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Google Cloud Databases
Migrate, manage, and modernize data with secure, reliable, and highly available databases.
- Flexible performance and scale
- Broad open-source compatibility
- Do more with your data with analytics and ML/AI integrations
Cloud Database Options
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| Relational |
Compatibility
Transactions
Complex queries
Joins
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| NoSQL / Nonrelational |
Time series
Streaming
Mobile
Web
IoT
Offline sync
Caching
Low latency
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What are you building?
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| Cloud Spanner | Cloud SQL | Cloud Bigtable | Cloud Firestore | Firebase Realtime Database | Cloud Memorystore | |
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| Data distribution | Regional or global | zonal | Regional or global | Regional or global | zonal | zonal |
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| Replica consistency | strong | strong | eventual | strong | n/a | eventual |
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For object, file, and storage transfer, please refer to the Storage page.
Products
Cloud SQL
Cloud SQL is a fully managed database service that makes it easy to set up and manage your relational PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQL Server databases in the cloud.
Ideal for
WordPress, backends, game states, CRM tools, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Microsoft SQL ServersCompare to
AWS RDS, AWS Aurora, Azure Database, Azure SQL DatabaseCloud Bigtable
Cloud Bigtable is a NoSQL database service for use cases where low latency reads and high throughput writes, scalability, and reliability are critical.
Ideal for
running large analytical workloads and building low-latency applicationsCompare to
HBase, Cassandra, AWS DynamoDB, Azure CosmosDBCloud Spanner
Cloud Spanner is a scalable relational database service built to support transactions, strong consistency, and high availability across regions and continents.
Ideal for
teams requiring scale insurance and mission-critical availabilityCompare to
Cassandra (with CQL), AWS Aurora, AWS DynamoDB, Azure CosmosDBCloud Memorystore
Cloud Memorystore is a fully managed in-memory data store service for Redis built on scalable, more secure, and highly available infrastructure.
Ideal for
building application caches and sub-millisecond data access using RedisCompare to
AWS Elasticache, Azure CacheCloud Firestore
Cloud Firestore is a fast, fully managed, serverless, cloud-native NoSQL document database.
Ideal for
building client side mobile and web applications, gaming leaderboards, and user presence at global scaleCompare to
MongoDB, AWS DynamoDB, Azure CosmosDBFirebase Realtime Database
The Firebase Realtime Database is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that lets you store and sync data between your users in real time.
Ideal for
creating onboarding flows, rolling out new features, and building serverless appsCompare to
MongoDB, AWS DynamoDB, Azure Cosmos DBBigQuery
BigQuery is a serverless, highly scalable, and cost-effective data warehouse designed to help you make informed decisions quickly.
Ideal for
real-time analytics, advanced and predictive analytics, large-scale events, and enterprisesCompare to
AWS Redshift, Snowflake, and Azure SQL Data WarehouseMigrating to GCP databases?
Use the table below to find the right GCP service for you or check out our migration guide. Looking for GCP database guides? Search our solutions tutorials to start building.
| Existing database | GCP database service |
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| Redis | Cloud Memorystore for Redis |
| MemcacheD | App Engine for MemcacheD |
| MySQL | Cloud SQL for MySQL |
| PostgreSQL | Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL |
| SQL Server | Cloud SQL for SQL Server or SQL Server on Google Compute Engine |
| Oracle | Manage Oracle® workloads with Google Cloud Partners |
| HBase | Cloud Bigtable |
| SAP | SAP on Google Cloud |
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