Pub/Sub
Pub/Sub acts as messaging middleware for streaming analytics and service integrations. It ingests events to stream data into BigQuery, data lakes, and databases. This setup handles the concrete job of moving event data between systems, supporting both real-time analytics pipelines and broader service connectivity without requiring custom transport layers.
Teams already on Google Cloud will find this fits their architecture, but the pricing model demands attention. There is no free tier available, so every byte incurs cost starting at $0.005 per TiB. This pay-as-you-go structure means even small test projects generate charges, making it less suitable for experiments expecting zero-cost entry.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.005 per TiB
- Regions 10 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
Decision score
Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.
Trust & reach via Google Cloud Platform
- C5
- 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 3
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Message Delivery | $40.00 | per TiB | global |
| Seek (Snapshot) | $0.005 | per TiB | global |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | global |
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.