Google Cloud SQL

Name: Google Cloud SQL
Price: 0.04 USD

Google Cloud SQL is ranked #37 of 74 in database software on Freedom251, made by Google Cloud SQL (Mountain View, California, USA). It runs on API, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered. Paid plans start at $0.04/mo.

Google Cloud SQL plans and pricing

All plans

Cloud SQL Enterprise $0.04/mo General-purpose workloads · Up to 96 vCPUs · 99.95% SLA · PITR logs retained up to 7 days cloud.google.com · 20 Sept 2026

Cloud SQL Enterprise Plus $0.05/mo High-performance workloads · Up to 128 vCPUs · 99.99% SLA · PITR logs retained up to 35 days cloud.google.com · 20 Sept 2026

Cloud SQL free trial Free 30-day trial; no automatic charge during the trial. PostgreSQL and MySQL · Enterprise Plus edition · trial restrictions apply cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026

Cloud SQL pay-as-you-go Not published Usage-based; instances are billed by the second, with prices varying by region and configuration. CPU and memory · storage and networking · optional high availability, licensing, and other charges cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026

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Deployment model: cloud

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Google Cloud SQL

What it does: Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.
Open standards: It supports popular open-source and commercial database engines, extensions, configuration flags, and developer tools.
Backups and recovery: It offers backups and point-in-time restoration with a retention period of up to 35 days.
Migration: Database Migration Service can migrate databases from on-premises, Compute Engine, or other clouds, and lift-and-shift migrations to Cloud SQL are available at no additional charge.
Google Cloud integrations: Cloud SQL integrates with Compute Engine, Cloud Run, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud IAM, BigQuery, and Datastream.
Other integrations: The documentation lists integrations with Looker, Cloud Run functions, App Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Apps Script, and Terraform.
Security: Cloud SQL automatically encrypts data in transit on Google's internal networks and at rest in database tables, temporary files, and backups, and supports private VPC connectivity and network firewalls.
Compliance: The product page says Cloud SQL is SSAE 16, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS compliant and supports HIPAA compliance.
Capacity: Cloud SQL for SQL Server supports custom machine types with up to 624 GB RAM and 96 CPUs and up to 64 TB of storage.
Compatibility limit: Cloud SQL for MySQL supports only InnoDB as its storage engine.
Support: Every Google Cloud customer, including free-trial users, receives Basic Support with documentation, community forums, billing assistance, and Active Assist.
Trial details: The dedicated Cloud SQL trial provides PostgreSQL and MySQL Enterprise Plus instances for 30 days, with no automatic charge, and a subsequent 90-day stopped state.
Founded: 1998
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
Price from: $0.04/mo

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Sources

cloud.google.com/sql· checked 29 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/integrations· checked 29 Sept 2026
docs.cloud.google.com/sql/docs/features· checked 29 Sept 2026
cloud.google.com/support· checked 29 Sept 2026
cloud.google.com/sql/pricing· checked 20 Sept 2026