Need help understanding Cloud IAP pricing seems confusing to me

[dheerajpanyam]

Can someone explain the Cloud IAP pricing it is not clear ? Do i need to buy the BeyondCorp version to use Cloud IAP with Google Workspace domain authentication. There is  nothing beyond this feature of IAP that I will be using. I am looking at this link

[lawrencenelson · Accepted solution]

Hi @dheerajpanyam,

Basically, Cloud IAP is a service offered by Google that lets you manage access to applications running in App Engine, Compute Engine, GKE [1], or an HTTPS Load Balancer. There is no cost on using IAP itself, but you will get charged for the underlying resources that you use IAP with.

To answer your question, you do not need to buy the BeyondCorp version to use Cloud IAP with Google Workspace domain authentication, as it is part of the free tier of IAP.

You can view the BeyondCorp pricing page to determine if it is better suited to your needs.

I hope this helps. Thank you.

Best,
Lawrence

[1]. https://cloud.google.com/iap/docs

[dheerajpanyam]

Thanks much  @lawrencenelson appreciate your reply very much. I will look at the BeyondCorp pricing. I was unsure whether i needed the BeyondCorp version (standard or enterprise) or just Cloud IAP.