# Azure SQL Database vs Google Cloud SQL

| Attribute | Azure SQL Database | Google Cloud SQL |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47.4 (34% (low)) | 44.3 (36% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Azure SQL Database is a managed SQL database service running in the cloud that automatically handles database provisioning, updates, backups, and scaling. Development teams deploy and manage applications through cloud-based interfaces while Azure manages underlying infrastructure. | Cloud SQL provides a fully managed relational database service with automatic failover, multi-zone and multi-region replication, data encryption at rest and in transit, and compliance with major security standards. It scales quickly and supports private networking via VPC. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"free_tier":false,"engine_family":"multi_engine","deployment_type":"hyperscaler_native","automatic_failover":true,"private_networking":true,"multi_region_replication":true}` |
| integrations.count | - | 1 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"LangChain"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/purchase-options/azure-account?icid=azure-sql-database","retrievedAt":"2026-08-19T14:41:45.008Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.99 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Managed Databases)

| Capability | Azure SQL Database | Google Cloud SQL |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Engine family | - | Multi engine |
| Deployment type | - | Hyperscaler native |
| Serverless scale to zero | - | - |
| Database branching | - | - |
| Point in time recovery | - | - |
| Multi region replication | - | ✓ |
| Automatic failover | - | ✓ |
| Private networking | - | ✓ |
| Built in connection pooling | - | - |
| Extensions plugin support | - | - |
| Self host alternative | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |
| Free tier | - | ✗ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:07:13.853Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*