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Users consistently praise the speed and scalability of Google Cloud BigQuery, highlighting its ability to handle large datasets efficiently without the need for infrastructure management. The seamless integration with other Google Cloud tools enhances the user experience, allowing for quick data analysis and reporting. However, many users note that costs can escalate quickly if queries are not optimized.

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Verified User in Information Technology and Services
AI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Fast and Scalable Data Warehouse with Strong Integrations"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

BigQuery is extremely easy to use once set up, the SQL like interface makes it approachable and scalability is impressive. Running queries on massive dataset is fast and efficient compared to traditional database integration with other Google cloud product like data studio and looker is smooth and customer support from Google has been responsive when needed. We use it frequently for analytics, and the feature it offers or real time data processing are very powerful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

As of now it's working fine and smooth, I haven't faced any problem yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
UM
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"A great data warehousing solution that works"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Google Cloud BigQuery is an incredibly serverless data warehousing solution.

I appreciate its ability to handle large datasets efficiently without the need for infrastructure management.

The SQL-like querying is intuitive, and the speed at which queries return results is impressive, even for complex analytics tasks.

The platform integrates seamlessly with other Google Cloud services and third-party tools, making it easy to build data pipelines and workflows. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

While BigQuery is a robust platform, it can be expensive if usage is not carefully monitored. The pricing model, based on data scanned, may lead to unexpectedly high costs for complex queries or frequent data analysis. Additionally, while the documentation is thorough, getting started can be overwhelming for users who are new to cloud data warehouses. Customer support is helpful but sometimes slower during peak times.

Major downside is things that are expected to work, don't seem to be supported, especially like the internal working of how "LIMIT" works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
UI
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Google's Big Query offers performance and compatibility with seamless deployment and management"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

We use Google Cloud Big Query to host our applications backend because it offers performance and compatibility in addition to seamless deployment and management. Data fetching is fast and costs less compared to other major competitors. It can be implemented easily and easy to use with all other Google's solutions for App hosting as well as Work collaboration. We use it to host our applications that being used by thousands of customers everyday. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Features could be better but it compensates for that with better compatibility and tracking and logging capabilities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Anurag M.
AM
Data Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"My Experience with BigQuery: A Game-Changer for Data"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Honestly, what I love most about BigQuery is how easy it makes working with huge amounts of data. It's part my of may daily work. You know, like, really huge. It's like having this super-powerful engine that you don't have to worry about maintaining. You just throw your data in, and it just... works.

I think the biggest thing is that I don't have to deal with servers. No more worrying about setting things up, scaling, or any of that. It's just there, ready to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

The biggest thing that can get you is the cost. If you're not careful, those queries, especially the complex ones on huge datasets, can really add up. You've got to be smart about optimising them, or you'll get a surprise bill. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Abhishek  G.
AG
Software developer
Information Technology and Services
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"powerful and scalable analytical engine"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

BigQuery makes handling massive datasets fast, simple, and cost-efficient with minimal infrastructure overhead. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Its ability to process terabytes of data in seconds using standard SQL is impressive. The serverless architecture eliminates the need to manage infrastructure, and seamless integration with tools like Data Studio, Looker, and Cloud Functions makes analytics pipelines much easier to build and automate. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Banking
UB
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"It’s been a game-changer for our reporting and team collaboration"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

The most helpful thing about BigQuery is how fast and scalable it is—you can run complex SQL queries on massive datasets in seconds without worrying about infrastructure. I love that it’s fully serverless, so there’s no setup or maintenance, and the integration with other Google Cloud tools makes it easy to build data pipelines or dashboards. Pricing based on data scanned keeps costs predictable, and the performance has been consistently solid for our team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

One downside is that costs can add up quickly if you’re not careful with how much data your queries scan. It also lacks some built-in data transformation or orchestration features, so you often need other tools like Dataflow or Cloud Composer. The UI can feel a bit clunky for complex workflows, and debugging SQL in the web interface isn’t always the most convenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
AB
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Blazing Fast, Effortless Integration—BigQuery Delivers Powerful Analytics"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

BigQuery is fast, fully serverless, easy to integrate with other Google Cloud tools, and handles large datasets effortlessly using simple SQL. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

BigQuery can get expensive for frequent or complex queries, has some limitations in job monitoring and debugging, and its SQL features and UI still feel limited compared to traditional data warehouses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shubham J.
SJ
Google Cloud Data Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Cloud based Data warehouse"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Best thing which I like about Google Cloud bigquery is that it just not query store data within it, but we can also query external source like stored data in GCS. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Nothing much to dislike about bigquery as it resolved our problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Muammar K.
MK
Data Engineer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Simple and easy to use"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

Its so easy and simple to use if you're familiar with SQL, and the fact that the query scales based on the memory & compute usage makes it cheap if you can write an efficient query Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

the hidden cost if you're writing inefficient query can ramp up the cost pretty heavily Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kyle H.
KH
Staff Data Scientist
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Great DataLake Infrastructure"
What do you like best about Google Cloud BigQuery?

The console is descriptive and I've found performance to match my expectations. The Python API is also pretty slick for querying data that I need. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Google Cloud BigQuery?

There are some odd query-type quirks that don't always make sense coming from SQL. I've been notified some of my queries are quite expensive in ways I didn't expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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