r/googlecloud 0 Posted by5 months ago = Why is Google Cloud SQL have no free tier? = I am using google cloud SQL with like 100 requests this month, and I am getting charge $12 for the month. Why does Google Cloud SQL not have a free tier like Firestore, when I can at least experiment and develope without monthly charges being incurred? Are there any alternatives to Google Cloud SQL that have a free tier? 36% Upvoted level 1 Firestore is charging per read/write operation so a free tier makes sense. Cloud SQL is running the database 24/7 and does not care about your usage, at least for billing the CPU/memory. GCP is not as good on free tier than something like Heroku where you could get everything in a free tier 7 == About Community == The goto subreddit for Google Cloud Platform developers and enthusiasts Created Dec 17, 2013 33.0k Members 46 Online Top 5% Ranked by Size