Google Cloud Functions
An event-driven serverless platform that runs code on-demand and scales to zero when idle, billing only for execution time
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Also known as
- google-cloud-functions
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Google Cloud Functions?
A platform for running small code snippets that respond to events, automatically scaling from zero to handle demand without requiring manual infrastructure provisioning or management. Charges only for actual execution time.
Google Cloud Functions 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.
Usage-based pricing. Free tier: 2M+ requests/month. $300 free credits for new customers.
Pay-as-you-go
FreeAll customers get two million requests and more free per month. New customers also get $300 in free credits. Billed for function execution time, metered to the nearest 100 milliseconds.
- requests
- 2M+/mo
- execution_billing
- per 100ms
- Pay only for execution time
- No charges when idle
- Automatic scaling
What Google Cloud Functions does
The capabilities that matter for serverless & edge platforms, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Execution substrate
- -
- Language / runtime breadth
- -
- Runs at global edge PoPs
- -
- Scale to zero
- ✓
- Cold-start profile
- -
- Max execution duration
- -
- Event source breadth
- Event-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services)
- HTTP endpoint trigger
- ✓
- Cron / scheduled invocations
- -
- Durable state / workflow primitive
- -
- Bring-your-own runtime / container
- ✓
- Hosting
- Cloud + self-hosted
- Built-in logs / metrics / tracing
- -
- CLI + IaC / framework support
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (6)
Independently observed- Stripe←
- Twilio←
- Google Cloud products
- third-party services
- Firebase←•
- Google Cloud⇄•
Google Cloud Functions FAQ
Common questions about Google Cloud Functions, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Google Cloud Functions?
A platform for running small code snippets that respond to events, automatically scaling from zero to handle demand without requiring manual infrastructure provisioning or management. Charges only for actual execution time. It is indexed under Serverless & Edge Platforms.
Is Google Cloud Functions free?
Google Cloud Functions offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Google Cloud Functions support?
Google Cloud Functions supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Google Cloud Functions be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Google Cloud Functions, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does Google Cloud Functions integrate with?
We have confirmed 5 integrations for Google Cloud Functions, including Google Cloud products, third-party services, Firebase, Stripe and Twilio. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does Google Cloud Functions have?
We have independently confirmed GDPR for Google Cloud Functions. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Google Cloud Functions not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Google Cloud Functions available?
Google Cloud Functions is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Google Cloud Functions alternatives
Other serverless & edge platforms we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- AWS Lambdamedium · 74%
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Compare Google Cloud Functions
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The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.05 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.06 | 1.6 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 20 | 0.05 | 1.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 60% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Hosting: both · Triggers: Event-driven (Google Cloud products and third-party services) · Http trigger: Yes · Scale to zero: Yes · Custom runtime: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 4 | mediumsource · 2026-09-04 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
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