# Google Cloud Firestore vs Google Cloud SQL Comparison

| | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.2 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 97 | 366 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (53.1% of reviews) | Mid-Market (40.2% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | Pay As You Go Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Google Cloud Firestore

Pros:
- API Integration (1 reviews)
- Features (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (1 reviews)
- Unclear Pricing (1 reviews)

### Google Cloud SQL

Pros:
- Database Management (22 reviews)
- Integrations (21 reviews)

Cons:
- Expensive (17 reviews)
- Cost Concerns (7 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.9 (81 reviews) | 9.1 (255 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (81 reviews) | 9.2 (263 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 9.3 (25 reviews) | 9.1 (117 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (98 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 7.9 (76 reviews) | 8.8 (247 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.4 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (96 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.6 (81 reviews) | 9.4 (252 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Google Cloud Firestore

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Google Cloud SQL

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Committed Use Discounts

Price: Pay As You Go Per Month

Description: You can lower the cost by purchasing 1-year or 3-year commitment plans. Visit cloud.google.com/sql/pricing to check pricing for your region.

Key Features:
- CPU and memory
- Other features are available only through on-demand model

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Database Management Systems (DBMS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Google Cloud Firestore** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud SQL** | 9.0/10 | 114 |

#### Management

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | 8.8 (94 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 8.8 (96 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.2 (100 reviews) | 
| **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | 8.9 (98 reviews) | 
| **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 9.1 (98 reviews) | 

#### Maintenance

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Migration** | Not enough data | 9.0 (99 reviews) | 
| **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | 9.1 (104 reviews) | 
| **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | 8.7 (99 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.2 (98 reviews) | 
| **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.2 (99 reviews) | 

### Relational Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Google Cloud Firestore** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud SQL** | 9.1/10 | 145 |

#### Management 

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Schema** | Not enough data | 9.1 (106 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.3 (106 reviews) | 
| **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | 9.2 (101 reviews) | 
| **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 9.3 (101 reviews) | 

#### Support 

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Text Search** | Not enough data | 8.9 (106 reviews) | 
| **Data Types** | Not enough data | 9.1 (107 reviews) | 
| **Languages** | Not enough data | 8.9 (102 reviews) | 
| **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | 8.9 (103 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Database Locking** | Not enough data | 9.1 (101 reviews) | 
| **Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.1 (104 reviews) | 
| **Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.2 (104 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.2 (108 reviews) | 

#### Performance 

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | 9.1 (110 reviews) | 
| **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | 9.0 (103 reviews) | 
| **Workload Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (104 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | 8.8 (101 reviews) | 
| **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | 9.0 (101 reviews) | 

#### Database Features

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (132 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | 9.1 (130 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (130 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.3 (124 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (124 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.2 (125 reviews) | 

### Document Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Google Cloud Firestore** | 8.3/10 | 25 |
| **Google Cloud SQL** | N/A | N/A |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Model** | 8.7 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Types** | 8.9 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Built - In Search** | 8.1 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Event Triggers** | 8.1 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Auto Sharding** | 8.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Auto Recovery** | 8.0 (23 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Replication** | 7.9 (24 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Query Optimization** | 7.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role-Based Authorization** | 8.4 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.1 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logs** | 7.7 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Encryption** | 9.0 (25 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Support

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Model** | 8.2 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Operating Systems** | 8.9 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **BI Connectors** | 7.8 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Database as a Service (DBaaS)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Google Cloud Firestore** | 8.5/10 | 24 |
| **Google Cloud SQL** | 9.0/10 | 109 |

#### Configuration

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Application Performance** | 9.1 (23 reviews) | 9.2 (92 reviews) | 
| **Orchestration** | 7.7 (22 reviews) | 8.7 (85 reviews) | 
| **Database Monitoring** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 9.0 (92 reviews) | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | 7.9 (20 reviews) | 8.9 (81 reviews) | 
| **Network Security** | 8.4 (21 reviews) | 9.4 (87 reviews) | 

#### Database Administration

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Provisioning** | 9.1 (20 reviews) | 8.9 (87 reviews) | 
| **Governance** | 8.2 (21 reviews) | 8.8 (83 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 8.5 (21 reviews) | 8.8 (82 reviews) | 

