Cloud Functions
Google Cloud Functions is a serverless compute option where you deploy code snippets that trigger on events, handling scaling automatically without managing servers. It fits teams needing lightweight backend logic for tasks like processing files or responding to API calls, paying only for the compute time consumed.
The main catch is the lack of a free tier, meaning every invocation incurs cost from the start. While the starting price of $0.2310 per 1M 100ms is low, projects with high-frequency, short-lived executions will see costs accumulate immediately, unlike platforms that offer a zero-cost buffer for small workloads.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $0.2310 per 1M 100ms
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compute (128MB) | $0.2310 | per 1M 100ms | us-central1 |
| Compute (1GB) | $1.65 | per 1M 100ms | us-central1 |
| Compute (256MB) | $0.4630 | per 1M 100ms | us-central1 |
| Compute (2GB) | $2.90 | per 1M 100ms | us-central1 |
| Compute (512MB) | $0.9250 | per 1M 100ms | us-central1 |
| Invocations | $0.4000 | per 1M requests | us-central1 |
| Networking | $0.1200 | per GB | us-central1 |
| On-Demand | $3.00 | per 1M GB-seconds | us-central1 |
| 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.
Alternatives on other providers
Equivalent services on other clouds:
- AWS AWS Lambda $0.0309 per 1M GB-seconds Compare
- Alibaba Cloud Function Compute (FC) no price Compare
- Microsoft Azure Azure Functions $4.00 per 1M GB-seconds Compare