I'm interested to know more about cloud storage free trail under$300

[kumar reddy]

I just want to know more about $300 free trail. I i get signed up for $300 free trail, and add credit card details., will i be charged for any charges after i consume the services under that package?. will i have a stop point that allows me to stop using the paid services?

My intention is to avoid any kind of charges, and continue with free trail to experience the cloud storage.

Thanks,

Kumar N.

[noverlyjoseph]

You will only be charged for what you go over the Free Tier depending on the services.

For Cloud Storage for example, as long as you don't go over the Always Free limit in your usage, you will not be charged.

Here's[1] the Always Free usage limits for Cloud Storage.

For any other services you will find that information in the Pricing section of that Service.

[1] https://cloud.google.com/storage/pricing#cloud-storage-always-free

[wesley chun]

Hi Kumar, as a beginner to GCP, I generally recommend *against* using the free trial when exploring the product group. (BTW, in English, there is a difference between "trial" and "trail".) As Joseph mentioned, there is an "Always Free" tier (multiple GCP products). This daily/monthly free quota for participating products (1 free VM, 5GB disk storage [US region], 2M Cloud Functions calls, etc.) is always available to developers. As long as you stay under the quota, you will never be charged for their use.

I recommend you do NOT use the $300USD Free Trial because of 2 main reasons: 1) the trial lasts exactly 12 months from when you activate it (the clock starts ticking immediately) and 2) it is a 1-time offer (can't get it again). You only incur billing by exceeding the Always Free tier quotas, meaning you don't "eat into" the $300 until that happens. Do your due diligence, research which GCP tools to use, and only activate the Free Trial when your normal usage on GCP consistently exceeds the Always Free tier. Otherwise you're not taking full advantage of the offer.

Good luck!

--Wesley

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