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What Google Earth Engine is

Google Earth Engine combines satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with tools for large-scale analysis. It can help users detect change, map trends, and measure differences at Earth’s surface. Its public archive contains more than eighty petabytes of geospatial data and over thirty years of historical imagery, with additions made daily. The web-based Code Editor provides a JavaScript IDE with maps, interactive queries, geometry drawing, a task manager, API reference, and Git-based script management. Python and JavaScript APIs are available, and client libraries can be used locally. Earth Engine integrates with Google Cloud and exchanges data with BigQuery, including loading tables, running queries, and exporting results. Shareable Earth Engine Apps let stakeholders explore analyses interactively. Named interoperability includes TensorFlow, PyTorch, Apache Beam, Spark, Dask, NumPy, Pandas, GeoPandas, and Xee. Use cases include remote sensing, climate analysis, natural resource management, and sustainability. Eligible noncommercial users may qualify for no-cost access under restrictions; commercial and government operational customers are charged. Individual & SMB Basic is $500 a month. Limited access has no usage credits, performance add-ons, or SLA and is intended for intermittent, noncritical workloads.

Who it suits

Earth Engine suits scientists, researchers, developers, nonprofits, businesses, and government users working with geospatial data, including for remote sensing, climate analysis, natural resource management, or sustainability. Eligible noncommercial users may qualify for no-cost access under stated restrictions.

What it does well

Public archive exceeds eighty petabytes.
Includes over thirty years of historical imagery.
Offers Python and JavaScript APIs.
Supports BigQuery data exchange.
Shareable Apps let stakeholders explore analyses.

What to know first

Individual & SMB Basic costs $500 a month.
Limited access has no usage credits or SLA.
VPC Service Controls are unavailable on listed Individual & SMB tiers.

Limits

The $500 a month Individual & SMB Basic and Enterprise Basic plans include 100 monthly batch EECU-hours, 33 monthly online EECU-hours, and 100 GB of storage credit. The Limited plan has no usage credits, performance add-ons, or SLA and is intended for highly intermittent, non-business-critical, non-high-capacity workloads; batch exports are subject to availability.

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Storage	$0.000035616 / 1 gibibyte hour · Usage-based storage charge	Free
Compute (Online and Batch)	$0.40 / 1 hour, per 1 month / account for 0 to 10,000 hours; $0.28 for 10,000 to 500,000 hours; $0.16 for 500,000 hours and above · Usage-based EECU-hour charges · tiered usage pricing applies	$0.40 a month
Enterprise Professional	$2000 per month · 500 EECU-hour monthly batch credit · 166 EECU-hour monthly online credit · 1 TB storage credit · up to 500 concurrent high-volume API requests per project (granted on request) · up to 20 concurrent batch export tasks per billing account · SLA included · VPC Service Controls supported	$2,000 a month
Enterprise Basic	$500 per month · 100 EECU-hour monthly batch credit · 33 EECU-hour monthly online credit · 100 GB storage credit · 20 concurrent high-volume API requests per project · up to 8 concurrent batch export tasks per billing account · no SLA	$500 a month
Individual & SMB Basic	$500 per month · 100 EECU-hour monthly batch credit · 33 EECU-hour monthly online credit · 100 GB storage credit · 20 concurrent high-volume API requests per project · up to 8 concurrent batch export tasks per billing account · no SLA	$500 a month
Individual & SMB Limited	Usage fees only; monthly platform fee · No usage credits · no performance add-ons · no SLA · 20 concurrent high-volume API requests per project · batch exports subject to availability	On request
Enterprise Premium	Contact us · Customizable allocations · SLA included · VPC Service Controls supported · contact Google Sales	On request

As earthengine.google.com lists them, read 30 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Getting started

Visit https://earthengine.google.com/.
Choose the applicable access route: eligible noncommercial use, a listed paid plan, or usage-based Limited access.
Use the web-based Code Editor, or work locally with the Python or JavaScript client libraries.
Connect with Google Cloud or BigQuery if needed.
Create a shareable Earth Engine App to let stakeholders explore an analysis.

Verdict

Earth Engine pairs a large geospatial archive with analysis tools, APIs, and integrations for varied workflows. Access terms and capabilities differ by plan, and commercial and government operational use is charged.

Questions

Is Google Earth Engine free?

A free plan is listed. Eligible nonprofits, academic researchers and educators, journalists, certain government agencies, trainers, and individuals may qualify for no-cost noncommercial use under restrictions.

How much do paid plans cost?

Individual & SMB Basic and Enterprise Basic are each $500 a month. Enterprise Professional is $2,000 a month. Storage and compute also have usage-based charges; Enterprise Premium and Individual & SMB Limited have no listed plan price.

Which platforms does Earth Engine support?

The listed platforms are API, Linux, and web. The Code Editor is web-based, and Python and JavaScript client libraries can be used locally.

Can Earth Engine connect to BigQuery?

Yes. It can load BigQuery tables, run BigQuery queries, and export results to BigQuery.

Who makes Earth Engine?

The product is Google Earth Engine, and its website is https://earthengine.google.com/.

Does Earth Engine have a service level agreement?

The Limited, Individual & SMB Basic, and Enterprise Basic plans have no SLA. Enterprise Professional includes an SLA.

Facts from Google Earth Engine's own pages

APIs: Earth Engine provides Python and JavaScript APIs, and its client libraries can be used locally with those languages. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Apps: Earth Engine Apps are shareable interactive interfaces that let stakeholders explore analyses using Earth Engine data and analytics. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Code Editor: The Code Editor is a web-based JavaScript IDE with map visualization, API reference, Git-based script management, a task manager, interactive queries, and geometry drawing tools. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Commercial access: Earth Engine is available for commercial use, with commercial and government operational customers charged for its services. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Data archive: Its public data archive contains over eighty petabytes of geospatial data and more than thirty years of historical imagery, updated and expanded daily. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Google Cloud integration: Earth Engine integrates with Google Cloud and can exchange data with BigQuery, including loading BigQuery tables, running BigQuery queries, and exporting results to BigQuery. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Intended users: The maker describes use by scientists, researchers, developers, nonprofits, businesses, and government users for work including remote sensing, climate analysis, natural resource management, and sustainability. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Noncommercial access: Eligible nonprofits, academic researchers and educators, journalists, certain government agencies, trainers, and individuals may qualify for no-cost noncommercial use under stated restrictions. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Notable limit: The Limited plan is intended for self-serve, highly intermittent, non-business-critical, non-high-capacity workloads and has no usage credits, performance add-ons, or SLA. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Other integrations: The maker describes interoperability with TensorFlow, PyTorch, Apache Beam, Spark, Dask, NumPy, Pandas, GeoPandas, and the Xarray integration Xee. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Security controls: VPC Service Controls are supported on Professional and Premium tiers and unavailable on the listed Individual & SMB tiers. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
Support: Technical support is available through Google Cloud Care, and support packages can include 24/7 coverage, phone support, and a technical support manager. · cloud.google.com, 30 Sept 2026
What it does: Earth Engine combines a large catalog of satellite imagery and geospatial datasets with planetary-scale analysis to detect changes, map trends, and quantify surface differences. · earthengine.google.com, 30 Sept 2026