Google Cloud Platform · Security

Cloud IAM

Google Cloud IAM handles the nitty-gritty of who can touch what in your GCP environment. It centralizes access control across your resources, offering fine-grained visibility into permissions. Instead of scattered configs, you manage identity and access from a single point, ensuring users and services have exactly the rights they need without over-provisioning.

This setup suits teams already committed to the Google ecosystem who need precise permission management. The catch is the pricing model: it’s strictly pay-as-you-go with no free tier. You pay for the service itself, not just the underlying resources, which adds a direct cost line item that might surprise teams expecting security tooling to be free.

• Free tier No
• Pricing Pay as you go
• Regions 10 · 5 continents
• SLA uptime 99.99%
• Compliance 13 certifications
• Provider health B