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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.4% of reviews)
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
$0.00
Google Cloud SQL
Star Rating
(354)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (40.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Pay As You Go Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 3 pricing plansKX
Star Rating
(51)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 3 pricing plansGoogle Cloud SQL vs KX
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud SQL easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers felt that both vendors make it equally easy to do business overall.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud SQL meets the needs of their business better than KX.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud SQL is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud SQL over KX.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Google Cloud SQL
Committed Use Discounts
Pay As You Go
Per Month
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.
- CPU and memory
- Other features are available only through on-demand model
KX
Free
$0.00
Rate-limited plan for quickly and easily getting started with kdb+.
- Fastest query speed
- In-memory compute engine
- Extreme scalability
Free Trial
Google Cloud SQL
Free Trial is available
KX
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
251
8.9
35
Ease of Use
9.2
258
6.7
38
Ease of Setup
9.2
111
8.5
24
Ease of Admin
9.1
99
8.9
14
Quality of Support
8.8
245
8.7
33
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
97
9.0
12
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
247
8.6
42
Features by Category
Management
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.9
96
Not enough data
9.2
100
Not enough data
9.0
98
Not enough data
9.1
98
Not enough data
Maintenance
9.0
99
Not enough data
9.1
105
Not enough data
8.7
99
Not enough data
Security
9.2
98
Not enough data
9.2
99
Not enough data
Management
9.1
108
Not enough data
9.3
108
Not enough data
9.2
102
Not enough data
9.3
102
Not enough data
Support
8.9
108
Not enough data
9.1
108
Not enough data
8.9
104
Not enough data
8.9
105
Not enough data
Security
9.1
103
Not enough data
9.1
106
Not enough data
9.2
105
Not enough data
9.2
109
Not enough data
Performance
9.1
108
Not enough data
9.1
105
Not enough data
9.0
105
Not enough data
8.8
103
Not enough data
9.0
103
Not enough data
Database Features
9.2
130
Not enough data
9.2
131
Not enough data
9.1
130
Not enough data
9.0
129
Not enough data
9.3
125
Not enough data
8.9
126
Not enough data
9.3
127
Not enough data
Storage
Not enough data
8.8
20
Not enough data
9.5
22
Availability
Not enough data
7.9
14
Not enough data
7.6
16
Not enough data
9.0
16
Performance
Not enough data
9.1
17
Security
Not enough data
8.0
15
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
7.7
14
Not enough data
8.2
16
Support
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
9.1
16
Data Indexing
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
9.3
10
Filters
Not enough data
8.5
10
Not enough data
9.1
9
Query latency
Not enough data
8.8
10
Not enough data
8.3
9
Data latency
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.0
9
Connectors
Not enough data
8.0
9
Not enough data
7.0
9
Scale
Not enough data
8.9
9
Not enough data
8.3
10
Architecture
Not enough data
8.1
9
Not enough data
8.3
9
Configuration
9.2
93
Not enough data
8.7
86
Not enough data
9.0
92
Not enough data
8.9
80
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.9
87
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
94
Not enough data
9.2
92
Not enough data
8.9
86
Not enough data
8.9
85
Not enough data
Security
8.7
75
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
8.9
76
Not enough data
Data Management
9.2
83
Not enough data
8.8
76
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Google Cloud SQL and KX share no categories
Unique Categories
Google Cloud SQL is categorized as Relational Databases, Database Management Systems (DBMS), and Database as a Service (DBaaS)
KX is categorized as Columnar Databases, Time Series Intelligence, Time Series Databases, Stream Analytics, Real-time Analytic Database, and Vector Database
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Google Cloud SQL
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
KX
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
23.6%
Computer Software
17.7%
Staffing and Recruiting
6.5%
Banking
5.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
4.1%
Other
42.2%
Financial Services
46.0%
Banking
12.0%
Capital Markets
10.0%
Investment Banking
6.0%
Investment Management
4.0%
Other
22.0%
Alternatives
Discussions
What is Cloud SQL?
3 Comments
UZ
Google Cloud SQL is a fully-managed database service that makes it easy to set up, maintain, manage, and administer your relational databases on Google Cloud...Read more
How much is Google Cloud SQL?
2 Comments
PS
It depends on different type of instances and configuration you use. It starts from 0.01 USD per hour.Read more
What is Google Cloud SQL used for?
1 Comment
HC
Cloud SQL automates tasks such as: Backups, Replication, Patches, Encryption, Storage capacity increases.Read more
KX has no discussions with answers
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