Is there any free tier in Google compute engine [closed]

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I am trying to explore services of google compute engine,is there any free tier eligibility for exploring purpose. Like aws does provide free tier for new account holders for 1 year?

Answer 1

Google provides Starter Pack, $500 credit package for new coming developers on Google Cloud Platform, $500 is more than 1 year free tier server on other platform.

https://cloud.google.com/developers/starterpack/

Just apply it and watch that space :)

Answer 2

Yes, You are given 300$ credit for 90 days, after that there is an always free tier.

Use their price calculator to get an estimate

Answer 3

update: Feb 2022

Yes, apart from 300$ credit for 90 days, there is an always free tier, that includes an App Engine, Compute Engine etc, more about free resources.

use their price calculator to get a cost estimate

Answer 4

Simple answer is YES

But it's not a 1 year trial like AWS.. it's a credit of $300 which expires in 60 days, after which you need to pay for continued usage.

Answer 5

Yes there is. It was recently introduced, and Google Cloud Platform offers a free trial worth $300 to all new users. As soon as you sign up, you immediately have $300 to use on any Cloud Platform service - including Compute Engine (as well as App Engine, Cloud Storage, or whatever else you want).

Check it out on cloud.google.com.

Answer 6

Yes, it is the 'Always Free' tier (almost identical to the Free Tier of AWS):

The Google Cloud Platform Free Tier is your opportunity to learn and use GCP for free. It has two parts: a 12-month, $300 credit free trial and Always Free. The 12-month, $300 free trial allows you to use any GCP product. Always Free allows you to try participating products for free up to their non-expiring usage limits, making it easy for you to test and develop with these products.

In essence, it is completely separate to the free trial offered ($300 for 12 months) and is designed for developers to explore and develop applications and services that use the services included in Free Tier, without being charged (also note that a SLA does not exist with Always Free).

Usage of the Always Free tier does not use any free trial credit you may have:

You are eligible for Always Free usage amounts during the free trial period. Always Free usage does not count against your free trial credits:

For example, only the portion of your Google App Engine usage above the App Engine free daily usage limits is charged against your $300 credit. In addition, if your App Engine usage is below the free daily usage limits, your app will continue to run even after the free trial ends.