Google Cloud Spanner

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About

Google Cloud Spanner is ranked #14 of 74 in database software on Inferse. It runs on API, Linux, Self-hosted, Web. There is no free plan. A free trial is offered.

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Free plan: Nocloud.google.com

Facts

Free plan: Nocloud.google.com · 20 Sept 2026
Database: Spanner is a globally distributed database that unifies relational, graph, key-value, and search capabilities.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Transactions: Spanner provides strong transactional consistency and describes its transactions as Strong-ACID with TrueTime ordering.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Scaling: Spanner provides horizontal read and write scalability, automatic database sharding, and geo-partitioning.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Availability: Google says Spanner delivers up to 99.999% availability and offers single-region, dual-region, and multi-region configurations.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Search and graph: Spanner includes Spanner Graph, vector search, and built-in full-text search.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Analytics: Its columnar engine supports ad hoc analytics on live data, and it integrates with BigQuery for federated queries.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Deployment: Spanner Omni is a downloadable version that can run on-premises, across clouds, or on a laptop.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Programming languages: Client libraries are available for C++, C#, Go, Java, Node.js, PHP, Python, and Ruby.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Integrations: Google documents integrations with Cloud Run, Dataflow, Cloud Storage, Compute Engine, GKE, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, and Looker.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Security: Spanner provides encryption in transit, identity and access controls, and security controls under a shared responsibility model.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Compliance: Google lists ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA among Spanner’s certifications and compliance credentials.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Trial limits: Free trial instances support up to 10 GB of data, do not include an SLA, and are not intended for production use.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026
Support: Google lists support packages, Stack Overflow, online help communities, and bug or feature requests as support options for Spanner instances.docs.cloud.google.com · 29 Sept 2026