Google Cloud Storage

Google, Mountain View, California, United States

Google Cloud Storage is a managed object storage service for storing and accessing unstructured data on Google's infrastructure.

It provides multiple storage classes and lifecycle management, encryption and IAM controls, strong global consistency, Turbo Replication offering a 15-minute recovery point objective (RPO), and the Cloud Storage FUSE tool for mounting buckets as local filesystems.

According to our data, Google Cloud Storage is the second most popular cloud storage service on the web.
It has 15.4% of the cloud storage market share and is detected on 0.7% of all websites.

It appears on 1.1% of all websites in Brazil, 1% in the United States, and 0.9% in Japan.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Google Cloud Storage is available in both free and paid versions.

Free tier βœ”οΈ 5 GB of Standard storage + 5,000 write and 50,000 read operations + 100 GB transfer from North America/month
Standard storage $0.020-$0.026/GB/month
Nearline storage $0.010-$0.015/GB/month
Cold storage $0.004-$0.007/GB/month
Archive storage $0.0012-$0.0024/GB/month
Operations on Standard storage (per 1,000)
Read $0.0050
Write $0.0004
Data transfer (per month)
First 1 TB $0.12+/GB
1–10 TB $0.11+/GB
10+ TB $0.08+/GB

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

πŸ† Google Cloud Storage Awards

⚑ Sites Using Google Cloud Storage

We have data on 27,169 websites that use the Google Cloud Storage service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Google Cloud Storage is x.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 x.com #17 United States English
2 steampowered.com #73 United States English
3 snapchat.com #141 United States American English
4 drive.google.com United States English
5 lemonde.fr #178 France English
6 support.google.com United States English
7 auone.jp #201 Japan Japanese
8 tripadvisor.com #218 United Kingdom American English
9 repubblica.it #285 Italy Italian
10 corriere.it #296 Italy Italian
11 lovable.dev #309 United States English
12 mlb.com #319 United States English
13 investing.com #329 English
14 trendyol.com #373 United States Turkish
15 chaturbate.com #379 United States English
16 infobae.com #452 Argentina Spanish
17 moneycontrol.com #511 India English
18 wise.com #527 United Kingdom American English
19 gazzetta.it #541 Italy Italian
20 airbnb.com #558 United States English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Google Cloud Storage:

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

  • United States 30.5%
  • Japan 8.6%
  • United Kingdom 7.7%
  • Germany 4.6%
  • Brazil 3.9%
  • Netherlands 3.3%
  • India 3%
  • France 3%
  • Australia 2.9%
  • Other 32.5%

Most Google Cloud Storage users speak English, Japanese, or Spanish.

  • English 64.6%
  • Japanese 6.6%
  • Spanish 4.4%
  • German 4%
  • Portuguese 3.3%
  • French 2.7%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Italian 1.4%
  • Polish 0.8%
  • Other 9.8%

The Google Cloud Storage service is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 50.6%
  • .org 4.5%
  • .co.uk 3.2%
  • .de 2.6%
  • .com.br 2.5%
  • .net 2.2%
  • .jp 2.1%
  • .nl 1.9%
  • .com.au 1.6%
  • Other 28.8%

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

  • Online Shopping 19.6%
  • Business 15.2%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 12%
  • Fashion/Beauty 5.2%
  • Internet Services 3.9%
  • Health 3.8%
  • Travel 3.7%
  • Education/Reference 3.4%
  • Sports 3%
  • Other 30.2%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Google Cloud Storage alternatives.

RankName
1
Amazon S3
Seattle, Washington, United States

An object storage service that offers industry-leading scalability, data availability, security, and performance.

Free tier$$$
4
Azure Blob Storage
Redmond, Washington, United States

Microsoft's cloud object storage service for storing massive amounts of unstructured data such as text, images, and binary files.

Free tier$$$
5
Cloud Storage for Firebase
Mountain View, California, United States

A powerful, simple, and cost-effective object storage service powered by Google Cloud Storage.

Free tier$$$
6
Cloudflare R2
San Francisco, California, United States

A globally distributed, S3-compatible object storage service designed to store large amounts of unstructured data without charging egress bandwidth fees.

Free tier$$$
9
Ceph
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

An open-source distributed storage platform that links multiple servers into a single, scalable storage cluster for object, block, and file storage.

FreeOpen source

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

What is the company behind Google Cloud Storage?

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

Can I use Google Cloud Storage for free?

Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.

Which country uses Google Cloud Storage the most?

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

Who uses Google Cloud Storage?

According to our data, Google Cloud Storage is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as x.com, steampowered.com, and snapchat.com.

Is Google Cloud Storage used on government websites?

Overall, we found Google Cloud Storage on 28 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Google Cloud Storage?

Yes. In total, we know of 43 academic websites in the United States that use Google Cloud Storage.

How does Google Cloud Storage compare to its competitors?

Google Cloud Storage is one of the most popular cloud storage services, second only to Amazon S3.

What are the alternatives to Google Cloud Storage?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Google Cloud Storage may include Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage, and Cloud Storage for Firebase.

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