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Google Cloud Spanner vs Huawei GaussDB
Both stand on distributed sql databases. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.
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Spanner combines several data models with scaling, search, and live-data analytics capabilities. The trial has notable limits, and compute charges are listed hourly per 100 processing units per replica, with rates varying by edition.
Visit Google Cloud Spanner Paid Web
Visit Huawei GaussDB The facts
| Google Cloud Spanner | Huawei GaussDB | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | A free trial | Not published |
| Open source | Not published | Not published |
| Runs on | API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web | Web |
| Lowest paid plan | Standard edition compute: $0.03 a month | Not published |
| Plans published | 7 | None |
| Maker | Not published | Not published |
| Website | cloud.google.com | support.huaweicloud.com |
| On distributed sql databases | #16 of 25 | #20 of 25 |
Google Cloud Spanner: what it does well
- Horizontal read and write scalability
- Automatic sharding and geo-partitioning
- Supports multi-region configurations
- Analytics on live data
- Client libraries span eight listed languages
What to know first
- Trial instance limited to 10 GB
- Trial instance has no SLA
- Trial instance is not intended for production
- MySQL compatibility is listed as no
Huawei GaussDB: what it does well
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