Google Cloud Workflows
Serverless workflow orchestration for Google Cloud services and HTTP APIs.
Curated by Tiberiu ArvaStale
Strengths
- Simple serverless orchestration
- GCP-native fit
- HTTP API support
Practitioner note
Pragmatic choice for GCP-centric teams orchestrating APIs and services, but usually not the first pick for richer agent-builder experiences.
Governance posture
Reviewed 2026-05-26Regional resource; resource-location policies enforce residency (outbound calls may differ).
SourceFully managed serverless SaaS on Google Cloud; no self-hosted option. (saas)
SourceCloud Audit Logs capture admin-activity and data-access events via workflows.googleapis.com.
SourceRuns on Google Cloud, which holds SOC 2 Type II.
SourceRuns on ISO/IEC 27001-certified Google Cloud infrastructure.
SourceGoogle Cloud holds ISO 42001 for AI services; Workflows (non-AI) per-service scope is not publicly confirmed.
Serverless workflow orchestration, not an AI system. (role: not-applicable)
Proprietary Google Cloud service; no source access. (high)
SourceEU AI Act obligations
Risk tier: Not applicable · as of 2026-08-23Source-backed information mapped from Google Cloud Workflows's tracked risk tier — not legal advice. Obligations depend on how your organisation deploys the system; see the full obligation reference and timeline.
This record's EU AI Act risk tier is marked not applicable, so no tier-specific obligations attach. Deployers embedding it in an AI system in scope of the Act should assess that system's own tier.
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