Google Cloud Storage is Google's object storage service for unstructured data, offering multiple storage classes and global availability. Launched in 2010, it includes an always-free monthly allowance in US regions, then per-GB usage-based pricing plus egress, with a 99.9% uptime SLA. It serves application, analytics, and backup workloads on Google Cloud, from startups to enterprises. It supports open standards and easy data export, though deep Google Cloud integration carries higher vendor lock-in. It carries SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and FedRAMP attestations.
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Overview
- Founded
- 2010
- Pricing tier
- Low
- Startup-friendly
- Yes
- Enterprise-ready
- Yes
Cloud infrastructure
- Starting price
- $2/mo
- SLA uptime
- 99.9%
- Managed Kubernetes
- No
- Helm support
- No
- Free tier
- Yes
- Vendor lock-in
- High
- Open standards
- Yes
- Easy data export
- Yes
- Multi-cloud friendly
- Yes
- Org size
- Enterprise
- Support tier
- Enterprise
- Ease of use
- 3/5