Google Cloud Spanner pricing
7 plans read from cloud.google.com
StandardPrice not published Regional configuration · Pay-as-you-use compute pricing Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
EnterprisePrice not published Regional configuration · Additional multi-model and advanced capabilities Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Enterprise PlusPrice not published Regional, dual-region, and multi-region configurations · Highest availability, performance, compliance, and governance tier Read 20 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Spanner free trial instanceFree At no cost for up to 90 days.10 GB storage · One instance per project lifecycle · Maximum five databases · No SLA · Regional configurations only · No backup and restore · No customer-managed encryption keys Read 29 Sep 2026 · docs.cloud.google.com
Standard edition compute$0.03 a month Hourly, per 100 processing units, per replica; compute capacity is provisioned as processing units or nodes (1 node = 1000 processing units).Regional (single-region) configurations Read 29 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Enterprise edition compute$0.04 a month Hourly, per 100 processing units, per replica; compute capacity is provisioned as processing units or nodes (1 node = 1000 processing units).Additional multi-model and advanced search capabilities Read 29 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
Enterprise Plus edition compute$0.06 a month Hourly, per 100 processing units, per replica; compute capacity is provisioned as processing units or nodes (1 node = 1000 processing units).Highest levels of availability, performance, compliance, and governance Read 29 Sep 2026 · cloud.google.com
In short
- Google Cloud Spanner has a free plan (Standard).
- A free trial is offered.
- Paid plans published: 3, from $0.03 a month.
What the alternatives costAll alternatives →
| Tool | From | Free plan | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| CrateDB | — | Yes | No |
| MySQL | — | Yes | Yes |
| OceanBase Database | $2.38/mo | Yes | No |
| Apache Ignite | — | Yes | No |
| SingleStore Helios | $0.99/mo | Yes | Yes |
| CockroachDB Cloud | $0.06/mo | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Db2 | $630/mo | Yes | Yes |
| TiDB Cloud | — | Yes | No |