Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg pricing
11 plans read from cloud.google.com
Metadata storage free tierPriced on request Free tier includes 1 GiB of metadata storage per month1 GiB metadata storage Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Metadata storagePriced on request Starting at $0.04 per GiB per month1 GiB free metadata storage included Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Table managementPriced on request Starting at $0.12 per DCU-hourAutomatic table storage optimization · Adaptive file sizing · Automatic clustering · Garbage collection · BigQuery metadata generation Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Class A metadata accessPriced on request Above 5,001 operations per month per account5,000 operations free per month Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Class B metadata accessPriced on request Above 50,001 operations50,000 operations free per month Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Catalog federation metadata refreshPriced on request Above 5,001 operations per month per account0 to 5,001 operations free per month per account Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Metadata storage included tierFree 1 GiB per monthLakehouse runtime catalog metadata Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Metadata storage overage$0.04 a month per GiB per monthmetadata beyond included 1 GiB Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Lakehouse table management$0.12 a month per DCU-Hourautomatic file sizing · clustering · garbage collection · BigQuery metadata generation Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Class B metadata access$0.90 a month per million operations above 50,001read · delete · getIamPolicy Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
Class A metadata access$6 a month per million operations above 5,001 per month/accountcreate · register · list · update · setIamPolicy Read 15 Oct 2026 · cloud.google.com
In short
- Google Cloud Lakehouse for Apache Iceberg has a free plan (Metadata storage free tier).
- A free trial is offered.
- Paid plans published: 4, from $0.04 a month.
- 6 plans are priced on request (Metadata storage free tier, Metadata storage, Table management, Class A metadata access, Class B metadata access, Catalog federation metadata refresh).
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud | £2,212.50/mo | Yes | Yes |
| Denodo Platform | — | Yes | Yes |
| Apache Hudi | — | Yes | No |
| Collibra | — | No | No |
| Starburst Galaxy | — | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Fabric Notebooks | — | No | Yes |
| Qubole | — | No | Yes |
| SAS Advanced Analytics | — | No | Yes |