Google Cloud

Google, Mountain View, California, United States

Google Cloud is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that runs on the same global infrastructure used to power its own products.

It includes infrastructure and platform services such as Compute Engine virtual machines, App Engine platform hosting, Google Kubernetes Engine, serverless compute with Cloud Functions and Cloud Run, object and block storage, scalable relational and NoSQL databases, and CDN.

According to our data, Google Cloud is the second most popular cloud service on the web.
It has 21.5% of the cloud service market share and is detected on 5.2% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Google Cloud is a commercial solution with a free tier available.

Free tier βœ”οΈ1 micro VM instance with 30 GB disk + 1 GB of outbound data transfer + 2M Cloud Run requests + 5 GB of Cloud Storage per month

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Google Cloud Awards

⚑ Sites Using Google Cloud

We have data on 173,401 websites that use Google Cloud technology. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Google Cloud is bitly.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 bitly.com #17 American English
2 telegram.org #21 United Kingdom English
3 spotify.com #22 Sweden English
4 vimeo.com #23 United States English
5 nytimes.com #50 United States English
6 blog.google #54 American English
7 steampowered.com #57 United States English
8 nature.com #86 English
9 who.int #88 Switzerland English
10 etsy.com #93 United States American English
11 fastly.com #94 United States American English
12 snapchat.com #98 American English
13 softonic.com #112 Spain European Spanish
14 uber.com #117 United States English
15 dmm.co.jp #149 Japan English
16 arxiv.org #155 United States English
17 tripadvisor.com #156 United Kingdom American English
18 springer.com #161 Netherlands American English
19 theatlantic.com #169 United States English
20 jotform.com #173 United States English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Google Cloud:

Most of the sites using Google Cloud are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Italy.

  • United States 30.4%
  • United Kingdom 10.4%
  • Italy 5.5%
  • Australia 5.1%
  • Canada 4%
  • Spain 3.6%
  • Germany 3.2%
  • Netherlands 3%
  • Japan 2.8%
  • Other 32%

Most Google Cloud users speak English, Spanish, or Italian.

  • English 74.6%
  • Spanish 4.5%
  • Italian 3.3%
  • German 2.5%
  • French 1.9%
  • Dutch 1.9%
  • Japanese 1.9%
  • Portuguese 1.7%
  • Chinese 1.5%
  • Other 6.2%

Google Cloud technology is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 54.9%
  • .org 8.9%
  • .co.uk 3.2%
  • .net 2.7%
  • .com.au 2.5%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .nl 1.4%
  • .de 1.4%
  • .ca 1.4%
  • Other 21.3%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Google Cloud include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 19.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 12.4%
  • Online Shopping 8.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.3%
  • Education/Reference 5.2%
  • Internet Services 4.9%
  • Travel 4.1%
  • Entertainment 3.9%
  • Health 3.6%
  • Other 32.5%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Google Cloud alternatives.

RankName
1
Amazon Web Services
Seattle, Washington, United States

A comprehensive, cloud computing platform provided by Amazon that delivers on-demand IT resources and services over the Internet with pay-as-you-go pricing.

Free tier
3
Akamai Connected Cloud
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

A distributed cloud and edge platform that delivers compute, security, and content delivery services using Akamai's globally distributed network.

$5+/month
4
Microsoft Azure
Redmond, Washington, United States

A cloud computing platform that provides a broad range of on-demand services for building, deploying, and managing applications, infrastructure, and data across global Microsoft data centers.

Free tier
5
DigitalOcean
New York, United States

A cloud computing service provider that offers developers and businesses scalable infrastructure and platform solutions such as virtual machines, managed databases, object and block storage, and container orchestration.

$4+/month
7
Oracle Cloud
Austin, Texas, United States

A comprehensive platform that delivers more than 150 Oracle Cloud Infrastructure services, including compute, storage, containers and functions, databases, analytics, BI, data lake, AI and machine learning.

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Google Cloud?

Google Cloud is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.

Is Google Cloud free?

It is a commercial solution with a free tier available.

Which country uses Google Cloud the most?

The majority of Google Cloud users are from the United States.

Who uses Google Cloud?

According to our data, Google Cloud is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as bitly.com, telegram.org, and spotify.com.

Is Google Cloud used on government websites?

Overall, we found Google Cloud on 87 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Google Cloud?

Yes, quite a few! In total, we know of 259 academic websites in the United States that use Google Cloud.

How does Google Cloud compare to the competition?

Google Cloud is one of the most popular cloud services, second only to Amazon Web Services.

What are the alternatives to Google Cloud?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Google Cloud may include Akamai Connected Cloud, DigitalOcean, and Amazon Web Services.

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