Google Cloud SQL
A managed database service offering high availability and automatic failover for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server hosted on Google Cloud
- Also known as
- google-cloud-sql
What is Google Cloud SQL?
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.
What Google Cloud SQL does
The capabilities that matter for managed databases, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- 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
- ✗
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (1)
Independently observed- LangChain
Google Cloud SQL alternatives
Other managed databases we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- MongoDB AtlasA fully managed database service providing flexible document storage and integrated data services across multiple cloud platformslow · 42%
- AivenHosted ClickHouse with automatic operations management and compliance certifications includedmedium · 61%
- Amazon RDSManaged relational database service that automates setup, operation, and scalingmedium · 60%
- Redis CloudA fully managed in-memory database service delivering ultra-low latency operations at scale across multiple cloud providershigh · 75%
- Azure SQL DatabaseA fully managed cloud database service that automates infrastructure operations.low · 34%
- Timescale Cloudlow · 44%
The Vioscale score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Google Cloud SQL, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 50 | 0.07 | 3.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.07 | 3.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 58 | 0.05 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 9 | 0.04 | 0.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Pricing transparency | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
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.
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Free tier: No · Engine family: multi_engine · Deployment type: hyperscaler_native · Automatic failover: Yes · Private networking: Yes · Multi region replication: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 1 | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60% |
Pricing
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Model | commercial | mediumsource · 2026-08-17 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sla pct | 99.99 | mediumsource · 2026-08-25 · 60% |