# Costing best practices

This page presents best practices to optimize costs for Google Cloud VMware Engine.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** For the latest pricing information, see [Google Cloud VMware Engine pricing](https://cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/pricing).

You can view and download pricing information from the
[pricing table](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/docs/how-to/pricing-table.md.txt), and access [SKU information](https://docs.cloud.google.com/skus)
with the [Cloud Billing Catalog API](https://docs.cloud.google.com/billing/v1/how-tos/catalog-api.md.txt).

## Optimize costs

To optimize costs for Google Cloud VMware Engine, see the following suggestions:

- VMware Engine consumption costs vary per region.
- Note that VMware Engine nodes that use a reduced core count are priced the same as full compute nodes.
- Oversubscribing VMware Engine compute capacity is a standard practice and doesn't incur additional charges. A higher oversubscription ratio might help you decrease the number of effective billable nodes in the environment, but can affect application performance. When sizing enterprise workloads, begin with a 4:1 ratio, and modify it based on other factors applicable to your use case.
- Follow the guidance provided in the following resources:

  - For a holistic framework on driving financial accountability and business value realization, refer to the [Maximize business value with cloud FinOps](https://cloud.google.com/resources/cloud-finops-whitepaper) whitepaper.
  - For additional guidance on tools and cost optimization best practices, study the [principles of cloud cost optimization](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/cost-management/principles-of-cloud-cost-optimization).
  - For more costing recommendations, read [Optimize the cost of your Google Cloud VMware Engine deployments](https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/cost-management/cost-optimization-of-google-cloud-vmware-engine-deployments).

## What's next

- Read about best practices for [compute](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/best-practices-compute.md.txt), [networking](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/best-practices-networking.md.txt), [security](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/best-practices-security.md.txt), [storage](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/best-practices-storage.md.txt), and [migration](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/best-practices-migration.md.txt).
- Try out VMware Engine. Visit [features, benefits, and use
  cases](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/overview) for more information.
- Explore reference architectures, diagrams, tutorials, and best practices about Google Cloud. Visit [Cloud Architecture Center](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture) for more information.