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Google App Engine

Infrastructure-free application deployment platform for developers

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Google Cloud
Also known as
google-app-engine

Available worldwide · Popular in: US

What is Google App Engine?

Google's cloud service for hosting and running web applications written in multiple programming languages, automatically managing infrastructure and adjusting capacity based on application demand.

Independently observed

Google App Engine pricing

Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.

Pricing as of verify at live pricing ↗Independently observed
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier: 29 hours F1 instances + 9 hours B1 instances per day, 1 GB outbound data per day. $300 free credits available. Usage-based pricing from $0.05–$0.40/hour depending on instance class.

B1

Free
Free

Backend instance

free_hours_per_day
9

B2

Free
Free

Backend instance

free_hours_per_day
9

B4

Free
Free

Backend instance

free_hours_per_day
9

B4_1G

Free
Free

Backend instance

free_hours_per_day
9

B8

Free
Free

Backend instance

free_hours_per_day
9

F1

Free
Free

Frontend instance

free_hours_per_day
28

F2

Free
Free

Frontend instance

free_hours_per_day
28

F4

Free
Free

Frontend instance

free_hours_per_day
28

F4_1G

Free
Free

Frontend instance

free_hours_per_day
28

Add-ons

  • Outgoing Network Traffic$0.14 per gibibyte

What Google App Engine does

The capabilities that matter for paas & hosting, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.

Deploy
Git-push auto-deploy
-
Deploy arbitrary container image
-
Per-PR preview environments
-
Build
Build system
-
Runtime / language breadth
Node.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, PHP
Scale
Autoscaling
Horizontal
Deployment
Geographic reach
Multi-region
Hosting
Cloud only
Data
Bundled managed data services
-
Delivery
Built-in global CDN / edge
-
Custom domains + automatic TLS
✓
Ops
Env vars & secrets management
✓
Instant rollbacks
✓
Extensibility
CLI + deploy API
✓
Independently observed

Platform & deployment

Independently observed
Platforms
  • CLI
  • Web
Deployment
  • Cloud / SaaS

Integrations (3)

Independently observed
  • Cloud Monitoring
  • Cloud Logging
  • Cloud Run

Google App Engine FAQ

Common questions about Google App Engine, answered from independent, dated evidence.

What is Google App Engine?

Google's cloud service for hosting and running web applications written in multiple programming languages, automatically managing infrastructure and adjusting capacity based on application demand. It is indexed under PaaS & Hosting.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

Is Google App Engine free?

Google App Engine offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: B1, B2, B4 and B4_1G. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

What platforms does Google App Engine support?

Google App Engine supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

Can Google App Engine be self-hosted?

We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google App Engine, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

What does Google App Engine integrate with?

We have confirmed 3 integrations for Google App Engine, including Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging and Cloud Run. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

Where is Google App Engine available?

Google App Engine is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/appengine

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Balanced composite 55 / 100
medium · 50%
Signal contributions to the composite score
SignalScoreWeightContributionEvidence
Reliability500.167.9✓
Pricing transparency800.065.0✓
Price level800.043.4✓
Capabilities670.053.4✓
Integrations170.050.8✓
Security posture00.120.0-

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Content

AttributeValueEvidence
Faq6 itemsmediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 58%

Features

AttributeValueEvidence
CapabilitiesHosting: cloud · Regions: multi · Runtimes: Node.js, Java, Ruby, C#, Go, Python, PHP · Rollbacks: Yes · Autoscaling: horizontal · Cli and api: Yesmediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%

Integrations

AttributeValueEvidence
Count3mediumsource · 2026-07-31 · 60%

Market

AttributeValueEvidence
AvailabilityPrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: …mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 50%

Pricing

AttributeValueEvidence
Price levellowmediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%
TransparentYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
Free tierYesmediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%
Modelfreemiummediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60%

Reliability

AttributeValueEvidence
Status pageYesmediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60%
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