Tencent RTC review
Updated September 28, 2026 · DeployCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Tencent RTC suits developers who want event-driven functions and a CDN from the same provider, with requests billed at $0.20 and a free tier to start. It fits small teams and side projects, plus readers who want a single bill for both; check the region and the duration limits before you commit.
Key facts
- Best for
- Low-cost function calls and CDN delivery with a free tier.
- Price per million requests
- $0.20↗
- Price per GB-second
- $0.0000167↗
- Free requests
- 1,000,000↗
- Maximum run time
- 900↗
- Legal entity
- Tencent Cloud International Pte. Ltd.↗
- Headquarters
- China↗
- Founded
- 2013↗
- Support channels
- Phone, Chat, Help-centre↗
- Official website
- tencentcloud.com
CDN
Facts checked September 26, 2026, 9 sources
Pros and cons
Pros
- A free tier is included, with 1,000,000 free requests, so a prototype can run before you pay anything.
- Request pricing of $0.20 sits well below Google Cloud's $0.40.
- CDN delivery runs across 3,200 points of presence, which helps when your users are not in a single market.
Cons
- Function duration stops at 900 seconds, so longer jobs need another service.
- On price per GB-second it sits at position 20 of 27 among the brands compared.
Who it suits
- Developers shipping webhooks, event handlers and small APIs who want a free allowance first.
- Teams that need function execution and content delivery in the same provider.
- Buyers who want phone and chat support, listed under phone, chat and help centre.
Who should look elsewhere
- Teams that settle invoices in roubles, since SberCloud prices requests at RUB 14.34 in that currency.
- Developers who want a spread of request prices to choose from, since DeepInfra runs $0.019 to $10.
- Buyers who expect a web application firewall in the base package, since a web application firewall is not included.
How Tencent RTC compares
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Tencent RTC vs Decodo9.1 vs 9.1
Tencent RTC vs Hostinger9.1 vs 9.1
Tencent RTC vs MarsProxies9.1 vs 9.0
Tencent RTC vs hide.me9.1 vs 8.7
Tencent RTC vs Proton Drive9.1 vs 8.3
Where Tencent RTC is available
- Available
- China, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
What does Tencent RTC charge for requests?+
Function calls bill at $0.20. Compute time is billed separately at $0.000017 per GB-second, so a handler that runs longer costs more even when the request total is unchanged.
Is there a free tier to try?+
A free tier is included, with 1,000,000 free requests. That allowance covers a hobby project or a low traffic prototype before you start paying, and the published request rate still applies once it runs out.
How long can a single function run?+
Function duration stops at 900 seconds. Work that runs longer than that needs a different service, so long jobs, batch processing and video pipelines belong elsewhere, and calls still bill at $0.20.
Who is the contracting entity?+
The headquarters sits in China, and the contracting entity is Tencent Cloud International Pte. Ltd.. The business was founded in 2013, which matters if you need a named counterparty on the invoice or a signed data agreement.
How is CDN traffic priced?+
CDN traffic bills at $0.045 per GB across a network of 3,200 points of presence. A wide footprint helps when visitors are spread across regions, and the per GB rate keeps transfer cost predictable for steady media delivery.
How do you get help?+
Support runs on phone, chat and help centre, so you can reach the team by phone, by live chat or through written help material, and an outage can be escalated by voice. The same channels cover function and CDN questions.
Is a web application firewall included?+
A web application firewall is not part of the package. You can put the CDN in front of your functions, billed at $0.045 per GB, but it does not filter hostile requests, so budget for a separate security product on public endpoints.
How does request pricing compare with Google Cloud?+
Google Cloud lists $0.40 against $0.20 here. On the call price alone Tencent RTC comes out lower, so the choice turns on region, support reach and the rest of the catalogue you need.
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tencent_Cloud checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded, Headquarters
“Tencent Cloud was launched in September 2013 as Tencent's cloud computing division.”
- cdnplanet.com/cdns/tencentcloud checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Price per GB
“NA/EU traffic (low volume) | $0.045 per GB”
- tencentcloud.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free tier, Points of presence
“Free Tier Free tier of over 30 products”
- tencentcloud.com/contact-us checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“24/7 Phone Support | Open a ticket if you're looking for further assistance | Online Support”
- tencentcloud.com/document/product/301/9248 checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Legal entity
“Rest of the world | Tencent Cloud International Pte. Ltd., a Singapore registered company located at 10 Anson Road, #21-07, International Plaza, Singapore 079903”
- tencentcloud.com/document/product/583/11637 checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Maximum run time
“Timeout period | Minimum: 1 second, maximum: 900 seconds”
- tencentcloud.com/document/product/583/12281 checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Price per GB-second, Price per million requests
“Resource usage | GBs | 0.0000167 USD/GBs”
- tencentcloud.com/document/product/583/12282 checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free requests
“A free tier includes one million event-triggered function invocations and one million HTTP-triggered function invocations, resource usage of 1,000,000 GB, and public network outbound traffic of 2 GB.”
- tencentcloud.com/products/waf checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Web application firewall
“Tencent Cloud Web Application Firewall (WAF) helps internal and external Tencent Cloud users fight security issues”
Compiled from 9 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.