storage Services 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Huawei Cloud

Google Persistent Disk leads on 2 checks, Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) on 1, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 7 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

Highest scoreGoogle Persistent Disk · 9.3/10
Free planonly Google Persistent Disk
Most featuresGoogle Persistent Disk · 4 of 4

Google Persistent Disk scores higher on our rubric for block storage services: 9.3 against 8.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #5.

Google Persistent Disk offers free plan; Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) doesn't. Google Persistent Disk leads on max volume size: 64 TB versus 32 TB. Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) leads on maximum iops: 128000 IOPS versus 15000 IOPS.

Google Persistent Disk is the better fit for low-cost Compute Engine storage. Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) is the better fit for high-IOPS Huawei Cloud deployments.

Google Persistent Disk fits best
Low-cost Compute Engine storage
Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) fits best
High-IOPS Huawei Cloud deployments

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Side by side

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Feature	Google Persistent Disk 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#2 in Block Storage Services	#5 in Block Storage Services
Best for	Low-cost Compute Engine storage	High-IOPS Huawei Cloud deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Docs	Live chat, Tickets, Docs
Integrations	3 integrations	6 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Persistent Disk 4/4 · Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) 3/4
Snapshots	✓	✓
Multi-attach	✓	✓
Encryption	✓	✓
Cross-region replication	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Max volume size	64 TB (best)	32 TB
Volume types	Standard, Balanced, SSD, Extreme	Extreme SSD; Ultra-high I/O; General Purpose SSD; General Purpose SSD V2; High I/O; Common I/O
Maximum IOPS	15000 IOPS	128000 IOPS (best)
Our review
Pros	Free tier includes up to 30 GB of standard Persistent Disk storage Supports online resizing, incremental snapshots, and automatic encryption Offers Multi-writer mode plus regional and cross-region replication	Up to 128,000 IOPS per disk with Extreme SSD and SSD V2 Online expansion, snapshots, encryption, backups, and monitoring Shared disks can attach to up to 16 cloud servers
Cons	Designed primarily for Compute Engine workloads Pricing varies by region and usage Maximum IOPS depends on disk size and attached VM machine type	No free plan is available Performance varies by disk type and selected tier Cross-region continuity relies on Cloud Backup and Recovery
Our verdict	Google Persistent Disk provides durable, network-attached block storage for Google Cloud Compute Engine virtual machines and containers. It supports boot and data disks, general-purpose applications, databases, and large… Read the review →	Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) provides virtual block storage for Huawei Cloud servers through web and REST API access. It supports system and data disks across workloads such as databases, development and testing, distributed… Read the review →

Google Persistent DiskBlock Storage Services 9.3Free plan
H Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS)Block Storage Services 8.9Paid

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Strengths and trade-offs

Google Persistent Disk — where it wins
- Free tier includes up to 30 GB of standard Persistent Disk storage
- Supports online resizing, incremental snapshots, and automatic encryption
- Offers Multi-writer mode plus regional and cross-region replication
Where it doesn't
- Designed primarily for Compute Engine workloads
- Pricing varies by region and usage
- Maximum IOPS depends on disk size and attached VM machine type
Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS) — where it wins
- Up to 128,000 IOPS per disk with Extreme SSD and SSD V2
- Online expansion, snapshots, encryption, backups, and monitoring
- Shared disks can attach to up to 16 cloud servers
Where it doesn't
- No free plan is available
- Performance varies by disk type and selected tier
- Cross-region continuity relies on Cloud Backup and Recovery

Google Persistent Disk9.3/10 · Free plan
A flexible Compute Engine storage service with free capacity, snapshots, encryption, and replication.
Visit Google Cloud Full verdict →
Huawei Cloud Elastic Volume Service (EVS)8.9/10 · Paid
A flexible EVS service for Huawei Cloud workloads that need selectable disk performance.
Visit Huawei Cloud Full verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

Last updated 7 Oct 2026 · How we research and update