Google Cloud Spanner
Fully managed, globally distributed relational database with unlimited scale
Founded
2017
Starting Price
$0.90
Category
Data Warehousing
Last updated April 27, 2026
About Google Cloud Spanner
Google Cloud Spanner is a fully managed relational database service that combines the benefits of relational structure with non-relational horizontal scale. Originally built to power Google's internal infrastructure including Gmail and Google Ads, Spanner delivers 99.999% availability, strong consistency, and automatic sharding across regions worldwide.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Virtually unlimited horizontal scaling with strong ACID consistency
- 99.999% availability SLA for multi-region deployments
- Fully managed with zero-downtime schema changes and maintenance
- Global data distribution with automatic replication and failover
- Strong security with CMEK encryption, IAM integration, and audit logging
Key Features
Global Distribution
Automatically replicates data across regions and continents with strong external consistency
Horizontal Scalability
Scale from a single node to thousands of nodes without application changes or downtime
Strong Consistency
Full ACID transactions across rows, regions, and continents with serializable isolation
99.999% Availability SLA
Multi-region configurations offer five nines availability with automatic failover
Managed Autoscaling
Enterprise edition includes managed autoscaling that adjusts compute capacity based on workload
Spanner Graph
Built-in graph database capabilities for modeling and querying connected data
Full-Text Search
Native full-text search and vector search for AI and semantic queries
Pricing
Standard
$0.90/node/hour
- Regional configurations
- All GA features
- Scheduled backups
- Reverse ETL from BigQuery
- Standard support
Best For
Financial Services & Payments
Handle hundreds of millions of transactions with perfect consistency for payment gateways, online banking, and anti-fraud processing
Global Gaming Platforms
Support millions of concurrent players with real-time gameplay data and in-game purchase transactions at massive scale
Enterprise Retail & E-commerce
Power omnichannel retail with inventory management, digital wallets, and rewards programs across global storefronts
Mission-Critical SaaS Applications
Build multi-tenant SaaS platforms requiring five nines availability and seamless global expansion
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