Google Cloud Capacity Planner
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About
Google Cloud Capacity Planner is ranked #1 of 21 in IT capacity management software on Inferse. It runs on API, Web. There is a free plan.
Compared on IT capacity management software
- Free plan
- Yescloud.google.com
- Deployment model
- cloudcloud.google.com
- Demand forecasting
- Yescloud.google.com
- Resource domains
- Compute Engine instances; Persistent Disk; Hyperdisk; GPUs; TPUs; Cloud Storage bucketscloud.google.com
- Planning horizon
- short-termcloud.google.com
Facts
- Purpose
- Capacity Planner shows current and forecasted use of Google Cloud resources to help plan future capacity and quota needs.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Resources
- It covers Compute Engine instances, Persistent Disk and Hyperdisk volumes, GPUs, TPUs, and Cloud Storage bucket egress bandwidth.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Forecasts
- Forecasts combine linear and superlinear models, and include yearly seasonality for scopes with at least two years of usage data.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Usage percentiles
- Compute resources can be viewed at P50, P75, and P99 usage percentiles; Cloud Storage bucket usage is available at P100 only.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Quota automation
- The quota adjuster can automatically submit quota increase requests when a project’s quota nears a limit, subject to sufficient usage data and supported resources.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Exports and integrations
- Usage and forecast data can be exported as CSV or, through the API, to Cloud Storage or BigQuery.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- API
- The Capacity Planner REST API provides programmatic access to product features at project, folder, and organization scopes.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Data window
- Historical usage is available for up to two years, forecasts extend up to six months, and historical forecast snapshots cover up to one year.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Data freshness
- Capacity Planner samples historical usage every five minutes and displays it within 24 hours; Overview insights update at least once every 48 hours.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Notable limits
- Forecasts are not supported for Spot VMs or Cloud Storage buckets, and Cloud Storage bucket history is unavailable before December 1, 2025.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Availability and support
- The product is in Preview under Pre-GA terms, is provided as is, and might have limited support; some organizations might need to request access from their technical account manager or Google Cloud sales.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
- Security and access
- Access to viewing data is controlled through Google Cloud IAM roles and permissions, including the Capacity Planner Viewer role.docs.cloud.google.com · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- docs.cloud.google.com/capacity-planner/docs/overview· checked 3 Oct 2026
- docs.cloud.google.com/capacity-planner/docs/enable-quota-adju· checked 3 Oct 2026
- docs.cloud.google.com/capacity-planner/docs/export-data· checked 3 Oct 2026
- docs.cloud.google.com/capacity-planner/docs/reference/rest· checked 3 Oct 2026
- docs.cloud.google.com/capacity-planner/docs/view-data· checked 3 Oct 2026

