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Google Cloud

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Google Cloud provides computing resources, container orchestration, and managed databases on Google infrastructure. It offers free monthly usage on eligible services alongside enterprise cloud deployments.[1]

Google Cloud is a comprehensive suite of cloud computing services offered by Google. It provides a range of tools and infrastructure for computing, storage, networking, big data, machine learning, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Google Cloud's services include virtual machines, containerization, serverless computing, and managed Kubernetes environments. Its global network and advanced security measures make it a popular choice for businesses of all sizes looking to leverage cloud technology for scalability and innovation.

Google Cloud belongs toIaaScategory.

Compute

Provides scalable virtual machine instances[1]

Containers

Delivers managed Kubernetes orchestration[1]

Analytics

Operates petabyte scale data warehousing[1]

Free tier

Maintains free usage limits across products[1]

93websites

use it — 3.6% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months

#1of 2

tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 12)

34public pages

on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing

In short: Google Cloud delivers comprehensive cloud infrastructure with generous monthly free allowances, though enterprise usage scales on pay-as-you-go consumption.[1]

3.07% of all websites we track run Google Cloud▼ 0.01 points since 20 Sep

Should you use Google Cloud?

The 10-second version, from the vendor’s own pages and what we see in our scans

Google Cloud fits if…

  • Organizations deploying containerized workloads using managed Kubernetes clusters.[1]
  • Development teams building scalable applications with petabyte-scale analytics.[1]

Look elsewhere if…

  • Workloads deeply tied to Amazon Web Services proprietary architectures.[2]
Free usage thresholds do not expire but remain subject to provider policy changes.[1]

Google Cloud compared with major cloud providers

Platform differences across global hyperscale cloud services.

Google CloudAmazon Web ServicesAzure
Compute and Architecture
Container approachManaged GKENative Kubernetes cluster management[1]Not stated on its pricing pageManaged Kubernetesbuild and scale apps on it[3]
What we see in our scans
Websites running it933.6% of 2,555 scanned sites66326% of 2,555 scanned sites522% of 2,555 scanned sites
Typical page load time3.9 s✓29 public sites4.6 s307 public sites4.2 s17 public sites
Typical page weight2.4 MB✓typical home page3.9 MBtypical home page3.6 MBtypical home page
  • Amazon Web Services: Amazon Web Services provides global cloud infrastructure and managed services.[2]
  • Azure: Microsoft Azure delivers enterprise cloud computing and hybrid architecture.[3]

Choose Google Cloud if…

  • Choose Google Cloud for integrated data analytics and managed container orchestration.[1]

Choose Amazon Web Services if…

  • You want a serverless relational database for PostgreSQL or MySQL[2]
  • You want to try services hands-on at no cost first[2]

Choose Azure if…

  • You want to move SQL Server databases with few code changes[3]
  • You run SAP apps and workloads[3]

Products

In the vendor’s own words

Compute Engine

Scalable virtual machine infrastructure on Google global hardware.[1]

BigQuery

Fully managed petabyte-scale data warehouse for analytics queries.[1]

Cloud Run

Managed environment to run stateless containers and deploy websites.[1]

Google Kubernetes Engine

Container orchestration clusters managed directly on Google Cloud.[1]

Support and help for Google Cloud

How the vendor says you can reach it, and the public help community

Documentation

Google Cloud maintains extensive product documentation and release notes across services.[4]

Monthly free tier products

Services offering ongoing free allocations

Always free products

Virtual machines

Compute Engine provides scalable virtual machine infrastructure.[1]

Data warehouse

BigQuery provides managed analytics data warehousing.[1]

How Google Cloud sites protect themselves

Share of the 93 sites we scanned that run each protection

HSTS79% · 73 sites

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS

Cloudflare Bot Management24% · 22 sites

Cloudflare bot management solution identifies and mitigates automated traffic to protect websites from bad bots

reCAPTCHA22% · 20 sites

reCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse

Protections add up, they do not replace each other: a site can run all of them.

What sites use Google Cloud for

An estimate from UptimeCard's technology map of 21 public sites

Runs the whole site17 sites

appspace.com · betconstruct.com · cardconnect.com

Hosts help, docs or support content2 sites

adereso.ai · victoriametrics.com

Runs the marketing site2 sites

descript.com · easyship.com

Rough guide, not a measurement: each description is written automatically from the site’s technology stack and the site has not confirmed it. A site is counted once, in the first group its description fits (shop, help and docs, blog, marketing site; otherwise the whole site). Descriptions that only guess (“likely”, “may”) are left out.