#### Availability

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Scalability** | 9.2 (22 reviews) | 9.2 (93 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 9.2 (91 reviews) | 
| **Archiving** | 8.8 (20 reviews) | 8.9 (86 reviews) | 
| **Indexing** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 8.9 (84 reviews) | 

#### Security

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Masking** | 8.5 (20 reviews) | 8.7 (74 reviews) | 
| **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 8.3 (22 reviews) | 9.1 (80 reviews) | 
| **Data Anonymization** | 8.3 (20 reviews) | 8.9 (75 reviews) | 

#### Data Management

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Data Replication** | 8.8 (21 reviews) | 9.2 (82 reviews) | 
| **Advanced Data Analytics** | 8.7 (20 reviews) | 8.8 (76 reviews) | 

### NoSQL Databases

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Google Cloud Firestore** | N/A | N/A |
| **Google Cloud SQL** | N/A | N/A |

#### Database Features

| Feature | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.2 (130 reviews) | 
| **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (132 reviews) | 
| **Stability** | Not enough data | 9.1 (130 reviews) | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (130 reviews) | 
| **Security** | Not enough data | 9.3 (124 reviews) | 
| **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 8.9 (124 reviews) | 
| **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.2 (125 reviews) | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas)

**Unique to Google Cloud Firestore (1):** [Document Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/document-databases)

**Unique to Google Cloud SQL (2):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Google Cloud Firestore | Google Cloud SQL | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 53.1% | 33.6% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 30.2% | 40.2% | 
| **Enterprise** | 16.7% | 26.2% | 

### By Industry

#### Google Cloud Firestore

- **Computer Software:** 22.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 12.5%
- **Education Management:** 10.4%
- **Higher Education:** 4.2%
- **Accounting:** 3.1%
- **Financial Services:** 3.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1%
- **Automotive:** 2.1%
- **Banking:** 2.1%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 2.1%
- **Other:** 34.4%

#### Google Cloud SQL

- **Information Technology and Services:** 23.5%
- **Computer Software:** 18.0%
- **Staffing and Recruiting:** 6.4%
- **Banking:** 5.8%
- **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 4.1%
- **Retail:** 3.8%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.8%
- **Financial Services:** 3.2%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.3%
- **Consulting:** 1.5%
- **Other:** 27.6%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Google Cloud Firestore

- [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (367 reviews)
- [Azure Cosmos DB](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-cosmos-db/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (68 reviews)
- [MongoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (554 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews)
- [Redis Software](https://www.g2.com/products/redis-software/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (134 reviews)
- [Couchbase](https://www.g2.com/products/couchbase/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (150 reviews)
- [Amazon DocumentDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-documentdb/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (44 reviews)
- [Amazon Timestream](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-timestream/reviews) — 3.7/5 stars (22 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (456 reviews)

### Alternatives to Google Cloud SQL

- [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2267 reviews)
- [Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-relational-database-service-rds/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (906 reviews)
- [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (456 reviews)
- [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (239 reviews)
- [Supabase](https://www.g2.com/products/supabase-supabase/reviews) — 4.7/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (677 reviews)
- [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1673 reviews)
- [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews)
- [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (367 reviews)
- [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1010 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Google Cloud Firestore

- Title: [What is Google Cloud Firestore used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-cloud-firestore-used-for) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "this is a no sql database similar like mongo , it is available in google cloud with two different mode "

### Google Cloud SQL

- Title: [What is Cloud SQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-cloud-sql) — 3 comments *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Cloud SQL is a fully managed relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server with rich extension collections, configuration flags, and..."
- Title: [What is Google Cloud SQL used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-cloud-sql-used-for) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Cloud SQL automates tasks such as: Backups, Replication, Patches, Encryption, Storage capacity increases."
- Title: [How much is Google Cloud SQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-is-google-cloud-sql) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It depends on different type of instances and configuration you use. It starts from 0.01 USD per hour."
- Title: [What are the features of Cloud SQL?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-features-of-cloud-sql) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Reduces maintenance cost and automates database provisioning, storage capacity, replication and backup. "

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/google-cloud-firestore-vs-google-cloud-sql)