AlloyDB for PostgreSQL
AlloyDB runs as a fully managed PostgreSQL-compatible database on Google Cloud, targeting heavy enterprise workloads that need standard Postgres syntax without the operational overhead. It handles the infrastructure management while you query data, effectively serving as a drop-in replacement for existing Postgres setups that require higher performance or scale than standard managed instances provide.
New customers get a 30-day trial with an 8 vCPU instance and 1 TB storage, plus $300 in general cloud credits, but there is no permanent free tier after that window closes. Once the trial ends, costs kick in at $0.0005 per GB/month, so budgeting for storage growth is essential if you plan to keep the instance running long-term.
- Free tier Yes
- Starting price from $0.0005 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 9
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| alloydb-16vcpu · 16 vCPU | $1.11 | per hour | us-central1 |
| alloydb-2vcpu · 2 vCPU | $0.1388 | per hour | us-central1 |
| alloydb-32vcpu · 32 vCPU | $2.22 | per hour | us-central1 |
| alloydb-4vcpu · 4 vCPU | $0.2776 | per hour | us-central1 |
| alloydb-64vcpu · 64 vCPU | $4.44 | per hour | us-central1 |
| alloydb-8vcpu · 8 vCPU | $0.5553 | per hour | us-central1 |
| Memory | $0.0160 | per GB/hour | us-central1 |
| On-Demand | $0.1386 | per vCPU/hour | us-central1 |
| Storage | $0.0005 | per GB/month | 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
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- AWS Amazon Aurora $0.0730 per hour Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Database for PostgreSQL $0.0100 per hour Compare
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Postgresql no price Compare