Google Cloud Platform Analytics

BigQuery

BigQuery runs on Google Cloud as a serverless analytics engine that handles the full data lifecycle, from ingestion to AI-driven insights. It processes massive datasets without requiring you to manage underlying infrastructure, letting teams query data and build models directly within the platform.

This setup suits organizations already committed to GCP who need scalable, on-demand analytics. The main friction point is the lack of a free tier; costs start at $0.0100 per GB/month under a strict pay-as-you-go model. You pay for every byte stored and processed, making it less forgiving for experimental projects compared to services with included allowances.

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  • Free tier No
  • Starting price from $0.0100 per GB/month
  • Regions 10 · 5 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 13 certifications
  • Provider health B

Decision score

50 /100
Features 35
Pricing 40
Reliability 94
Community 0
Ecosystem 86

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via Google Cloud Platform

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.99%
  • database99.95%
  • networking99.99%
  • storage99.95%
Global reach

10 regions across 5 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
  • South America

Pricing tiers 10

Tier / PlanPriceUnitRegion
Active Storage $0.0200 per GB/month us
Enterprise Edition $0.0600 per slot-hour us
Enterprise Plus $0.1000 per slot-hour us
Long-term Storage $0.0100 per GB/month us
On-Demand Analysis $6.25 per TB us
Standard Edition $0.0400 per slot-hour us
Storage (Active) $0.0200 per GB/month us
Storage (Long-term) $0.0100 per GB/month us
Streaming Inserts $0.0100 per 200 MB us
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.

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