Google Cloud Managed Lustre
Google Cloud Managed Lustre: High-throughput POSIX storage with performance tiers for Google Cloud workloads. Ranked #24 of 31 in Cloud File Storage Services by our editors (7.3/10); pricing: Paid; best for high-performance Google Cloud parallel filesystems.
At a glance
- Editor score7.3 / 10
- PricingPaid
- Best forHigh-performance Google Cloud parallel filesystems
- Free planNo
- Paid from$0.06/GB/mo
- Supported protocolsLustre over TCP
- Facts checked21 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- POSIX parallel storage mounts to Compute Engine and GKE
- Performance tiers reach 1,000 MB/s/TiB
- Cloud Storage import and export support multi-petabyte workflows
Where it doesn't
- No free plan; pricing is billed monthly per GiB
- Instances are provisioned in individual zones
- Scaling uses provisioned capacity and supports Lustre over TCP
Our verdict on Google Cloud Managed Lustre
Google Cloud Managed Lustre is a fully managed, POSIX-compliant parallel file system for AI, machine learning, analytics, high-performance computing, and other workloads that need shared, high-throughput storage. It mounts from Compute Engine virtual machines and Google Kubernetes Engine clusters, supports multi-petabyte capacity, and runs in individual zones within supported Google Cloud regions. Its web, Linux, and API access makes it suited to teams already operating workloads on Google Cloud rather than general-purpose file-sharing users.
Pricing is organized around a Dynamic tier and four throughput tiers. Dynamic costs $0.06 per GiB per month and adds block-level caching for hot data. The 125 MB/s/TiB tier costs $0.145 per GiB per month for capacity-focused parallel storage. The 250 MB/s/TiB tier costs $0.21 per GiB per month for general-purpose HPC and throughput-intensive AI workloads, while the 500 MB/s/TiB tier costs $0.34 per GiB per month for higher-performance HPC and AI use. The 1,000 MB/s/TiB tier costs $0.60 per GiB per month for demanding high-throughput workloads. Pricing varies by location and performance tier.
The service fits environments that need POSIX behavior, selectable throughput, and direct integration with Compute Engine, GKE, Cloud Storage, and Cloud Scheduler. Incremental import from and export to Cloud Storage support data movement workflows, while encryption at rest and in transit and user, group, and project file-system quotas address core administrative needs. The main trade-offs are its paid-only model, provisioned scaling, zonal deployment, and Lustre over TCP protocol. Choose Managed Lustre for Google Cloud AI and HPC workloads that need parallel storage performance; choose another storage approach for simpler file sharing or workloads that require a different deployment model.
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Google Cloud Managed Lustre fact sheet
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $0.06/GB/mo |
| Supported protocols | Lustre over TCP |
| Maximum capacity | Not verified |
| Availability zones | Not verified |
| Snapshots | Not verified |
| Managed backups | No |
| Scaling model | Provisioned |
| Deployment | Cloud |
| Platforms | Web, Linux |
| Support | Community, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 4 integrations: Compute Engine, Google Kubernetes Engine, Cloud Storage, Cloud Scheduler |
| Pricing | Paid (source) |
| Website | cloud.google.com |
| Facts checked | 21 Sep 2026 |
Google Cloud Managed Lustre integrations
Google Cloud Managed Lustre lists 4 integrations on its own site.
- Compute Engine
- Google Kubernetes Engine
- Cloud Storage
- Cloud Scheduler
Alternatives to Google Cloud Managed Lustre
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- NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAPA broad ONTAP storage appliance for enterprise workloads across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud.9.2
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