Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL handles the heavy lifting for relational databases, specifically supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server. It manages the underlying infrastructure so you can focus on your data rather than server maintenance.
It suits teams needing a managed relational environment without the operational overhead. The catch is that while the 30-day trial offers a generous 8 vCPU instance, the service itself starts at $0.0105 per hour, meaning you’ll be paying for compute time once that initial trial window closes.
- Free tier Yes
- Starting price from $0.0105 per hour
- Regions 10 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
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- CSA STAR
- FedRAMP
- GDPR
- HIPAA
- ISO 27001
- ISO 27017
- ISO 27018
- ISO 9001
- PCI DSS
- SOC 1 Type II
- SOC 2 Type II
- compute99.99%
- database99.95%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
10 regions across 5 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
- Oceania
- South America
Pricing tiers 19
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| HA (SSD) | $0.3400 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| db-f1-micro | $0.0105 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-g1-small | $0.0150 | per hour | us-central1 |
| Storage | $0.1700 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Storage (HDD) | $0.0900 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Storage (SSD) | $0.1700 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| db-f1-micro · db-f1-micro | $0.0105 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-g1-small · db-g1-small | $0.0255 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-highmem-16 · db-n1-highmem-16 | $1.13 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-highmem-2 · db-n1-highmem-2 | $0.1410 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-highmem-4 · db-n1-highmem-4 | $0.2820 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-highmem-8 · db-n1-highmem-8 | $0.5640 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-1 · db-n1-standard-1 | $0.0510 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-16 · db-n1-standard-16 | $0.8160 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-2 · db-n1-standard-2 | $0.1020 | per hour | us-central1 |
Show all 19 pricing rows (4 more)
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| db-n1-standard-32 · db-n1-standard-32 | $1.63 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-4 · db-n1-standard-4 | $0.2040 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-64 · db-n1-standard-64 | $3.26 | per hour | us-central1 |
| db-n1-standard-8 · db-n1-standard-8 | $0.4080 | per hour | us-central1 |
Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.
Alternatives on other providers
Cloud SQL has the lowest starting price of 3 comparable services — $0.0105 per hour.
- AWS Amazon RDS $0.0170 per hour Compare
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases $15.00 per month Compare
- Linode (Akamai) Managed Databases $0.0900 per hour Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure SQL Database $0.0250 per GB/month Compare