Cloud Run functions

Founded by Google in 2016

Run event-driven backend code without provisioning or managing any servers

Pricing model

Free Tier, Paid

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Quick Setup (< 1 hour)

You can use Cloud Run functions to write single-purpose functions that respond directly to events from your cloud services and HTTP requests. It takes care of spinning up infrastructure, scaling compute resources to match demand, and scaling down to zero when idle so you avoid paying for unused capacity. You can connect services together, run webhook handlers, process media uploads, analyze real-time streaming data, and execute backend tasks directly from Firebase or third-party APIs without operating dedicated servers.

What Cloud Run functions does

Deploy HTTP webhook endpoints for external servicesProcess uploaded files immediately after arrival in cloud storageTransform streaming message events in real timeConnect disparate cloud microservices togetherScale compute capacity automatically during traffic spikesExecute event-driven database validation checksAutomatic scaling up to peak loads and down to zero when idleOpen source Functions Framework to test code locally before deploymentBilling metered to the nearest 100 milliseconds for active compute timeDirect execution triggers via HTTP calls, cloud events, and database changesTwo million free monthly invocation requests included by defaultNative connectivity with Firebase services and Google Cloud Pub/SubSupport for Knative-based open container and serverless environments

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free tier, Paid

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