AlloyDB for PostgreSQL

AlloyDB for PostgreSQL is Google Cloud's managed database service for teams that want PostgreSQL compatibility with more performance and availability than a standard managed Postgres instance. Compute is separate from a shared, distributed storage layer. Primary instances are highly available by default, with nodes in two zones and automatic failover. Read pools can grow to 20 nodes per cluster. A built-in columnar engine runs analytical queries on live transactional data, and adaptive autovacuum, an index advisor and near-zero-downtime maintenance cut down routine DBA work. AlloyDB AI adds vector storage, ScaNN-based indexes, SQL calls to Vertex AI and external models, and natural-language-to-SQL. AlloyDB Omni is a downloadable edition of the same engine that you can run on your own infrastructure or on other clouds. It suits mid-market and enterprise teams already on Google Cloud that run high-throughput Postgres applications or AI search features. There is no licence fee. You pay per hour for vCPU and memory, per GB-month for storage and backups, and standard network egress. Committed use discounts are available on one-year or three-year terms. Integrations include Google Cloud IAM, customer-managed encryption keys, Vertex AI, Database Migration Service and standard Postgres tools such as psql and pgAdmin. The main limitation is cost. Independent comparisons put AlloyDB at roughly a 39% premium over Cloud SQL Enterprise, and it supports only PostgreSQL, so it can be overkill for small or simple workloads.