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Google Cloud SQL pricing
Google Cloud SQL publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Google Cloud SQL pricing is free across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Usage-based
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Yes
Google Cloud SQL plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free Tier | Free | 3 | Entry tier |
| Standard | $25/month | 3 | +$25/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free Tier
FreeThe entry tier. It covers db-f1-micro instance, 30gb storage, limited usage.
Standard
$25/monthOver Free Tier, this tier adds:
- High availability
- Automated backups
- Point-in-time recovery
Where Google Cloud SQL stops being free
Free Tier, Free
- db-f1-micro instance
- 30GB storage
- Limited usage
Standard, $25/month
The first thing you pay for:
- High availability
- Automated backups
- Point-in-time recovery
What the product covers
The full Google Cloud SQL feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- High Availability
- Automated Backups
- Point-in-time Recovery
- Encryption
- Regional/Zonal Instances
- Read Replicas
- Private IP
Integrations
- BigQuery
- Dataflow
- App Engine
- Cloud Functions
- Kubernetes
Platform
- Web support
- Gcp support
People bring Google Cloud SQL in for transaction processing, data storage, application backend, reporting, data analytics. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Google Cloud SQL are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Databases
Too few databases tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Cloud SQL (this page) | Free | usage-based | - | |
| Canary Labs | $3000/year | Per tag band per year | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
| Presto | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
| Privacera | On request | quote | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
| Dremio | Free, then $0.2/hour | Per Dremio Compute Unit consumed | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
| Solace PubSub+ | Free | quote | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
| StarRocks | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Google Cloud SQL |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Google Cloud SQL badges page.
Before you pay for Google Cloud SQL
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between Free and $25/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Google Cloud SQL runs on google cloud platform, and is published by Google Cloud of Mountain View, California. The full record is on the Google Cloud SQL review, and the rest of the category is under best databases tools.
Google Cloud SQL pricing questions
- How much does Google Cloud SQL cost?
- Google Cloud SQL publishes 2 tiers, from Free for Free Tier up to $25/month for Standard. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Google Cloud SQL have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free Tier tier costs nothing and covers db-f1-micro instance, 30gb storage, limited usage. Paying starts at $25/month for Standard.
- What is the difference between Free Tier and Standard on Google Cloud SQL?
- Standard costs $25/month against Free, and adds high availability, automated backups, point-in-time recovery.
- Which databases tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 databases tools listed alongside Google Cloud SQL have a free tier: Presto, Dremio, Solace PubSub+, StarRocks, EMQX.
- What am I actually paying for with Google Cloud SQL?
- The record lists 14 features across 3 areas: other, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for transaction processing, data storage, application backend.
- Does Google Cloud SQL charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Google Cloud SQL prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Google Cloud SQL against before paying?
- The closest databases tools in this directory are Canary Labs, Presto, Privacera, Dremio. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Google Cloud SQL covering price, platforms and features.