Cloud Storage
GCP Cloud Storage handles object storage with configurable redundancy across regions. It’s built for holding large datasets, backups, or static assets where durability and global access matter. You pay strictly for what you store, starting at $0.0012 per GB/month, making it suitable for workloads with predictable or scalable data needs.
This fits teams already in the Google ecosystem or those needing granular control over data placement. The main friction is the lack of a free tier; every byte incurs cost from day one. If you’re testing small prototypes, expect immediate billing rather than a grace period, which can surprise developers used to free allowances on other platforms.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.0012 per GB/month
- Regions 10 · 5 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 13 certifications
- Provider health B
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- 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 11
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archive | $0.0012 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Class A Operations | $5.00 | per 1M requests | us-central1 |
| Class A Ops (Standard) | $0.0500 | per 10K ops | us-central1 |
| Class B Operations | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-central1 |
| Class B Ops (Standard) | $0.004 | per 10K ops | us-central1 |
| Coldline | $0.004 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Egress | $0.1200 | per GB | us-central1 |
| Nearline | $0.0100 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Standard | $0.0200 | per GB/month | us-central1 |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | global |
| Free Tier | Free | per month | us-west1 |
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 Storage has the lowest starting price of 2 comparable services — $0.0012 per GB/month.
- AWS Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) $0.0025 per 1M Objects Compare
- Hetzner Object Storage $0.0052 per GB/month Compare
- Linode (Akamai) Object Storage $0.005 per GB Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Blob Storage $26.00 per 1M GiB/hours Compare