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Google Cloud Run alternatives

Application platforms · 10 alternatives · Google Cloud Run iScore 71 (#2/11)

Every application platforms provider this site tracks, ordered by iScore — the same peers Google Cloud Run's own score is measured against. The line under each name is where its sourced facts differ from Google Cloud Run's; where a full comparison exists, the row links to it.

Ranked by iScore
  1. RenderPricing model: The Hobby plan does not have a monthly fee, so you only pay for usage.74#1/11
  2. RailwayAutoscaling: Limited vs Supported70#3/11
  3. Azure Container AppsPricing model: Two plan types. Consumption bills only for the resources apps use while running, in vCPU-…68#4/11
  4. Fly.ioFree tier: No vs Yes · Kind of free offer: Free trial vs Free tier68#5/11
  5. NhostEntry paid plan: $25/month for Pro is a plan fee that includes $15 of compute credits, not the cost of a r…68#6/11
  6. DigitalOcean App PlatformAutoscaling: Limited vs Supported68#7/11
  7. KoyebEntry paid plan: $29/month for Pro, plus compute. The plan fee buys team and support features; compute is…67#8/11
  8. Cloudflare WorkersEntry paid plan: $5/month minimum charge for an account on the Workers Paid plan, which covers Workers, Pa…67#9/11
  9. ZeaburEntry paid plan: $5/month for the Dev plan, with the first 14 days free. The fee buys platform features; t…67#10/11
  10. HerokuScales to zero: Limited vs Supported · Autoscaling: Limited vs Supported64#11/11

Where Google Cloud Run stands against these 10

Google Cloud Run's own sourced figures, placed among the alternatives above that document the same thing in the same unit. A rank here is one criterion, not a verdict; the iScore above weighs all of them.

Free tier
Yes. 8 of the 9 alternatives that document it have one: Azure Container Apps, Cloudflare Workers, DigitalOcean App Platform, Koyeb, Nhost, Railway and 2 more.
Max request duration
5 minutes by default, extendable to 60 minutes per requestHighest of the 4 that document it. Next: Railway — 15 minutes while data keeps transferring; closed after 5 minutes with no data transferred.
Regions
43 regions, counted from Cloud Run's own locations list — Google publishes the list rather than a total. 20…Highest of the 6 that document it. Next: Fly.io — 17 regions.
Uptime SLA
99.95% for a non-GPU service and for GPU services with zonal redundancy; 99.5% for GPU services without itJoint 2nd highest of the 4 that document it. Highest: Cloudflare Workers — 99.99% monthly uptime, in a dedicated Workers SLA that applies to use of Workers only and names no plan tier.

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