At a glance

UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,555 websites · refreshed weekly

How Google Cloud sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details

56PerformanceLowaverage site: 5088AccessibilityGoodaverage site: 8996Best practicesGoodaverage site: 9392SEOGoodaverage site: 92

Page load time

Loads about 9% faster than the average site

Google Cloud sites
3.9 s
All sites
4.3 s

Most Google Cloud sites load in 2.8–6.2 s. Home page weight: 2.4 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 29 public sites measured.

Where are they hosted?

Mostly Google Cloud and Cloudflare

  • Google Cloud56%
  • Cloudflare12%
  • Amazon Web Services6%
  • Akamai Technologies3%
  • Other24%
United States 65%Canada 12%Germany 3%

Who uses it?

Technology and Software is the biggest group

Technology and Software62%
Business Services12%
Music and Audio6%
Cloud Storage and Computing3%

Share of 34 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.

How Google Cloud sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on Google Cloud sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

Google Cloud CDN27×Google Cloud Trace27×Envoy3×styled-components3×Sentry3×Google Sign-in2×Lodash2×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with Google Cloud on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 93 Google Cloud sites that run the whole stack.

5 stacks · swipe, drag or use the arrows
#1

Google Cloud + Google Cloud CDN + React + Sentry + Next.js

8.6%8 of 93 sites
#2

Google Cloud + Google Cloud CDN + Vue.js

7.5%7 of 93 sites
#3

Google Cloud + Google Cloud CDN + Express

5.4%5 of 93 sites
#4

Google Cloud + Google Cloud CDN + Emotion

4.3%4 of 93 sites
#5

Google Cloud + React + Gatsby

4.3%4 of 93 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 93 Google Cloud sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

Google Tag Manager59%Google Analytics55%Facebook Pixel19%Linkedin Insight Tag16%Microsoft Advertising17%DoubleClick Floodlight10%Linkedin Ads10%OneTrust14%Cart Functionality13%
Tag managerAnalyticsAdvertisingCookie consentOnline store

Similar tools in its category

IaaS: 12 tools known, 2 seen in our scans

Snowplow Analytics42 sitesAlternativeDigitalOcean Spaces0 sitesAlternativeAlibaba Cloud Object Storage Service0 sitesAlternativeAmazon ECS0 sitesAlternativeClientacquisition0 sitesAlternativeDorsa Cloud0 sitesAlternativeDweet0 sitesAlternativeHPE GreenLake0 sitesAlternative

How websites combine Google Cloud with other tools

Relationships found on the websites that use it, from the same map status pages show.

Built on a platform 35Complements another tool 5Integrates with another 2Needs another tool 1

Websites using Google Cloud

93 websites use Google Cloud: 3.6% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months. A selection is shown below.

Scores are out of 100: P Performance · A Accessibility · B Best practices · S SEO. Green 80+, yellow 65–79, orange 50–64, red below 50. The dot shows whether our last scan found the site failing (red) or not (green); Red, amber or blue: an active incident on the site's status page (outage, degraded, maintenance) or a failing scan; amber also means a certificate ending within 30 days. Hover the dot for details.

Who is behind Google Cloud

From its own pages and public records, with sources

Operated by

Google LLC[5]

Mountain View, California. · since 2008[5][6]

Its story

  1. 2008

    Google introduced Google App Engine in April 2008, establishing the foundational serverless architecture of Google Cloud Platform.[6][7]

  2. 2011

    Google expanded its cloud platform in 2011 by introducing Cloud SQL to provide managed relational databases alongside application hosting.[7]

  3. 2013

    Google Cloud launched Cloud Datastore in 2013 to provide scalable document-based storage for web and mobile workloads.[7]

  4. 2017

    Google Cloud launched the App Engine Flexible environment in 2017, enabling developers to run custom Docker containers.[7]

  5. 2018

    Google Cloud achieved HIPAA compliance for App Engine in 2018, allowing healthcare organizations to operate regulated workloads.[7]

  6. 2019

    Google Cloud announced Cloud Run in 2019 to provide a fully managed serverless compute environment for running stateless containers.[8]

  7. 2026

    Google Cloud added Model Context Protocol tool support in October 2026 to integrate cloud API management with external AI clients.[4]

Questions about Google Cloud

How many websites use Google Cloud?
We found Google Cloud on 93 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (3.6%). 34 of them have a public status page.
What is Google Cloud often used with?
Among the websites we scan, Google Cloud is often found alongside Google Cloud CDN (88.2% of its sites), React (49.5% of its sites), Node.js (31.2% of its sites).
What are the alternatives to Google Cloud?
Other iaas tools we recognize include Snowplow Analytics, DigitalOcean Spaces, Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service, Amazon ECS.

Is your website built with Google Cloud?

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