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In June , Google announced the Google Developer Program , a complimentary program to give devs access to imagination designed to help them work up applications using Google services . Now that “ one thousand thousand ” of devs have sign up ( according to Google ) , the company is introducing a second , paid tier to market the program .
On Monday , Googlelaunchedthe Google Developer Program agiotage membership , a $ 299 - per - twelvemonth rise from the standard Google Developer Program . It adds several benefit , include one - on - one consultations with Google Cloud experts and access to e - learning programs in Google ’s on - demand training program , Google Cloud Skills Boost .
Beyond consultations and on-line courses , the Google Developer Program bounty rank includes $ 500 in one-year Google Cloud credit , a certification coupon , and “ bonus ” Google Cloud credits for devs who pass an one-year Google Cloud enfranchisement . That ’s in gain to all the resource in the measure , free Google Developer Program , including three-toed sloth - powered documentation and coding tools , first dibs on new merchandise , and workspaces in Google’sIDX app development political program .
The new offering stands out because neither of Google ’s major swarm rivals , Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) or Azure , have an case-by-case dev program quite like it . Microsoft offers pay alternatives to its free Microsoft 365 Developer Program , the company ’s grating equivalent to the Google Developer Program , but they ’re gear mainly toward business user . AWS provide premium support platform , but they ’re more focussed on architectural guidance and technical assistance .
inquisitively , for customers in the European Economic Region , the U.K. , and Switzerland , the Google Developer Program premium rank is “ restricted to business or professional use , ” consort to the fine print . That suggests that it’snotallowed for personal economic consumption in those country ; we ’ve reached out to Google for clarification .
sham one take advantage of all the benefits , the Google Developer Program premium rank could make up for itself rather quickly . But I have to imagine that some devs will be dishearten to see new features gated behind a paid tier , given that Google gave no denotation it planned to charge for succeeding enhancement to the original program .
“ In the coming months , the Google Developer Program will unlock new shaft and resources to assist you on your development journeying such as extra training resource and more ways to connect with the community , ” Google wrote in ablog postin June . “ To access these benefit , you ’ll just need to sign up to the Google Developer Program . ”
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Google ’s pitching the Google Developer Program premium membership as a revamping of its now - defunctCloud Innovators Plus program , which offered like benefit at the same $ 299 - per - year toll . Notably , Cloud Innovators Plus did n’t pile in Google Cloud Skills Boost , which Google estimates is a $ 299 - per - year value on its own .
“ [ T]his newfangled offering is the next evolution of our allegiance to streamlining the developer experience , ” Google spell in a post on Monday , “ and presents the continue investment in the Google Developer Program as the hub of benefits and resources across Google ’s many developer products and service . ”
Devs may scold — but they ’re also vote for Google with their billfold , it seems . In the company ’s most late fiscal quarter ( Q3 2024 ) , Google ’s cloud business , which admit substructure as well as software subscriptions , grew35 % year - over - year to $ 11.35 billion . Its growth outpace Amazon and Microsoft ’s swarm divisions , both of which are significantly larger by market share .
